YOU KNOW TIMES are hard when the prices of Ferraris start falling through the floor. As recently as May 2008, a Ferrari California sold for £5,000,000. Today, you can buy one for just £164,910. Granted, the California in question was a rare 1961 250 GT, so it's not an exact comparison, but Ferrari does claim the inspiration behind its modern California drop-head owes much to the spirit of the original. Undoubtedly, both cars represent a more genteel side of Ferrari, where elegance and cruising grace - roof up or roof down - take precedence over race-inspired performance.
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