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The 1957 Turin Show, Ex-Carlos Kauffman 1958 FERRARI 250 GT SERIES 1 CABRIOLET Chassis no. 0759 GT Engine no. 0759 GT
United States • 15 Aug 2014
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AI Listing Summary
This 1958 Ferrari 250 GT Series 1 Cabriolet, chassis 0759 GT, is a significant vehicle, having been displayed at the 1957 Turin Show and formerly owned by Carlos Kauffman. It spent 23 years in the Collezione Maranello Rosso Museum and features a well-preserved tan leather interior and a white-painted hardtop. While the engine bay is tidy but not concours condition, the car retains its original coachwork and many original components, making it a historically rich and mechanically sound classic.
Condition
7
The car presents with a lovely patina of well-preserved age, featuring original leather upholstery. While the engine bay is tidy, it is not in concours condition, suggesting it's well-maintained but not recently restored to a show-quality standard. The exterior paintwork is striking, and the coachwork retains original features like bumperettes and covered headlights. Overall, it shows signs of careful preservation rather than recent restoration to 'as new' condition.
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Transmission:
[Transmission]
Chassis No:
0759 GT
Odometer:
[Odometer Reading]
Reg Number:
NC 6159
RHD/LHD:
LHD
*1957 Turin Salone dell'Automobile show car * Open early Ferrari Pinin Farina Cabriolet - with detachable hardtop * Early central-American history in Venezuelan ownerships * Fresh from 23 years in the Collezione Maranello Rosso Museum THE FERRARI 250GT SERIES 1 CABRIOLET It is to the emergent, dynamic and at the time only two-year-old Italian coachbuilding company, Carrozzeria Boano, that credit should go for reviving 1950s interest in Cabriolet convertible coachwork upon Ferrari chassis.
The very first 250 GT Cabriolet was built by Boano in time for the 1956 Geneva Salon de l'Automobile exhibition.
Its unveiling there coincided with that of the first Ferrari to launch genuine series production – a Pinin Farina Coupe built in a small production series by the same Boano company.
Boano's Cabriolet was subsequently displayed by Luigi Chinetti – Ferrari's legendary American East Coast importer – at the New York Show.
The car found a ready buyer, and meantime Pinin Farina had taken noti...
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£3,153,996
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