Ferrari 250 GT Cabrio 1960
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1960 Ferrari 250 GT Series II Cabriolet: 1960 Geneva Show Car Coachwork by Pinin FarinaChassis: 1695 GTEngine: 1695 GTThis 1960 250 GT Series II Cabriolet is one of the most significant of the 200 examples built, as it is the very first car Ferrari used to introduce the model to the world at the 1960 Geneva Motor Show. According to Ferrari historian Marcel Massini, chassis 1695 was the 4th example completed and was born in a very attractive color scheme of Verde Scuro (dark green) with a Marrone (brown) interior. The car currently wears Grigio Scuro (dark grey) paint and black interior that both still show nicely. It also retains its matching numbers engine and is a very strong driver. Completed on March 2, 1960 and delivered to Ferrari concessionaire; Garage de Montchoisy in Switzerland, it spent a majority of its life in Sweden, before being exported to the U.S in 1985. Several years later it was back to Europe and then back to the U.S. in 2002. It has been in two collections since then and comes fully documented by Marcel Massini. This Pinin Farina Cabriolet is an eminently usable Ferrari from the classic era and has an important place within the marque's history. The Fourth of Just 200 Examples BuiltExhibited by Ferrari at the 1960 Geneva Motor ShowOriginally Finished in Elegant Verde Scuro (Dark Green) LiveryRetains Matching-Numbers EngineDocumented by Ferrari Historian Marcel MassiniPrice: $1,375,000
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1960 Ferrari 250 GT Cabrio is listed sold on ClassicDigest in Astoria by Gullwing Motor for $1375000.
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Car type : Car Make : Ferrari Model : 250 GT Cabrio Engine size : 0.0 Model Year : 1960 Location : Astoria
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About Ferrari
The first Ferrari road car was the 125 S introduced in 1947 and powered by a 1.5 L V12 engine, right? Well it's not quite that simple, Ferrari did in fact produce e Tipo 815, in 1940. Tipo 815 was designed by ex-Alfa Romeo engineers Alberto Massimino and Vittorio Bellentani and by Enrico Nardi under Enzo's company but legal issues with the former associate Alfa Romeo prevented Ferrari from launching the Ferrari marque at that point.
Enzo did produce a series of fine road cars in the 50's and 60's but they were merely to finance his true passion racing, wheather GT/Sports car or Grand Prix. The 50's saw the birth of Ferrari's most memorable cars, 250 GTB (tour de France) 250 Testa Rossa, 250 GT swb just to name a few.
Under the surface tension was growing though. In November 1961 long-time sales manager Girolamo Gardini made an ultimatum to Enzo: if tensions continued, he would leave the company. As a result, Gardini was ousted, as well as Scuderia Ferrari manager Romolo Tavoni, chief engineer Carlo Chiti, experimental sports car development chief Giotto Bizzarrini, and a number of others who stood by them.
Without Chiti and Bizzarrini the development of what was to become the most quintessential Ferrari and today the world's most expensive car, 250 GTO, was at a pivoting point. 250 GTO project was saved by a young engineer Mauro Forghieri and long-time racing bodyman Sergio Scaglietti who stepped in and took over the program with known results.
In addition to 250 GTO, Ferrari launced such master pieces as 250 LM, 250P, 275 GTB, 365 GTB/4 "Daytona" during the the 60's
By the late 60's Ferrari's prototypes' success came to a sudden halt by a new competitor, GT40. Ford turned to Lola to produce a Ferrari beating long distance racer after Enzo had cut the deal off with Henry Ford II making the latter absolutely boil with fury. The collaboration between Ford and Lola created the mighty Ford GT40 that gave Ferrari some heavy hits in Le Mans 24 to come.
By the end of the 60's FIAT purchased 50% of the company, starting a development that has led to a new mass-produced era of Ferraris.
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