World’s oldest Ferrari, worth $8m, unveiled
The world’s oldest Ferrari which won the 1947 Turin Grand Prix has been unveiled for the first time after restoration and is now believed to be worth a whopping $8 million.
The 166 Spyder Corsa built by manufacturer Enzo Ferrari just after the World War II is believed to be world’s oldest Ferrari and was restored for $5,00,000 by its owner Jim Glickenhaus from California, the Daily Mail reported.
Capable of speeds of up to 160 kilometres-per-hour, which was enough to win the model the 1947 Turin Grand Prix, this 12-cylinder classic car is a one-of-a-kind. “I bought the car at auction in 2004 for around $770,000,” Glickenhaus, 62, said. The motor — numbered 002 — was the first sold by Enzo Ferrari in December 1947, after his first build crashed. In 2006 the owner of a Ferrari marked 001C came forward claiming his vehicle was the world’s oldest.
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Sun may devour Earth 5 billion years from now
Washington: Astronomers have predicted that earth may be devoured by the ageing sun some five billion years from now. The finding is based on the discovery of the first evidence of a planet’s destruction by its ageing star.
The evidence indicates that the missing planet was devoured as the star began expanding into a “red giant” — the stellar equivalent of advanced age.
“A similar fate may await the inner planets in our solar system, when the sun becomes a red giant and expands all the way out to earth’s orbit some five-billion years from now,” said Alex Wolszczan, Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics at Penn State University.
Wolszczan, who is one of the members of the research team, also is the discoverer of the first planet ever found outside our solar system.
— PTI
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