A 1985 Ferrari 288 GTO has been stolen in Germany after an interested buyer used it as a test drive and drove off with the AUD $3.32m vehicle.
The suspect showed up to a dealership in Dusseldorf, Germany by taxi and took the Ferrari out for a test drive with the seller. But when the seller stepped out of the car to swap drivers, the suspect quickly hit the accelerator and drove off.
The car was later found in a garage in Grevenbroich, not far from Dusseldorf city centre.
The stolen Ferrari, in bright Italian rosso corsa red, attracted much attention and was quickly found on May 14 after police appealed for witnesses.
Police say the Ferrari with 43,000km on the clock should be valued more than AUD $3.32m.
The vehicle once belonged to Northern Ireland Formula one driver Eddie Irvine, who raced for Ferrari between 1996 and 1999.
Although the car has been found, the man has not been caught.
BBC reports the man had been in contact with the managing director of the dealership over calls and email exchanges over a number of weeks.
Only 272 of the Ferrari 288 GTO were ever built.
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