There's little for Hagerty to put a real-world value on this unique Barbie car other than the closest equivalent that changed hands recently - a 2003 Scuderia Ferrari F1 chassis sold by RM Sotheby's last year. MARKET REPORT: MusicMagpie shares tumble 16% as hopes of a possible takeover hopes fade after BT quits race Four years after getting her first Ferrari, Barbie welcomed her first Porsche. Available in white with hot pink interior or, well, white with hot pink interior, the German sports car has working headlights, so Barbie can see clearly on late-night runs to Taco Bell. (A Boxster came later.)

There’s a whole range of Barbie Fashionistas and career dolls to explore too, encouraging real-world storytelling. Discover the widest range of Fashionista dolls to date, celebrating diversity with unique fashion dolls in a wide variety of skin tones, eye colours, hair colours and textures, body types and fashions. Or realise you could be anything with an exciting range of Barbie career dolls, from teachers, vets and doctors to Barbie pilot dolls and sports stars.

From space to book festivals - SARAH HARTLEY looks at 20 hidden gems buried in the Autumn Statement A pink Corvette is Barbie, which is why the movie couldn’t have her in anything else. But in a nice blend of old and new, the car chosen for the film is a slightly scaled-down 1956 Corvette fitted with an EV powertrain. The original 1950s Corvette was America’s take on the British sports car, so it’s part original Barbie and part modern icon.

With the British sports car maker embroiled in an arms race with Porsche, Barbie opted to switch allegiances in the late nineties.

The “red-hot Barbie Ferrari”—yes, TV commercials used those exact words—was the best, although a white version arrived later. In a commercial that featured a red Prancing Horse, Barbie literally turns Ken’s head when she drives past. Oh sure, she ultimately stops and gives him a lift, but she isn’t about to turn over the keys. Ken rides fucile da caccia (shotgun). JEFF PRESTRIDGE: Customers dealt a bad hand on credit card 'holds' on hire cars, hotels and petrol pumps And at the turn of the Millennium, Ford got another slice of the pie when it sold Barbie a 2003 Mustang GT convertible. West End landlord Shaftesbury Capital defies the High Street gloom as it revels in Christmas sales lift Explore a world of competitive fun with the Barbie Gymnast Playset! When a girl plays with Barbie, she imagines everything she can become, and if you love to tumble, you can be a gymnast!