Through early 1962, the SWB was ultimately built in a modest quantity of 165 examples, 91 of which were finished in the steel-bodied Lusso street-car configuration (74 examples wore alloy coachwork and were specified for racing use). With the advent of the 250 GTO in 1962, and a newfound emphasis on rear-engine prototypes, the 250 GT SWB became
Marcel Massini Two Time F1 World ChampHonorary. 1563 GT was originally a 250 GT CoupĂ© Pinin Farina, painted white with black interior, and sold new through Johnny Von Neumann's Ferrari Representatives of Hollywood, CA/USA. Another genuine Ferrari lost. Another tragedy.Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spyder Re-Creation by Stefano Allegretti for sale on BaT Auctions - sold for $780,000 on July 28, 2023 (Lot #114,392) | Bring a Trailer This Ferrari 250 GT got away, but there are more like it here. Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spyder Re-Creation by Stefano Allegretti Premium Sold for $780,000 on 7/28/23 284 Comments RHD - Ex Lord Portman. Just fourteen 250 GT SWB's were built in RHD and only ten of these were officially imported to the UK between 1960 and 1962 as "street" cars. This car, chassis 3605 GT, was supplied by Maranello Concessionaires in July 1962 to Lord Portman. It was finished in Celeste Ardenza with Conolly Blue Leather and light Blue carpets. The RML Short Wheelbase (SWB) is not a Ferrari.It's inspired by the classic 250 GT SWB, but it's a new build powered by a modern-era 5.5-liter Ferrari V-12. Think of it as the best sort of homage 01491738778 View Stock Visit Website. 2000 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Tribute. For Sale. The 250 SWB was one of Italyâs most successful GT racers of the early 1960s with a GT class win in 1961. It also went on to win the 1960, 1961 and 1962 Tour de France Automobile Race. Today these cars remain enormously desirable with original cars fetching in Of all the decades in which Ferrari have excelled themselves in terms of their vehicle design, few stand out more than the 1960s and they certainly got that decade off to a good start with this breathtaking 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta By Scaglietti that is up for sale with luxury car specialists, Auxietre & Schmidt.
The Iso Grifo, DeLorean DMC-12, Maserati Ghibli, and Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GT â there are certainly worse rĂ©sumĂ©s than Giorgetto Giugiaroâs. Before any of those cars came to fruition, the designer drew this unique body for a Ferrari 250 GT âSWBâ. It was a tantalising taste of what was to come
1959 Ferrari 250GT California (LWB) 1487GT â sold for âŹ2,117,500. The California Spyder (LWB) presented here, chassis no. 1487 GT, an original covered-headlight example, was ordered new on 11 June 1959 by Paul H. Norair, an active Washington, DC-area SCCA member, for Henry E. Mergner, a Chevrolet dealer also based in DC.
The Ferrari came along first, in 1959, a short wheelbase version of the existing 250 GT, abbreviated eight inches to improve agility, and with the famous Colombo 3.0-litre V12 fettled to produce
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