Nobody wants the Ferrari FF’s of Juan Carlos

Posted on 11-11-2015 at 8:46 pm by sir_smokalot – 37 Comments”

The ex-prince of Spain got the two Ferrari FF’s in 2011 donated, but the auction of the supercars was cancelled due to a lack of interest.

Juan Carlos Alfonso Víctor María de Borbón y Borbón-Dos Sicilias (hereinafter referred to as Juan Carlos), the golden times of the monarch yet experienced. The avid olifantenjager, RS6-rider, and gabber of the late Prince Bernhard of the netherlands was after the end of the Franco reign on the throne, and enjoyed all the nice benefits that this entailed.

Half a century ago, you had no responsibilities more as a king, but still have tons of money and status. So you could enjoy the jetsetter hang out in your expensive cars and to your heart’s content, illegitimate children up without ever a cock to crowed. Privileges which the lords royals gratefully made use. They were ever (with 2,500 other guests) together at the table of the shah of Persia, before the islamic revolution made an end to his perverse wealth.

But we are drifting off. The same Juan Carlos, who a few years geelden abdicated the throne and last Sunday after the MotoGP of Valencia almost fell and was jumped by the newly crowned world champion Marc Lorenzo (pun intended), was in 2011 a princely gift from Sheik Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, prime minister of the Uae and billionaire. During a visit to the Formula 1 of Spain, he gave Juan Carlos the following black and a grey Ferrari FF (screenshot: publico.es), just because it could.

In 2012, donated the brittle frost and the cars at the Spanish National Heritage, where, however, they are but dust were to catch, and so it was decided last year to go to auction. Collectively, they had at least 695.000 euro (350k for the black and 345k for the grey, which is 763 km on the clock, and light damage), but the only one interested offered in October 50% of the minimum bid, and so is the government still with the cars in her stomach.

Give them to the people

I do have a suggestion: as a former resident of Spain I can attest that the bureaucracy there is not always runs smoothly. Appoint, therefore, as a government, a quarter, an official who is the most excelleeert in his/her tasks, and give this person as a reward a Ferrari FF to drive. With a limit of 10,000 km, and all costs (insurance, fuel) covered, something in that vein. You will see that the productivity there by leaps and bounds on going forward, and the Ferrari’s are used for which they are made.

Or you put them away and wait until they are worth more, but I’m wondering if this is for every Ferrari on..

For Spanish speakers: El País has a video of the Aries.

Thanks for the tip, Uncivilsum!