Sticking, Though Not Like The Last Post In Concrete,

to a high performance theme,

this 60 year old hydroplane is coming up for auction at RM Auction's Monaco sale on May 11th and 12th, what makes it so special? it has a 4.5 liter 12-cylinder Ferrari engine similar to that found in the Type 375 grand prix car that was driven to victory by Jose Froilan Gonzalez at the 1951 Silverstone GP,


designed and built by wealthy boat-racing privateer Achille Castoldi it is called the Arno XI hydroplane, In 1953, the Arno XI piloted by Castoldi when raced averaged speeds exceeding 150 mph, Castoldi followed up to break the “24 nautical miles” record in the 800 kg category when the ARNO XI averaged 102.13 mph, as the Italian Powerboat Federation later changed speedboating categories, this record remains unbroken, apparently,


according to RM, the Arno XI is complete with “an extensive history file” that contains period photos, as well as hand written notes from Ferrari engineer Gioacchino Colombo, experts expect the boat to be valued between $1.3 million to $1.9 million, Ferrari is familiar with winning on land and at sea, I wonder if there is a Ferrari powered plane?