Imagine walking into a garage where the cheapest car is worth more than most people will earn in a lifetime.
That’s exactly where I found myself, inside the private collection of David Lee, the most celebrated Ferrari collector on the planet, days after he made global headlines by spending $38.5 million on one of just 36 Ferrari 250 GTOs ever built. His total collection tipped over $200 million.
But this isn’t just a story about money. It’s about a kid in high school flipping through Road & Track magazine, falling in love with a car he could never afford, and then, one day, owning it. And the one after that. And the one after that.
We walked through the full garage together — the legendary Big Five (288 GTO, F40, F50, Enzo, LaFerrari Aperta), a one-of-one F12 TDF that Ferrari built specifically as a tribute to David, a 1973 Dino with a custom F40 V8 dropped in after an open-checkbook, 18-month, seven-figure rebuild, and the Daytona SP3 a car with a recent auction comp of $26 million that I actually got to ride in. The sound alone will rewire your brain.
What surprised me most wasn’t the cars. It was him. The humility. The philosophy. The way he talks about stewardship over ownership, about passion over profit, and about how all five ingredients — hard work, perseverance, integrity, timing, and opportunity — have to align before something truly extraordinary can happen.
This is one of the most remarkable garage tours ever filmed. Don’t miss it.
Watch the full video below and make sure you stay for the SP3 ride.
