Ferrari 250 GT Pininfarina 1959
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A concourse condition 1959 Ferrari 250GT Pininfarina Coupe Series 1. This car rolled off the production line on the 21st May 1959 and later that year found its way via American Ferrari importer Johnny von Neumann, Hollywood, California to a Mr Charles Voschel. He kept the car until 1984 when it was sold to its second owner. A year later he then sold the car on to the third owner who in turn kept the car until 1989 when it was sold to Switzerland. 29 years later in 2008 we bought the car and sold it to its last owner, a well-known Dutch Ferrari specialist. The car then underwent a three-year restoration process ( 2008-2011), carried out by a renowned Dutch restorer. The overall result of this complete and authentic restoration is a concourse 250 GT. A nice detail emerged during the bare metal treatment of the bodywork. It became clear that the original finish was not navy blue but a light blue. The bodywork is as straight as an arrow and all panel fit together snuggly. The finish and chrome work are as good as new. Mechanically revised to an exacting standard. The whole process has been extensively photographically documented. There is also a printout from Marcel Massini. The car has retained its matching numbers engine. With a traceable history straight from day 1, this is, without doubt, an absolutely fabulous and elegant Ferrari 250PF series 1.
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1959 Ferrari 250 GT Pininfarina is listed sold on ClassicDigest in Brummen by Gallery Dealer for Not priced.
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Car type : Car Make : Ferrari Model : 250 GT Pininfarina Engine size : 0.0 Model Year : 1959 Sub type : Coupé Location : Brummen
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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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