The 250 GT SWB was an automobile that could be driven to the race track, easily decimate the competition, and then be driven home with ease at breakneck speed, while the driver was swaddled in fine Italian leather. By this time, Pininfarina bodies had become the norm for Ferrari, and the SWB was regarded by many as the finest Ferrari built to date.
According to Jess G. Pourret’s definitive book Ferrari 250 GT Competition Cars, 3507 GT was completed as a “Lusso Berlinetta with 36 DCS Weber carburetors, light pistons, and tuned exhaust.”
Debuting at Paris in 1962, the grand touring-oriented 250 GT Berlinetta Lusso of 1963 was quite similar in appearance to the outgoing 250 GT SWB (short wheelbase) Berlinettas of racing fame produced from 1959 through 1962. Importantly, the Lusso was outfitted with a more luxurious interior replete with a full accompaniment of creature comforts.
Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta passo corto Presented in Paris in October 1959, the short-wheelbase 250 GT Berlinetta epitomised the ideal road racer. With just a few minor touches (colder spark plugs, racing tyres and a roll-bar), the car could take to any circuit and battle it out for a class win.
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. The Ferrari is one of a handful of replicas built each year by a company called Tribute Automotive in the UK that specializes in the usual assortment of replica Cobras, Ferrari 250 Californias, and vintage Maseratis. Most of their cars are based on BMW’s Z3 and utilize the familiar 2.8L inline-six, just as this SWB replica listed here on eBay
The first prototype, designated in official photos as the 1961 Ferrari 250 GT Le Mans Berlinetta Sperimentale, was constructed from chassis 2643GT, originally a 1961 250 GT SWB. It was built to competition specification, which included a reinforced chassis, a competition gearbox and a Tipo 168/61 3.0 L engine tuned to 300 bhp, equipped with dry
1961 Ferrari 250 GT Cabriolet Series II by Pininfarina. $1,500,000 - $1,750,000 USD. 1963 Ferrari 250 GT/L Berlinetta Lusso by Scaglietti. $1,000,000 - $1,300,000 USD Offered Without Reserve.
The Bare Metal Restoration of one of the Second UK Supplied Ferrari 250 SWB. First presented to the public at the 1959 Paris Auto Salon, the Pininfarina designed 250 GT Berlinetta Passo Corto (SWB) would prove to be a faster, lighter and even more competitive successor to the highly revered 250 Tour De France.
Ferrari 250 cars for sale 1960 Ferrari 250 SWB. 1960; Trade seller Bracknell . Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Lusso - 1 of 22 UK RHD Examples [DK1859] 1964; 54,760; milesManual;
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