In a deal that now seems almost mythical, Pink Floyd’s drummer, Nick Mason, bought the Ferrari 250 GTO, now the world’s priciest Ferrari, for the price of a Honda Civic today.

Ask any music fan what the first thing that pops into their head when they hear the words ‘Pink Floyd’ is, and the answer will likely be The Dark Side of the Moon, one of the psychedelic-classic rock band’s greatest albums. 

Ask a car guy the same question, and they’ll probably say the Ferrari 250 GTO.

 That’s because it’s irrevocably associated with Nick Mason, Pink Floyd’s drummer and founding member, who misses no opportunity to drive the world’s most expensive Ferrari on the daily, even racing and rallying it, apart from showing it at Goodwood nearly every year on the trot.

(Via Facebook / @Nick Mason (Official)

Mason, now a car collector with an envious garage, bought his Ferrari 250 GTO in 1977 for 35,000 pounds or $44,000, incidentally, with the money he received from the release of The Dark Side of The Moon studio album. 

That’s the kind of money that gets you a 2024 Honda Civic Type R today. If that’s a little too humbling, consider inflation. When the Ferrari 250 GTO was released in 1962, it’s price tag was $18,000, or about the purchasing power of $187,000 today. But that’s not what makes the Ferrari 250 GTO so special.

(Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta passo corto (1959) Image – Ferrari)

Despite over 300 wins in racing during the period it was run competitively, motorsport development moved on and other cars took its place.

(Image – Ferrari magazine.)

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Photo Credit- Ferrari magazine, Ferrari, Via Facebook / @Nick Mason (Official)