Ferrari gave the last Enzo, numero 400, to Pope John Paul II, who asked that it be auctioned instead for charity; the car went for more than $6 million in 2005, with proceeds to aid Southeast Asian tsunami victims. Ferrari announced that its successor, LaFerrari, would be limited to 499 units. Then came the 209 open-top variants. After the earthquakes in August that killed at least 298 people in Umbria and Marche in central Italy, Ferrari announced that a 500th LaFerrari hardtop would be built and auctioned off as the Enzo had been, with the proceeds going toward earthquake relief.
Following Sergio Marchionne’s decision to build another hardtop to help the country, RM Sotheby’s managed to sell the 500th LaFerrari for an absolute record price of $7 million. The final final car has a red exterior with a white line running across the hood and rear windshield as well as small Italian flag up front.
 

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That price makes it easily the most expensive LaFerrari ever sold; the previous record was $5.2 million. It’s also the most expensive 21st-century car ever auctioned.
A version of this story originally appeared on Road & Track.

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