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1955 Ferrari 250 Europa GT Coupe by Pinin Farina
RM Sotheby's • US • 19 Aug 2023
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1955 Ferrari 250 Europa GT Coupe by Pinin Farina
US • 19 Aug 2023
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AI Listing Summary
This 1955 Ferrari 250 Europa GT Coupe by Pinin Farina, chassis number 0405 GT, is one of only 35 examples built. It features a comprehensive mechanical restoration by Mark Allin’s Rare Drive and a new, purpose-built Type 112 engine from Ferrari Classiche, replacing a previous engine installed in 1960. The car has a rich history, including display at the 1955 Paris Salon and ownership by distinguished collectors. It has achieved multiple Platinum Awards, including one at the Cavallino Classic in 2023.
Condition
8
The car has undergone a comprehensive mechanical restoration by Mark Allin’s Rare Drive and is fitted with a properly specified Type 112 engine newly built by Ferrari Classiche. It has won multiple Platinum Awards and the Best 12-Cylinder Car award at the Cavallino Classic, indicating a high level of restoration and presentation.
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0405 GT
1955
Auction
LHD
United States
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1955 Ferrari 250 Europa GT Coupe by Pinin Farina
RM Sotheby's • US • 19 Aug 2023
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Description
The longest journey begins with but a single step, as the saying goes, and for the journey that was Ferrari’s highly successful 250 GT platform, that step was the 250 Europa model introduced at the 1953 Paris Salon.
Built on a 2,800-millimeter-wheelbase chassis shared with the concurrent 375 America, the Europa was powered by an unusual 3-liter version of the tall-block Lampredi racing engine and clothed by Pinin Farina with elegant high-waisted coachwork distinguished by a large egg-crate grille.
A year later Maranello realized that the differences between the two models were not sufficiently distinctive, and the Europa was supplanted by a successor, the Europa GT.
Positioned for more performance-oriented driving, the Europa GT was built on a shortened athletic 2,600-millimeter-wheelbase chassis.
This time, the car was fitted with the newly uprated and more powerful 3-liter iteration of the classic Colombo short-block V-12, which had powered models dating to Ferrari’s genesis in 1...
Price Analysis vs Other 250 Europa GTs
£669,945
Lowest Price (Since 2020)
£1,273,880
Median Price (Since 2020)
£1,713,588
Highest Price (Since 2020)
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