1962 Ferrari 250 Gto Berlinetta
The ferrari 250 gto is a gt car produced by ferrari from 1962 to 1964 for homologation into the fia s group 3 grand touring car category.
1962 ferrari 250 gto berlinetta. Find the best selection of pre owned ferrari 250 gt for sale in the us. 1962 ferrari 250 gt. It made its public debut at the annual pre season ferrari press conference in january 1962 and was the only front engine model on display with its monoposto and sports racing counterparts all having a mid engine configuration. It runs and drives fantastic.
In 1959 ferrari gave the 250 gt berlinetta sharper handling reducing its wheelbase from 2600 mm to 2400 mm. New 250 gt ferrari berlinetta last saturday morning at the paris salon ferrari produced a new model. Selective production at maranello and in the scaglietti body plant in modena ran on through the 1963 fia gt world championship and sure enough the ferrari 250 gto won the world title both seasons in succession. In 1960 scaglietti revealed the 250 gt california spyder swb at the geneva motor show its body pulled more tautly over this updated chassis.
Lhd 2 fender vents production number 3 3 1962 1963 at tfjj sn3387gt 2016 offer 56m blue met w central white stripe 62 monza tests 62 1st owner luigi chinetti 62 2nd oa 1st ic 12h sebring phil hill olivier gendebien n024. Based on the powerful gto chassis with an aerodynamic body styled by pininfarina and made by carrozzeria scaglietti of modena it is intended as a special series model for normal road use as distinct from the competition gto. This 1962 ferrari 250gte series ii is an absolutely beautiful matching numbers example. Frankly i find this insanely interesting.
1962 ferrari 250 gto scaglietti berlinetta. Burgundy with cream leather. The engine has just recently been completely. 1962 250 gt swb california spyder.
The 250 gto model was the pinnacle of development of the 250 gt series in competition form whilst still remaining a road car. The particular ferrari 250 gto that was just sold which also happened to be the third gto ever built has quite the impressive racing record under its belt winning the 1962 gt championship in italy and racking up over 15 race wins from 1962 to 1965. The short wheelbase or swb as it is affectionately known occupies a unique and important link in the ferrari racing lineage as a short wheelbase evolution of the uber successful 250 gt tour de france berlinetta that dominated the late 1950s and a direct precursor to that apogee of front engine road racing development the 250 gto. The gto was developed to contest the 1962 3 liter class fia gt world championship series of classical endurance racing events.