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The Ferrari 250 is a series of sports cars and grand tourers built by Ferrari from 1952 to 1964. The company's most successful early line, the 250 series includes many variants designed for road use or sports car racing. 250 series cars are characterized by their use of a 3.0 L (2,953 cc) Colombo V12 engine designed by Gioacchino Colombo.
On May 18, 2008, a midnight blue Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder SWB was sold at the "Ferrari Leggenda e Passione" auction, organized by Sotheby's, for a price of EUR 7 million. Additionally, a 250 GT California Spyder that once belonged to French actor Alain Delon sold for nearly EUR 16.3 million on February 5, 2015, at an auction in Paris ...
The 250 GT SWB Breadvan's unusual but effective aerodynamics proved the Kamm tail design that would be used on many other racing cars, including the Ford J-car and the Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ. [ 7 ] Following the success of the Breadvan, two additional 250 GT SWB cars (S/N 2053 GT and 2735 GT) were modified for privateer drivers by Bizzarrini ...
The Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider factory show car from the 1960 Geneva Motor Show will cross the block at RM Sotheby’s Monterey auction in August.
The first prototype, designated in official photos as the 1961 Ferrari 250 GT Le Mans Berlinetta Sperimentale, was constructed from chassis 2643GT, originally a 1961 250 GT SWB. It was built to competition specification, which included a reinforced chassis, a competition gearbox and a Tipo 168/61 3.0 L engine tuned to 300 bhp, equipped with dry ...
Neri and Bonacini assisted in the production of the 1962 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Breadvan, designed by Giotto Bizzarrini for Count Giovanni Volpi's Scuderia Serenissima.Neri and Bonacini performed the mechanical modifications of the donor 250 GT, while the new body was created by Piero Drogo's Carrozzeria Sports Cars. [6]
The 1955 Ferrari 250 GT Competizione Coupé, all-alloy, chassis 0447GT was offered by RM Sotheby's in Arizona in 2015 at an estimate of US$1.75 – US$2.25 million. [51] The 1956 Ferrari 250 GT Coupé Boano s/n 0581GT, that emerged after 35 years of storage was sold on Gooding's Pebble Beach 2019 auction for US$522,000. [98]
A 1958 Ferrari 250 GT is a beautiful work of art and a piece of Ferrari history, no matter who owns it or has owned it in the past. However, before this particular example is offered for sale ...