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The only boat powered by a Ferrari F1 engine is up for sale

The only speedboat powered by a Ferrari F1 engine is up for sale -- and if you have to ask how much it costs, you probably can't afford it.

In 1952, Italian speedboat racer Achille Castoldi set his sights on the water speed record for an 800kg boat. In order to achieve it, he commissioned a new three-point hydroplane from the Cantieri Timossi boatyard on Lake Como and set about finding a suitable engine supplier.

Having lost an Alfa Romeo engine deal to main rival Mario Verga, Castoldi was introduced to Enzo Ferrari by his racing driver friends Alberto Ascari and Luigi Villoresi.