How Fernando Alonso almost gazumped the Pope’s Ferrari
Blue-chip investment opportunities rarely include a lavish helping of fun, but one area where the two invariably coincide is the long-term ownership of vintage Ferraris, and this week served as a reminder of the potent force of forever rising Ferrari auction prices.Eight years ago in August 2015, RM Sotheby’s auctioned the Pinnacle Car Collection during Monterey Car Week, with the US$75.4 million sum making it the most valuable car collection in history, and with more than half the cars sold setting world record prices…