Zampella dies in 2026 Ferrari 296 GTS crash

'Call Of Duty' Creator Vince Zampella has died in a crash at Angeles Crest Highway. Zampella died when the 2026 Ferrari 296 GTS he was driving veered off the road and struck a concrete barrier at high speed after exiting a tunnel on the Angeles Crest Highway in the San Gabriel Mountains, north of Los Angeles. Its thought Zampella was going over 100mph. Zampella died in the car while a passenger died in hospital.

The Ferrari 296 GTS starts at a rock bottom base of around $400,000 USD. A 2.9L twin-turbo V6, an electric motor, and a compact battery plug-in hybrid system provides around 819 horsepower. The car rockets from 0-100 km/h (0-62 mph) in under 3 seconds, hitting a top speed over 330 km/h (205 mph). Power is sent to the rear wheels through an 8-speed dual-clutch transmission.

1975 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible - $71k

Rare Factory L82 4-speed. 967 actual miles. Original unrestored condition. Documented with original window sticker, tank sticker, build sheet and warranty booklet. Original L82 350 CI engine. Original 4-speed transmission. Gymkhana suspension. Original Mille Miglia Red paint. Original Medium Saddle custom leather interior. Tilt telescopic steering wheel. Four Season air conditioning. Power windows, steering and brakes. Two tops. AM/FM radio. Original Firestone steel radial 500 tires.

The L-82 dropped a major 45 hp in 1975, and delivered 205 hp. This was the last convertible for the 1968-82 third-generation and only 12% of the cars were ordered as such. 366 were built with the number of 4-speeds unknown. Car and Driver recorded a 7.7 second 0-60 time in a 1975 base engine-automatic, making the Corvette still one of the fastest cars available at the time. This example sold for $8,100, a huge number in 1975.

The car appeared at Mecum and hammered for $71k in 2019.

1988 Porsche 959 Komfort

The Porsche 959 is an all-wheel-drive, twin-turbocharged, homologation car that represented the pinnacle of Porsche’s technological know-how. The car remains impressive 37 years after its debut. Porsche started developing the 959 in the early 1980s with a view to Group B rally racing. It’s engine used water-cooled cylinder heads atop air-cooled cylinders. Twin turbochargers worked sequentially, all but eliminating lag from idle to the 7,300 rpm redline. The all-wheel-drive system used sophisticated electronics and an array of sensors.

The 1988 Porsche 959 Komfort produced 444 hp and 369 ft-lb of torque with a 2.85-liter twin-turbocharged flat six-cylinder engine. Power was sent through a 6-speed transmission. The car could hit 60 mph in 3.6 seconds and do the quarter in 12 seconds flat at 116 mph. By the time Porsche built the 200 cars needed to homologate the car for racing in 1986, Group B racing was on the way out. 292 standard-production cars were produced. Hugely collectible, the market for 959s has done nothing but appreciate.

Currently a #1 condition 1988 959 Komfort is valued around $2.6m according to Hagerty.

1966 Shelby 427 Cobra - $1.8m

Behold an automotive icon. Enter Ford’s mighty 427 engine: a cast iron, big block monster. The 427 Cobra was born, but not without a substantial amount of engineering work, which included a new chassis with 4-in. tube frame and 7-in. wider body with larger fender flares – needed because of the increased power and weight of the engine.

Termed the 427 Cobra in a staff meeting on 7 April 1965, Shelby’s big-block cars have always been rare, with just over 300 built.

The 427 Cobra was a mighty racing car and virtually unbeatable.

Chassis no. CSX 3359 is the second-to-last 427 Cobra produced and has all of 1,900 original miles on the clock. The Cobra sold in 1978 for $85,000. It had recorded 512 original miles in two decades. In 2004 the car was fully restored. This incredible Cobra is unquestionably one of the most authentic and original 427s in the world. The car made $1.8m. in 2019.

Ferrari GTO

Ferrari has made three models named GTO. Italian Gran Turismo Omologato (Grand Touring Homologated). The Ferrari 250 GTO, the 1984-87 Ferrari 288 GTO, and the 2011 Ferrari 599 GTO. In August 2018 a Ferrari 250 GTO sold for $48.4m to become the most valuable car sold at public auction.

272 Ferrari 288 GTOs were made. A concours example will make $4m.

The Ferrari 599 GTO was limited to 599 units. It is a special version based on the 599 GTB. In 2010, when the 599 GTO was released, it was the fastest street-legal Ferrari ever built. It's base was $426,843. Today the number is $900k to $1.5m for a concours example.

RM Sotheby's Abu Dhabi 2019

40 blue-chip collector cars crossed the block at RM Sotheby's Abu Dhabi in 2019, generating sales of $31.3m. Top lot was a one-off 2017 Pagani Zonda Aether. It made $6.8m. Michael Schumacher’s championship-winning 2002 Ferrari F2002 made $6.64m. A 2015 Ferrari FXX K, the first of its kind offered at auction, sold for $4.2m.

A 1990 Ferrari F40 joined a Lamborghini Series I LP400S Countach.

Rare and desirable is an Aston Martin One-77. 77 were made in 2009, but there's only 76 left now as one was recently written off in a crash in Hong Kong. It rolls with a full carbon fiber monocoque chassis housing a 750-horsepower 7.3-liter V12. The car made $1.4m.

A Pagani Zonda Aether. One of the last made. It's powered by a AMG 7.3-liter V12 engine making 760 horsepower. This one-off is based loosely on the one-of-five Zonda Cinque Roadsters. Estimate was $4.5m to $5.5m.

Only 80 Diablo GTs were made after it launched in 1999. Essentially, it's a road-legal version of the Diablo race car. Just under $300k when new, a low mileage, show worthy example recently made $950k. A limited-production, V-12 supercar with a manual gearbox seems like a good investment. This example failed to change hands.

1965 Shelby 427 Cobra Roadster - $5.9m

A crown jewel of Carroll Shelby’s personal collection. CSX3178, was owned by Carroll Shelby from the day it was assembled in March 1966 until his passing in May 2012. One of five 427 Cobras finished in Charcoal Gray. In 2016, the car was purchased from Carroll Shelby’s estate by the consigner. It became the subject of a concours restoration, which returned it to its original Charcoal paint color and its original 427 configuration with a 4-speed.

Carroll Shelby’s lifelong personal 427 Cobra is the big brother of CSX2000, the original small-block Cobra. CSX2000 sold for almost $14m. CSX3178 is the only 427 Cobra Carroll Shelby owned from new until his passing.

The icon appeared at Mecum and made $5.9m in 2021.