Ferrari 250 GTE GTE 2+2 by Pinifarina 1963
General description :
Vintage and Prestige are proud to offer this 1963 Ferrari 250 GTE 2+2 by Pininfarina For Sale.
Chassis Number: 04611
Engine Number: 04611
Gearbox Number: 166
Rear Axle Number: 165
Registration: YNF 350A
The Ferrari 250 GTE 2+2 first premiered at the Paris Salon in 1960 and offered a radically different configuration for the storied Maranello marque. This car was the first factory-produced four-passenger Ferrari and offered the company entry into a previously unavailable market – that of the luxury grand touring car.
With a Colombo-designed Tipo 128E V-12 producing 240 bhp and a four-speed manual gearbox with overdrive, the 250 GTE provided Ferrari-worthy performance in a more comfortable overall package.
This would become the most commercially successful Ferrari of the time, with 954 produced in three series between 1960 and 1963. This car was to be the predecessor of the 330 Ferrari series, including the 330 GT America and the 330 GT 2+2. Clearly this car represents the superlative combination of luxury and speed for which Ferrari would become world-famous in the coming decades.
Chassis no. 04611, the car presented here, was completed in May 1963 and was delivered to the Italian Ferrari dealerCrepaldi, Milan.
This 250 GTE comes to us fresh from the paintshop having received a full bare metal re-spray in the original colour Grigio Fumo (20294). The paint finish is truly outstanding and really does need to be seen to be appreciated.
The interior has also been re-trimmed in recent years in the original order of Arancia Hide (VM3014)
04611 is a correct matching numbers series three car which is differentiated from the previous models by having the “big valve” engine making it the most powerful of the 250 GTE’s and exterior upgrades included the fog lights placed outside the grill to the inside of the headlights and rear tail lights also became one unit whereas on the first two series the tail lights wher 3 bulbs in a vertical line.
As shown in the galleries mechanical works have always been kept up to date and performed by specialist, to start and drive she is perfect and does not miss a beat. In our showroom and ready for viewing.
http://www.vintagerollsroycecars.com/sales/1372/1963-ferrari-250-gte-2-2-by-pininfarina/
1963 Ferrari 250 GTE GTE 2+2 by Pinifarina is listed sold on ClassicDigest in Grays by Vintage Prestige for £380000.
Car Facts
Car type : Car Make : Ferrari Model : 250 GTE Model Version : GTE 2+2 by Pinifarina Engine size : 0.0 Model Year : 1963 Sub type : Station wagon Location : Essex
Sold
Seller Information
Sold
People who viewed this Ferrari 250 GTE also viewed similar Ferrari listed at ClassicDigest
Ferrari 250 GTE
469950 €
Waalwijk
Ferrari 250 GTE
Prés Seigneurs
Ferrari 250 GTE
472300 €
Ferrari 250 GTE
375000 €
Brummen
Ferrari 250 GTE
365000 €
Brummen
Other cars listed for sale by this dealer
Rolls-Royce Silver Spur
Essex
Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit
Essex
Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud SI
Essex
Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith
Essex
MG TD
Essex
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.
Whether you are selling or looking for a classic Ferrari www.classicdigest.com is the place to check out.