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1960 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider by Scaglietti
RM Sotheby's • US • 19 Aug 2023
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1960 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider by Scaglietti
US • 19 Aug 2023
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AI Listing Summary
This 1960 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider by Scaglietti is a significant example, being the second SWB built and one of 18 with uncovered headlamps. It boasts a rich history, including racing in the 1962 Targa Florio, being displayed at the 1960 Turin Motor Show, and later owned by Bob Grossman. Recently restored and Ferrari Classiche certified, retaining its matching-numbers engine, gearbox, and rear axle.
Condition
8
The car underwent a three-year restoration by Italian craftsmen from 2013 to 2016 and was recently refinished in its 1962 Targa Florio livery. It retains matching-numbers for the engine, gearbox, and rear axle. It has been successfully shown at multiple concours events and classic rallies. The quality of the restoration and care suggests a rating in the Excellent to Outstanding range.
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1883 GT
LHD
United States
341566 TO
1960
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1960 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider by Scaglietti
RM Sotheby's • US • 19 Aug 2023
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Description
SHORT BUT SWEET The proverbial sports car pantheon is full of models that have achieved one kind of metric or another, but at the very peak of Olympus two words loom larger than most any other: California Spider.
Ferrari achieved great heights with its 250 GT platform, finding remarkable success in sports car competition with the Tour de France and Testa Rossa models.
In 1957, however, one man dared to push the boundaries even further.
John von Neumann was a California-based importer and co-founder of the local sports car club who had become a regular distributor for Ferrari sales on the West Coast.
He proposed the idea of a dual-use open Ferrari that could be driven to the track and raced before being gently driven home, in the tradition of Maranello’s great berlinettas.
Official Ferrari importer Luigi Chinetti supported the idea and before long a new 250 GT appeared: the California Spider.
Sportier than the concurrent 250 GT Cabriolet, the California Spider shared the Tour de F...
Price Analysis vs Other 250 GT SWB California Spiders
£5,715,350
Lowest Price (Since 2020)
£13,364,213
Median Price (Since 2020)
£14,644,874
Highest Price (Since 2020)
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