Description
INTRODUCTION
Pinin Farina introduced a 250-based prototype at the 1956 Geneva Motor Show which came to be called the 250 GT Boano.
Ferrari was very serious about producing the 250 GT Coupe in large numbers, so much that Pinin Farina couldn’t handle the expected production workload, especially since their new factory at Grugliasco wasn’t complete. Ferrari instead turned to one of Pinin Farina designers, Mario-Felice Boano of Carrozzeria Boano for the production of the bodies and interiors based on the Pinin Farina design.
Boano had both a design house in Turin and a production plant in Brescia, called Carrozzeria Boano Lavorazioni Speciali. They could handle large orders and gladly accepted the order from Ferrari which was significant. Because Boano acted as a subcontractor, his name was never mentioned in the promotion of the model.
Boano proceeded to build these cars with slight styling alterations from the five cars that Pinin Farina had already built, the most notable being a lower fender line. When Boano’s namesake moved to Fiat in 1957, his son in law, Ezio Ellena, took over production under the banner of Carrozzeria Ellena. Ellena as well, made minor cosmetic changes, in particular, a raised roofline, prompting the use of the terms “Low Roof” for Boano built bodies and “High Roof” for those by Ellena.
Only 88 cars produced, chassisnumbers ranged from 0429GT to 0675GT
PROVENANCE
20-12-1956 Chassis delivered to Carrozzeria Boano
17-04-1957 Completion date at the factory and deliverd through Grand Garage Wabern in Bern to its first
owner
1959 Car was traded in for a Chrysler at AMAG in Bern (CH)
1959 Car was sold by AMAG to the next owner in Bern (CH), who bought the car for his wife and had it
painted gold metallic
05-06-1961 Car was bought by Mr. H. in Bern (CH) with 38. 000 kilometers
10-11-1962 Engine was rebuilt
1966 Resprayed in Ferrari Dino Rosso
1971 Mr. H. sr. gave the car to Mr. H. jr.
1990 Car bought by Mr. F. (CH)
05-2000 Car sold to VSOC in Sassenheim (NL)
04-09-2000 2nd price/ award at Paleis het Loo, Concours d’Elegance
25-09-2000 The car was sold to KMS International in the United Kingdom
17-05-2001 Car participated in the Mille Miglia
03-2002 Car bought by the recent owner, who repainted the car in Gun metallic
22-05-2003 Participated in Mille Miglia
19-05-2016 Participated again in Mille Miglia
The car is owned since 2002 by the same and last owner who is now willing to sell the car. This
chassis 0653GT comes with a lot of history and is now ready to be driven and enjoyed by the
next caretaker. Please contact us for any questions or interest in this amazing 250 Boano.
