Coys Auction - Spring Classics
Royal Horticultural Halls
Elverton St
Westminster
London SW1
Thursday 11 March 2010
Registration Number: AOD 764A Chassis Number: 4749GT
Initially conceived as a Gran Turismo, Ferrari‘s 250 soon diverged into two paths, the GT coupes and cabriolets and the lightweight competition Berlinetta’s. The Berlinetta’s designed by Pininfarina and built in small numbers by Scaglietti were the ultimate dual-purpose cars, competitive at Le Mans but often driven to races. Nowhere were the 250 Berlinetta’s more at home than on the Tour de France, the legendary marathon where performance, reliability and adaptability made the marque a consistent winner.
With Ferrari‘s GT cars claiming successes on race tracks and in road races around the world in the mid 1950s, the market for the company‘s road cars was becoming stronger and stronger, particularly in North America. The Ferrari distributor for that market was Luigi Chinetti, an Italian who had settled there a