11 Reasons To Make Silly Amounts of Money (Wired)

• By Chuck Squatriglia  
• December 29, 2010  |  
• 8:00 am  |  
• Categories: Cool Cars

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Benny Caiola was a man of many passions, including a consuming love of Ferrari automobiles. The self-made real estate magnate owned what has been called the most extensive collection of cars to wear thecavallino rampante, and some of them are hitting the block next month.

The 11 vehicles that Gooding & Co. will auction next month at The Scottsdale Auction are but a fraction of Caiola's impressive collection, but they are surely among the finest. The list of lustworthy rides includes some of the fiercest cars to ever come out of Maranello, including the F40, the FXX Evoluzione and a 333 SP racer.

Caiola's lover of automotive art wasn't limited to Ferraris, and there are some other equally enticing exotics that none of us can afford but we'd all love to drive.

Above: 1973 Dino 246 GTS

We've always loved the Dino. Oh sure. It isn't very fast, and a whole lot of hot hatches will probably spank it hard on a slalom. But just look at it. It's gorgeous. Enzo Ferrari built the Dino to honor his late son Dino, and the idea was to create a more "accessible" Ferrari. It featured a 2.4-liter V6 engine with three Weber carbs in a package good for 175 horsepower.

This particular car is one of just 1,274 GTS models built. It was first sold in California, then spent time in Japan and Hong Kong before returning to the United States seven years ago. It looks great in fly yellow with Cromodora wheels.

Look for the car to bring at least $160,000. We're buying lots of lottery tickets.

Photo: Scott Nidermaier © Gooding & Co.

Remember this is one guy's collection - THERE'S LOTS MORE HERE