What was meant by "recommissioned in 2007" is anyone's guess. According to Bonhams it runs, although it was pushed onto the stageThe 250 GTE 2+2 debuted at the 1960 Le Mans 24-Hour race, serving as the Course Marshal's car, and had its world pre...
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5029 SA is to me the most beautiful Superamerica, a Coupé Aerodynamico with covered headlightsThe 400 Superamerica was launched in 1959. It featured a Colombo V12 displacing 3,967 cc and also boasted disc brakes, a first for Ferrari's road cars...
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The GTB might be compared to an attractive woman who always keeps something in reserveThe Ferrari 275 GTB signaled an important evolution for Ferrari as the company finally adopted a fully independent suspension, which had been tested, developed...
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Consistent serial production 250s begin with the Europa GT. Prior to this, one could find differences between sequential Ferraris of the same modelIntroduced to the public at the 1953 Paris Auto Salon alongside the 375 America, the 250 GT Europa...
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For maximum value, buy a carbureted 512, but note that buying a Boxer without paperwork is like playing Russian Roulette with all chambers loadedIntroduced at the 1981 Frankfurt Show, the 512 BBi was the last derivation of the 1973 365 Berlinett...
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If you could justify paying too much money for a car, this was the oneLuigi Chinetti loved the 250 GT TdF coupes and saw a market for an open top version. Many Americans lived in warm climates like Florida, Arizona, and particularly California, ...
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It's easy to imagine Steve McQueen driving the Lusso up Highway 1 at speed. The new owner can make the ultimate nostalgia tripLate in 1962, at the Paris Show, Ferrari introduced the Lusso Berlinetta, the last of the 250 series. The Lusso combine...
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It's no surprise to me that this GTO brought $594,000. Parts of the Ferrari market are red-hot, and the 288 is a prime targetWhen the new FIA Group B Race and Rally regulations were introduced in 1984, Ferrari endeavored to create a model that w...
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Phil Hill's 1962 Le Mans winner-the last of its line-sells for a cool$9.25 million and heads for a museum in ArgentinaThe first car in a series is good. But the last car is best. A real, documented and important history makes it better. Commerci...
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The 330 GTS has all the 275 Berlinetta chassis specifications, clothed in a superbly built Pininfarina body, with a/c and power windowsThe 330 Coupe was unveiled in Geneva in March 1966, while the seductive Spyder appeared at the Paris Auto Salo...
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In the end, the Dino is about beauty. There's an emotional appeal that says screw the price, I can afford one and I want oneAt the 1965 Paris Auto show, Ferrari introduced the 275 GTB, its first car with independent rear suspension. But however ...
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I don't recall any stories of Porfirio Rubirosa romancing the lady of the week in his PF coupe, and there is little competition historyWhen the 250 GT Europa was launched at the 1954 Paris Salon, it was described as the first series production c...
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I'm told that four friends from Switzerland bought the car for $144,000 over the estimated price. What were these guys thinking?Following the success of privately-entered 550 Maranellos in international GT racing, including an historic class win...
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People who buy a "cut" Daytona don't plan to show it; most shows won't allow it on the field. The appeal is that it can be drivenFerrari's fabulous V12 front-engined sports car, the 365 GTB/4, debuted at the Paris Salon in 1968, soon gaining the...
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What might have been called patina a decade ago had slipped to scruffyUnveiled at the 1966 Geneva Salon, the Ferrari 330 GTC allied the 275GTB chassis with a 330 2+2 engine. The Pininfarina coachwork blended the 400 Superamerica front with the t...
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