Benny Caiola

Benny Caiola (1930 – 22 April 2010) was an Italian entrepreneur most widely known for owning the largest Ferrari and other exotic cars collection.

Early life and career[]

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Car Collection[]

Benny Caiola's Ferrari FXX red with white accents, American flag on the roof (number 20)

Benny Caiola owned an automotive collection which, according to Forbes Magazine, was viewed as one of the most exclusive Ferrari collections around the world.^[1] He was also the first client to ever order a car from Pagani which gave the company reason to name a special edition of their second production car, the Pagani Huayra, after his initials making it the Huayra BC.[1] This exact edition was limited to output figures of 20 cars and was presented to the public at the Geneva Motor Show in 2016, almost six years after Caiola's death. At the end of July 2019 Pagani releases the new Pagani Huayra BC Roadster.^[2]

A selection of the cars included in his collection is given below:

• 1973 Dino 246 GT
• 1990 Ferrari F40
• 1995 Ferrari F50
• 1999 Ferrari 333 SP
• 2002 Enzo Ferrari
• 2005 Maserati MC12
• 2006 Ferrari FXX Evoluzione (number 20)
• 2007 Aston Martin DBS
• 2007 Ferrari F430 Challenge
• 2008 Ferrari 430 Scuderia
• 2008 Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren
• 2009 Lamborghini Gallardo LP 560-4
• 2010 Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano HGTE

The collection was put on sale on December 28, 2010 at Gooding & Company.^[3]

Death[]

Benny Caiola died in New York City on 22 April 2010, aged 79.^[4]

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