Ferrari 250 GT SWB SWB 1962
General description :
Ferrari short wheels bases were built between 1959 and early 1963 by Ferrari SpA in Modena. In all, 167 examples were built, with the variants based upon 70mm or 90mm chassis tubes, 3 or 6 Weber Carburettors, Steel or Alloy bodies and competition standard engines or gearboxes.These 250 Berlinetta's were supplied with Colombo designed 3 Litre V12 power units. They also had 2400mm wheel base lengths which enabled the car to have better road handling than its predecessors which had 2600mm.The car we offer is chassis #3487 GT. It is a steel example that was supplied on the 4th June 1962 to a Peter Christian Beer via Luigi Chinetti motors of 11th Avenue, New York, USA. The Ferrari invoice states as follows: ONe Ferrari 250 Grantursmo automobile, bodied de-luxe Berlinetta, complete with five chrome wire wheels, tyres and set of tools. The car was finished in silver grey 16.003 (Grigio Argento) and black leather upholstery (Pelle Nera black VM 8500).The price of 3487 GT when new was $7215.00... and when it arrived in the USA it was given a title document by US officials in the State of Virginia, dated June 5th 1962. Mr Beer moved from Virginia to Ohio in January of the following year and an Ohio title document was then issued in his name bearing the date of January 28th 1963, at an address in the affluent suburbs of Cleveland.During the 1970s Mr Beer took the car to the UK where it was registered. It remained in his ownership until he sold it in 1995. The next owner. Hugh Taylor, kept it in the UK for 6 years before selling it to Mr John Nichols in the USA - who sold it back to Hugh Taylor of the UK in November 2011.Mr Taylor then decided he would restore the car with no expense spared back to its factory condition and colours. After the restoration the car was awarded Ferrari Classiche Certification and sold to its current owner.Please call today to learn more about 3487 GT.
Car Make/Model : Ferrari 250 SWB
Mileage : 90,000
Summary : A stunningly restored and fully matching numbers SWB finished in its original colours of Grigio Argento over Pelle Nera. Classiche Certified
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1962 Ferrari 250 GT SWB SWB is listed sold on ClassicDigest in London by Auto Dealer for Not priced.
Car Facts
Car type : Car Make : Ferrari Model : 250 GT SWB Model Version : SWB Engine size : 0.0 Model Year : 1962 Location : 249-251 Merton Road, London, SW18 5EB, United Kingdom
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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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