Last week, we told you about the 1967 Ferrari Thomassima II that appeared for sale on eBay. At the time, we thought the $9 million asking price was a jaw-dropper. But the seller put a "best offer" clause on the sale, and it seems to have worked, because today the Thomassima is listed as sold.

The Thomassima II has a fascinating story. The one-off custom Ferrari wears a body penned by American Tom Meade, a Californian who moved to Italy after his Navy service in the 1960s and began putting outrageous bodies on cast-off Ferrari and Maserati running gear, creating out-of-this-world supercars.

The car that just sold on eBay was actually Tom's second creation. The first was lost in a flood, and the second was feared lost as well—it hadn't been seen in public since 1971, and while the now-previous owner has had it since 1983, its existence was secret until it debuted in restored form at this year's Pebble Beach Concourso Italiano.

We did an extensive profile of Tom and his wild creations in the December 1970 issue of Road & Track, which you can read right here on the internet. It's amazing what a determined gearhead with a discerning design eye and a little fiberglass was able to achieve back then. Can you imagine hitchhiking your way to Italy today and buying cast-off engines from Ferrari to build your own supercar?

While the eBay listing doesn't indicate the final transaction price, we're willing to bet that it was way, way higher than your average online car sale. Wonder what they took in on trade?

Update 10/23/2015: The Thomassima has been re-listed on eBay.



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