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.
Chassisnumbers ranged from 0429GT to 0675GT
PROVENANCE
This car, chassisnumber 0577GT is Ferrari Classiche certified and comes with an extensive history file. The car was produced on 01-12-1956 and directly deliverd to its first owner (Pasta Guido) in April 1957, who started driving the car under license plate 283753 Roma.
The car was composed in the color combination Rosso Rubino over a Pelle Beige interior, which really stands out.
The car has been extensively restored from 2015 till 2019. All the invoices of the restoration are coming with the car. This classic Ferrari is ready to participate in a concours and is even Mille Miglia eligible.
Please contact us for any further questions on this classic Italian beauty.
