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Ferrari F50 with 106 miles from new heads to Las Vegas auction with $20m estimate

Chassis 107165, the 334th of 349 F50s built, crosses the block at Wynn Las Vegas on October 31 as the headline lot of Broad Arrow's second annual sale there.

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A 1997 Ferrari F50 showing just 106 miles from new will be the headline lot at Broad Arrow Auctions' second annual Las Vegas sale on October 31, where it carries a pre-sale estimate above $20 million.

The car, chassis 107165, is the 334th of the 349 examples Ferrari built between 1995 and 1997, placing it near the very end of the production run.

A final-year car that barely left the garage

Ferrari built the F50 as a street-legal nod to its Formula 1 programme, and chassis 107165 arrived late in that stretch. It left the factory in Rosso Corsa over black leather with red seat inserts, and was delivered new through Maranello Sales Ltd in Egham, Surrey, one of roughly 25 F50s that went to UK buyers.

Broad Arrow's catalogue describes a single UK first owner who kept the car stored and unregistered, followed by export to a European collection, with limited showing and no record of extended road use. Service work in recent years included belt and fluid changes, which helps explain how the odometer stayed near delivery mileage.

Alexander Weaver, senior car specialist and vice president at Broad Arrow Auctions, called it "certainly the lowest mileage example of an end-of-an-era supercar" and said the F50 "offers the ultimate mechanical, unfiltered driving experience, powered by Formula 1-derived technology".

Formula 1 engineering under the clamshell

Under the clamshell sits a 4.7-litre V12 producing 513 horsepower, a powerplant derived from Ferrari's 1990 Formula 1 engine rather than adapted from any road-car unit.

A late build number paired with near-zero use is rare even by F50 standards: most surviving cars from the 349-unit run have accumulated meaningfully more miles over three decades, which is why this chassis has drawn attention ahead of the sale. The estimate is a pre-sale expectation rather than a result, and whether bidders in the room weigh those 106 miles above everything else the F50 represents will only be settled when the hammer falls.

What recent F50 sales suggest

A different 1995 F50 sold for $12.1 million through Mecum at Kissimmee in January 2026, well under what Broad Arrow expects chassis 107165 to bring given its production position and near-untouched odometer. That gap is the clearest illustration of how much a specific car's history, rather than the model alone, moves the number.

Broad Arrow is citing broader market figures to support its expectations: modern supercars now account for 38 percent of auction sales since 2019, while hypercars have climbed to a 32 percent share over the same stretch, and Hagerty's Ferrari Supercars Index has tracked strong gains for F50-era cars.

The sale runs on October 31 at Wynn Las Vegas in partnership with the Concours at Wynn Las Vegas, with the F50 anchoring a docket built around modern and contemporary exotics. Weaver said the company is bringing "exactly what collectors are looking for" to an event he expects to be "one of our most exciting sales to date".

The F50 joins a run of headline Ferrari consignments hitting the block this season, a stretch that has already included a Ferrari once tied to Steve McQueen drawing its own eight-figure expectations. Broad Arrow has not announced a final sale price, and the estimate remains a guide rather than a commitment.

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Lincoln to cut US dealerships below 300 by end of 2027

The brand has already halved its retail footprint since 2019 and says throughput has doubled at the stores that remain.

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Lincoln plans to reduce its US dealership count to fewer than 300 by the end of 2027, down from 387 today and 797 at the end of 2019. The consolidation effort began in 2023 and is now entering its final stretch.

The strategy is not just about closing showrooms. Lincoln wants remaining stores to sell more vehicles, earn stronger returns and reinvest in facilities and customer service.

Dealer profits rise as sales fall

Standalone Lincoln dealerships are on track for their third-best year of profitability in 2026, and throughput has doubled across remaining locations, according to Automotive News. That improvement comes even as Lincoln's US sales fell 12 percent in the first nine months of 2026.

Much of the sales decline stems from the discontinuation of the American-built Corsair crossover in late 2025. Lincoln plans to bring the compact SUV back for the 2027 model year, but it will be imported from China.

Separate showrooms and the vitrine concept

Since 2018 Lincoln has encouraged retailers to give the brand dedicated facilities rather than sharing showroom space with Ford vehicles. The company calls its glass-panelled showroom design a vitrine and recently celebrated its 100th dealership built around the concept. In total, dealers now operate nearly 200 standalone Lincoln stores.

Fewer dealerships could make sales and servicing less convenient for some customers, but Lincoln is betting that a smaller, stronger network will better serve its luxury ambitions. A fancy showroom can improve the buying experience, but Lincoln still needs compelling products to convince shoppers to choose its vehicles over German rivals.

Future models and US production

New products could help Lincoln turn improving dealer profitability into stronger sales. The brand is reportedly developing a rugged, body-on-frame SUV based on the Ford Bronco that could arrive around 2029, positioned as a rival to the Mercedes G-Class and Land Rover Defender with a possible starting price of roughly $70,000, according to reports. Ford has not confirmed the project.

Ford's plan to bring more production back to the United States will also shape Lincoln's future lineup. Starting in 2030, the automaker plans to phase out imports of China-built Lincoln vehicles for the US market, driven in part by steep tariffs. The Nautilus, currently built in China, faces a 52.5 percent US tariff, while the Corsair will follow for the 2027 model year.

Ford has not disclosed which Lincoln models will move to US factories or where they will be built, but the shift is expected to create thousands of direct and indirect American jobs. The specific models and timing beyond the 2030 phase-out have not been announced.

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