RM Auctions: Ferrari - Leggenda e Passione
May 17, 2009
ADMISSION:
Admission to this event requires the purchase of an official auction catalog available for 70 euros. The catalogue admits two and must be presented at the entrance to the sale to be granted entry.
AUCTION LOCATION
Ferrari S.p.A.
Circuito di Fiorano
Via Villeneuve 23
41042 Fiorano
Maranello, Italia
Estimate:
€2.000.000-€2.500.000
Est. 240 bhp, 2,953 cc overhead camshaft alloy block and head V-12 engine, four-speed gearbox, independent front suspension via A-arms, coil springs and telescopic shocks, and rear suspension via live axle, semi-elliptical springs and telescopic shocks, and four-wheel hydraulic disc brakes. Wheelbase: 2,600 mm (102.4 in.)
Towards the end of 1957, when the Ferrari 250 GT Pinin Farina Cabriolet went into production, a prototype for another open-top car appeared, aimed at the US market. It was called the Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder and was thought by many aficionados to be one of the most beau