Throughout the 1950s, Ferrari was unquestionably one of motorsport’s major players.

The likes of Alberto Ascari, Juan Manuel Fangio, and Mike Hawthorn consistently won Formula One Drivers’ Championships behind the wheel of legendary Prancing Horse race machines such as the 500 F2, D50 and 246 F1.

Yet while success on the track brought with it widespread acclaim and recognition, Enzo Ferrari realised that this focus on racing needed to be sustained financially; consequently, the company began to place increasing emphasis on the sales of its road cars and the important income they represented.

The famous 250 model platform by Ferrari served as the basis of many notable roadgoing models from 1952 onwards, each characterised by the 3.0-litre V-12 engine designed by Gioacchino Colombo.

Enlisting the acclaimed design and coachbuilding house Pinin Farina to finesse the shape of the platform into cabriolet form, the 250 GT Cabriolet Series I was launched to capitalise on the popularity of ...