A record setting Ferrari powered 1953 hydroplane, ARNO XI, will cross the block in May at the RM Auctions event in Monaco.
The hydroplane set the speed record for a boat of its size on Lake Iseo in northern Italy, running up to 150.19 mph.
Designed and built by Achille Castoldi – a friend of Ferrari Grand Prix drivers Alberto Ascari and Luigi Villoresi – convinced Enzo Ferrari to provide knowledge and technical assistance to help develop the world-record-holding boat.
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