£4.87m
1956 Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Competizione 'Tour de France' by Scaglietti
RM Sotheby's • UK • 8 Sept 2014
Market Position:
Rare Sale
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£4,872,000
1956 Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Competizione 'Tour de France' by Scaglietti
UK • 8 Sept 2014
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This 1956 Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Competizione, chassis number 0563 GT, is the eighth of only nine built and boasts a strong racing history, including top 10 finishes in the 1956 and 1957 Tour de France. Recently repainted in Italy and Ferrari Classiche certified, this matching-numbers example has been actively campaigned in historic racing events and displayed at concours, making it a compelling and historically significant offering.
Condition
8
While the car has been restored and repainted, it has also been actively used in historic racing events, indicating some wear and tear despite its excellent condition. The listing highlights its participation in events like the Mille Miglia and Tour de France rally, suggesting it is well-maintained but not in perfect, unused condition.
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Manual
TO 214813
1956
Auction
0563 GT
LHD
United Kingdom
£4.87m
1956 Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Competizione 'Tour de France' by Scaglietti
RM Sotheby's • UK • 8 Sept 2014
Market Position:
Rare Sale
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Description
225 bhp at 7,000 rpm, 2,953 cc SOHC V-12 engine with three Weber carburettors, four-speed all-synchromesh manual gearbox, independent front suspension with unequal length A-arms and coil springs, live rear axle with semi-elliptic leaf springs and parallel trailing arms, and four-wheel drum brakes.
Wheelbase: 2,600 mm THE “TOUR DE FRANCE” When Ferrari’s first 250 GT Berlinetta left the factory gates in March 1956, one can only assume that the engineers that had built and designed the car had no idea of the impact the factory’s newest berlinettas would have on the future of Ferrari’s most sporting line of road cars.
The first iteration of the 250 GT Berlinetta would achieve great success on race tracks across Europe, and it would lead to even more successful cars that would be derived from the same platform in the future.
These berlinettas were undoubtedly the most desirable cars in the Scuderia’s stable, as they were built as dual-purpose sports cars.
They combined all the luxury an...
Price Analysis vs Other 250 GT TdF Competiziones
£4,370,401
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£4,816,000
Median Price (All Time)
£8,442,754
Highest Price (All Time)
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