Autoalex buys the "world's cheapest Ferrari", mouse nests included
An abandoned V12 and a second Porsche barn find shift the channel from battered-car road trips to a restoration gamble.
Why this story? The whole channel is running at 844,708 views a day, 8.1 times a normal day (103,848).
I Bought The World's CHEAPEST Ferrari!
A Ferrari specialist is a useful guest when your new purchase has been sitting abandoned for more than a decade. Autoalex brings in Ratarossa to help assess a dusty Ferrari 456, with mouse nests among the unwelcome extras.
The upload, "I Bought The World's CHEAPEST Ferrari!", appeared on October 8 and has already drawn around 816,000 views. Its bargain billing is Autoalex's own, but the restoration question is concrete: what condition is this neglected Italian grand tourer actually in? The description promises an inspection of the damage, and reveals that the buying spree also included a Porsche barn find.
The 456 is a front-engined, four-seat Ferrari with a V12, a car built for grand touring rather than squeezing two people into a tiny cockpit. Rescuing one adds a different kind of automotive adventure to a channel whose introduction cheerfully includes "stupid financial mistakes."
Across the channel, daily views have climbed to about 845,000, more than eight times the usual pace. That jump accompanies a change of scenery: the preceding uploads took crash-damaged cars to Ireland and an old Mercedes G-Wagon across America. Here, the adventure starts with finding out what a long-parked Ferrari needs before it can go anywhere.
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Where next?
The videos drawing views on Autoalex Cars right now
- Channel
- Autoalex Cars
- Subscribers
- 806,000 ▲ 2,000 this week
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 1,277,650
- Channel views, pace per day
- 844,708 (on a normal day: 103,848)
The numbers
Daily channel views are far above their usual pace. The Ferrari upload also has a substantial audience just a few days after publication.
💡 Test your knowledge
Which manufacturer makes the G-Wagon featured in Autoalex's American road trip?
The G-Wagon is the familiar nickname for the Mercedes-Benz G-Class.






