Description
FERRARI 250 GT Coupe Pininfarina 1959
* The start of the 250 GT line, the most prestigious of the Classic Ferraris
* Same base chassis/ engine as the 250 GT California and the 250 GT Tour de France
* Fully restored
* Certified Ferrari Classiche
* Extremely rare: just 350 built, with fewer than 150 thought to remain authentic
THIS IS NOT QUITE JUST ANOTHER AUTOMOBILE
The Ferrari 250 lineage brings together some of the most prestigious cars of all time: GTO, Testa Rossa, LM, Tour de France or California… All of them are called “Ferrari 250”, their mechanicals are largely or entirely identical, and their heart is the most extraordinary of engines: the 3-litre Colombo V12.
The 250 GT Pininfarina coupé is one of these jewels.
In 1959, the Ferrari 250 GT took the first four places in the GT category, by finishing 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th overall at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
The following year, in 1960, the 250 Testa Rossa achieved an outright 1-2 in the overall standings, while the short-wheelbase 250 GTs grabbed 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th.
All these cars were fitted with the same 3-litre Colombo V12 with single ACT as the 250 coupé Pininfarina.
No engine has enjoyed so much competitive success and, at the same time, earned so much Grand Touring prestige as the famed Ferrari “Colombo” V12. Such worldwide domination in both Prototype and GT had never been seen—and has never been repeated since.
It’s this extraordinary, almost untouchable mechanical package that lies at the very core of Ferrari’s fame, and that powers the 250 GT Coupé Pininfarina.
It’s the only Ferrari 250 two-seater that’s still within reach (for now); for the others, you need to budget between two and ten times as much…
This example is part of the model’s first series, historically the most valuable. The pleasure and the emotion of getting behind the wheel—simply of starting it up, then bringing such a machine to life—are indescribable.
These wonderful automobiles are rare. In total, 353 (Series 1 and 2) were built, but according to our archives maintained for decades, of the 140 surviving cars, fewer than 90 would be from the first series. Many have disappeared, or have been used as a basis for bodywork conversions into Tour de France, California or Testa Rossa cars.
The 250 GT Coupé Pininfarina is a forgotten treasure: confidential, still largely undervalued, it makes the joy of discerning collectors.
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