Cracked vase Ferrari auctioned for RM 6 million

Ferrari 599 China

The cracked-glaze-vase look special one-off Ferrari 599 China was auctioned off for a final price of 1.2 million Euros, which translates to just over 6 million ringgit. The car was auctioned off at a gala dinner organised by Ferrari at the Red Gate Gallery in Beijing.

The cracked glaze paintwork by Chinese artist Lu Hao was inspired by Song Dynasty Ge Kiln pottery patterns. There are more Chinese-inspired features inside including a jade-encrusted start button and rev counter numbers written in Xiao Zhuan script. There is nothing technically special about the car except the fact that it comes standard with the HGTE package.

The buyer is a Chinese but was unnamed in Ferrari’s press release. The money will go to the Tsinghua University’s Department of Automotive Engineering. Top students from the department will be sent to study at Italy’s Politechnico di Milano University and then do an internship at Ferrari’s factory.

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Comments

  • bmpower on Nov 05, 2009 at 6:10 am

    better buy 1 'normal' version one.

    then go to the best one airbrush paint company .

    you got less and save for few hundred thousand . ;)

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  • woah. an internship at ferrari's factory. thats gotta be worth something in their resumes.

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  • Thomas on Nov 05, 2009 at 6:26 am

    It just doesn't worth the price….

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  • i'm not sure but from the front it's looks a chameleon… looking down at you and 'smiling'! :)

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  • libralcl on Nov 05, 2009 at 6:55 am

    I like the "??“ badge.

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  • that auctioned fund is going to the automotive department at china university. is mean for education. not the car worth 6 millions. 6 million to get internship with Ferrari technology for making tomolo china automotive industry to the world "priceless" :-) it notions the "China version of Jade Ferrari". good theme.

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  • What's next? Terracotta coloured ferrari?

    or how about

    Panda colour scheme?

    The paint made the car looks cheap….

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  • EePing on Nov 05, 2009 at 7:26 am

    "Panda colour scheme?"

    That's AE86 :)

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  • l3ryan on Nov 05, 2009 at 9:25 am

    that paint is fugly!

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  • xenonchrist on Nov 05, 2009 at 10:09 am

    the "??" means china

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  • fxxtheProton on Nov 05, 2009 at 10:15 am

    tiu

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  • bmpower said,

    November 4, 2009 @ 10:10 pm

    better buy 1 ‘normal’ version one.

    then go to the best one airbrush paint company .

    you got less and save for few hundred thousand . ;)

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    If you'd ever had a paint job you'd know that nothing trumps the ori in terms of quality. Spraying a brand new ferrari is just stupid.

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  • Rigor Mortis on Nov 05, 2009 at 2:07 pm

    Errrrrrrrrrghhh ugly paint job , it looks like a mottle skin after death , horrifying !!

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  • mystvearn (Member) on Nov 05, 2009 at 3:17 pm

    Chinese in China like this kind of paintwork for it to be sold I guess

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  • alpha999 on Nov 05, 2009 at 4:54 pm

    geli to see la…… that sort of paint work……

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  • looks like its going to fall apart due to the crack lines, psychology i guess….XDD

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  • Looks like snake skin

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  • The Noble Proton Bas on Nov 05, 2009 at 6:01 pm

    china is stupid

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  • 1 Malaysia on Nov 05, 2009 at 6:47 pm

    if the buyer can spand RM6mil for a ferrari, the car means nothing to him! it is more than just buying a car, the buyer intend to create opportunity for chinese student to expose & learn advance automotive technology – just a way for a rich man to contribute back to his society. good move!

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  • hafizzul on Nov 05, 2009 at 9:32 pm

    Tiu…Nia…Seng…

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  • MADBOY on Nov 05, 2009 at 10:01 pm

    The Noble Proton Bashers said,

    November 5, 2009 @ 10:01 am

    china is stupid

    ————————–

    Yes, tell that to Audi, BMW, MB, VW and other car companies that doing business there too.

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  • rezcreep on Nov 05, 2009 at 10:22 pm

    "Top students from the department will be sent to study at Italy’s Politechnico di Milano University and then do an internship at Ferrari’s factory."

    maybe china will clone the ferrari technology after this…we wait n see

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  • mousey on Nov 05, 2009 at 10:40 pm

    limited edition!! sweeeeeeeeeeeeet…

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  • squawk on Nov 05, 2009 at 11:27 pm

    RM6m is nothing to a Chinese businessman. Not when they're they ones who can afford to pay HK$70k psf for apartments in HK.

    And this comes with internships at Ferrari so it's probably a good deal for them.

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  • paparazi (Member) on Nov 05, 2009 at 11:57 pm

    malaysia version will be Batik motif

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  • paparazi (Member) on Nov 06, 2009 at 12:00 am

    guess, will P1 to launch Batik skin for their new Perdana Exclusive?

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  • Mazda 3 MPS on Nov 06, 2009 at 6:34 am

    malaysia got lala zai motif?

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  • CiViC_7900 on Nov 06, 2009 at 9:19 pm

    Only the best can drive n own a FERRARI.

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  • Mazda 3 MPS on Nov 06, 2009 at 11:27 pm

    CiViC_7900 said,

    November 6, 2009 @ 1:19 pm

    Only the best can drive n own a FERRARI.

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    however, only the CORRUPTED can drive and own a FERRARI

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  • jeremy on Nov 06, 2009 at 11:59 pm

    Nice color.

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  • alansmithz (Member) on Nov 07, 2009 at 10:23 pm

    This type of finish will only be special like the antique if the "cracked" patterns are small and fine, just like how a real chinese antique look. Now, it look even more Ah Beng than Ah Beng ha ha!!!!! Any dashboard with chinese character make the car look like cheap,make in china handphone or electronic, unless they use Japanese character. Don't know why:(…?!?

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  • squawk on Nov 08, 2009 at 5:59 am

    The Chinese characters used is the ancient script. I find that classier than Japanese characters.

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  • Its quite worth..will take consideration on it.

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