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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 .
Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spyder rear. The 250 GT California Spyder was hand-built by Carrozzeria Scaglietti at its workshop in Modena, a common practice for most Ferrari competition models of that era. Although Pinin Farina was known for its body designs, it was unable to produce the California Spyder due to other commitments.
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 ...
The Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa, or 250 TR, is a sports racing car built by Ferrari from 1957 to 1961. It was introduced at the end of the 1957 racing season in response to rule changes that enforced a maximum engine displacement of 3 litres for the 24 Hours of Le Mans and World Sports Car Championship races.
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 ...
The new model was a way for Ferrari to fill a void left between the sporty 250 GT SWB and the luxurious 250 GTE 2+2, [8] [β] the Lusso met the new demands of the 1960s. Indeed, fans of sporting driving of the time became as fond of civilized designs, that is, comfortable and spacious, as they were of radical sports cars.