A Couple Of Super Cars,

and a tale of caution if ever you drive one,

firstly this beautiful Ferrari 250 GT LWB California Spider model, one of only 50 ever made, became one of the world's most expensive supercars when it was sold by auctioneers Gooding and Company at the meeting in Scottsdale, Arizona, after passing through the hands of just three owners in the past four decades,

David Gooding, president and founder of Gooding & Company said, 'We always look forward to January because Scottsdale automotive auction week is a dynamic and significant marketplace for our business as well as the collector car industry as a whole', and in case you missed it the hammer went down on Lot 30 for $8.25 million (£5.2 million), woulds I like it? you bet!

but here is one I am not so keen on, but someone else is as the Original 1966 TV Batmobile (LOT #5037), which dazzled both collectors and fans as it crossed the stage, sold for $4.62 million, (£2.9 million), at the Barrett - Jackson auction, as Batman would say 'Holy something or another!', but I have to say it is not quiet me,

now a tale of caution, owning one of these supercars is all well and good, even better if you do not own one and a friend lets you use his, but what happens if it all goes wrong? Mark Hales, who writes for Octane and Auto Italia magazines, was lent a replica Porsche 917 owned by veteran Formula One ace David Piper, when he over-revved it causing the engine to explode, Hales, 62, claims he made a gentleman's agreement with Piper that the 81-year-old would cover the cost of any mechanical damage caused during the session,

but the multi-millionaire denied making the deal, sued Hales for £48,000 in damages - and the High Court has ruled in his favour, Hales, has been left with a bill of £48,000 to cover repairs to the car, plus £63,000 in legal costs, a cautionary tale indeed.