Ferrari 250 GT Coupé Pininfarina 1959 for sale

Ferrari 250 GT Coupé Pininfarina from 1959. COEUR DE LEGENDE 24 Heures du Mans 1958, victory of Olivier Gendebien and Phil Hill on Ferrari Testa Rossa. In 1959, the Ferrari 250 GTs took the first four places in the GT category, achieving 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th place in the overall ranking of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The following year, in 1960, the 250 Testa Rossa achieved a winning double in the overall ranking, and the short chassis 250 GTs took 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th places. All these cars were equipped with the same 3-liter V12 Colombo engine with single overhead camshaft as the 250 coupé Pininfarina. No engine has achieved as much success in competition while simultaneously gaining as much prestige in Gran Turismo as the famous Ferrari Colombo V12. Such domination of an engine worldwide in Prototype and GT had never been seen before and has never been repeated since. It is this prodigious, practically invincible mechanics that is the very heart of the Ferrari brand's celebrity, which propelled the 250 GT Coupé Pininfarina. It is the only Ferrari 250 two-seater that is still accessible (for the moment), for the others one must invest between two and ten times more... Berlinette Tour de France in evening attire. It shares with it its chassis and the entirety of its mechanical elements (Engine Type 128 / Chassis Type 508), its bodywork, a perfection of classical beauty, hides its game. This very close proximity, not to say fusion, between competition and road models is at the birth of Ferrari and has lasted until the early 1960s, with the 250 GTO and 250 LM. The 250 GT Coupé Pininfarina is a forgotten treasure, reserved, still widely undervalued, delights experienced collectors. When, in 1959, a Ferrari 250 GT finishes third in the overall ranking of the 24 H. of Le Mans, winning the GT category, covering 4001 km, its average over 24 hours nears 170 km/h... including refueling, tire changes, the uncertainties of the race, and night driving... Simply extraordinary. The Ferrari V12s are apart, at the top, forever representing the ultimate dream cars. All efforts by other manufacturers to match them have been in vain. This specimen is part of the first series of the model, historically the most valuable. The pleasure and excitement of getting behind the wheel, simply starting it, then making such mechanics come alive, are indescribable. These wonderful automobiles are rare, a total of 353 (series 1 and 2) were built, but according to our archives kept for decades, of the 140 survivors, fewer than 90 of the first series remain. Many have disappeared, or have served as a base to receive Tour de France, California, or Testa Rossa bodies. 250 GT Coupe Pininfarina 1959 Price: €625,000 contact email ACCUEIL PAMBUFFETTI VENTE