A 1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4*S NART Spider once owned by Steve McQueen is heading to auction in New York this November, where Gooding Christie’s expects the exceptionally rare Ferrari to bring between $15,000,000 and $20,000,000. Chassis 10453 will be the headline lot at the auction house’s inaugural Rétromobile New York sale.

The auction will take place on Friday, November 20, and Saturday, November 21, 2026, during the four-day Rétromobile New York event at the Javits Center. The public event runs from November 19 to 22.

A rare Ferrari with McQueen provenance

Chassis 10453 is the sixth of only 10 Ferrari 275 GTB/4*S NART Spiders built between 1967 and 1968. It is also one of just two examples finished by Ferrari in Blu Sera, or Evening Blue.

The limited-run open-top Ferrari came from an effort led by Luigi Chinetti, Ferrari’s North American racing partner. Chinetti persuaded Enzo Ferrari and coachbuilder Scaglietti to remove the roof from the 275 GTB/4 berlinetta and create a small series of roadsters.

Completed in September 1967, the car was invoiced to Luigi Chinetti Motors and sold to McQueen through Hollywood Sport Cars. The actor repainted it in a darker metallic blue and had the seats retrimmed with a distinctive stitching pattern.

Powertrain, crash history and condition

The NART Spider uses Ferrari’s 3.3-liter V12, which produced 300 horsepower. McQueen drove the car hard, and a rear-end collision on California’s Pacific Coast Highway reportedly forced both doors open. Junior Conway repaired the Ferrari before McQueen sold it by 1971.

The current owner acquired the car in 1986 through Long Island dealer Grand Prix SSR and has retained it for 40 years. Gooding Christie’s says the Ferrari has been preserved rather than restored. It retains its matching-numbers engine, transaxle and Scaglietti bodywork, along with the custom details added during McQueen’s ownership.

The car has appeared publicly only twice since leaving McQueen’s collection: at the 1996 Louis Vuitton Classic at Rockefeller Center and at a 2003 Ferrari exhibition at the Chrysler Museum of Art in Norfolk, Virginia.

More Ferraris join the New York auction

The early consignment list also includes two other Scaglietti-bodied Ferraris. A 1965 Ferrari 275 GTB carries an estimate of $2,250,000 to $2,500,000, while a 1963 Ferrari 250 GT Lusso is estimated at $1,400,000 to $1,600,000. McQueen owned a 250 GT Lusso before moving to the NART Spider.

Gooding & Company President David Gooding described the NART Spider as one of McQueen’s most elusive and significant cars, while Ferrari historian Marcel Massini highlighted its enduring connection to the actor. Additional consignments are expected before the November sale.