Current Price: USD $39,999 – Source
Auction Ends: Monday, May 18 at 10:00am PT
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This 1959 Ferrari 250 GT is the 191st of 353 Pinin Farina-bodied coupes built during three years of production and is said to have been delivered new in California by John Von Neumann’s Hollywood dealership. Chassis 1457 spent time in the Midwest in the 1960s and ’80s before moving to Switzerland in 1990 and later spending over two decades with a Florida collector who purchased it in 2004. Finished in red with a beige roof, the car is powered by an inside-plug 3.0-liter Colombo V12 that features triple Weber carburetors and twin distributors. Additional features include a four-speed manual transmission, finned aluminum drum brakes, Houdaille shock absorbers, 16” Borrani wire wheels, brown leather interior upholstery, and a Blaupunkt radio. This 250 GT was purchased by the selling dealer two months ago and is now offered with manuals and a clean Florida title.
Introduced at the 1958 Paris Motor Show, the redesigned 250 GT coupe featured notchback bodywork by Pinin Farina, whose newly opened Grugliasco factory in Turin allowed the model to become the first series-produced Ferrari. Bodywork was fitted over a steel-tube chassis that shared its 2,600mm wheelbase with previous 250 GT coupe variants as well as early California Spyder and Pinin Farina Cabriolet models.
This example is said to have been repainted under previous ownership and is finished in red with a beige roof. Features include bumpers without guards, fog lamps situated behind the grille, a fender-mounted antenna, a driver-side mirror, sail-panel-mounted Marchal turn signal repeaters, and quad exhaust outlets.
Borrani wire wheels are secured by three-eared knock-offs and are wrapped in 185SR16 Pirelli Cinturato tires. Stopping is handled by finned aluminum drum brakes with duplex actuation.
The cabin is trimmed in brown leather over 2+2 seating with color-matched upholstery over the door panels, transmission tunnel, and upper dashboard. A tear is present on the outer side of the lower driver-seat cushion. Additional features include an offset shifter, tan carpeting, a passenger-side headrest, and a Blaupunkt radio.
The wood-spoke steering wheel sits ahead of a 190-mph speedometer, an 8k-rpm tachometer, a clock, and gauges monitoring oil pressure, oil temperature, coolant temperature, and fuel level. The five-digit odometer shows 58k miles, approximately two of which have been added under current ownership.
The 3.0-liter Tipo 128D V12 features spark plugs positioned at the inside of each cylinder bank, siamese-type intake ports, triple Weber carburetors, and twin distributors. Factory-rated output was 240 horsepower and 181 lb-ft of torque. A service is said to have been performed prior to the selling dealer’s purchase.
Chassis number 1457GT is shown stamped on the engine block above.
Power is sent to the rear wheels via a four-speed manual transmission. Suspension comprises a coil-sprung independent front setup, a leaf-sprung solid rear axle, and Houdaille shock absorbers at each corner.
