1962 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spyder Monterey 2012 RM Sotheby's

1962 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spyder Monterey 2012 RM Sotheby's


1962 Ferrari 250 GT California (SWB) 3119 GT - did not sell for €4,000,000. The current owner acquired the car in 2007. A knowledgeable and highly respected Ferrari enthusiast, he has maintained the car in his world-class collection ever since.

1962 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spyder Monterey 2012 RM Sotheby's


Thanks to Ferrari's reputation in motor sports, and the work of importer Luigi Chinetti, the United States became an important market. John Von Neumann, the west coast representative, thought that there was potential for an open Spider suited to the Californian sun, a sort of open 250 GT Berlinetta.

1962 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spyder Monterey 2012 RM Sotheby's


Scuderia Ferrari. Discover the Ferrari 250 California, the Gran Turismo model launched in 1957, powered by an engine of 2953.21 cc: the history of Ferrari's Garage.

1962 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spyder Monterey 2012 RM Sotheby's


The Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder is a prestige sports car developed by the Italian car manufacturer Ferrari. It is presented by the brand as Ferrari 250 Gran Turismo Spyder California or simply Ferrari 250 California. Its name is sometimes incorrectly written Spider instead of 'Spyder' which indicates it is similar to a convertible.

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The history behind the $18.5 million 1961 Ferrari 250 GT LWB California Spider is one of the most interesting that we've come across. This magnificent vintage special and limited edition is in an elite class within the collection of the release intended for the U.S. market because of its increased rarity as a sub group within the group.

1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider by Scaglietti Villa Erba 2015 RM Sotheby's


Designed for the American market at the request of Ferrari dealers Luigi Chinetti and Johnny von Neumann (and later made famous, ironically by a replica Modena Spyder, in Ferris Bueller's Day Off), the Ferrari 250 GT California Spider was intended to be a do-it-all sports car for the gentleman driver, one capable of winning races on the weekend.

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The 250 GT California Spyder was based on the Ferrari 250 GT Tour de France Berlinetta racecar with the design of the car done by Pininfarina and coachwork and assembly performed by Scaglietti of Modena. As a proper Ferrari, the car featured a 3.0L Colombo V12 good for 240 horsepower and paired with a four-speed manual transmission.

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Epilogue On May 18, 2008, 1961 250 GT SWB Spyder California chassis GT 2377GT was sold by RM Auctions in association with Sotheby's for 6.4 million Euros, or $10,894,400 (at then-current exchange.

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This won't come as a surprise, but the Ferrari 250 GT California is a rare collector's vehicle. Ferrari built only 56 units of the 1961 Ferrari 250 GT California and because of limited supply, the prices of these vehicles have gone through the roof in the past 60 years. For instance, a buyer paid $18.5 million in February 2015 for a real.

1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider by Scaglietti Villa Erba 2015 RM Sotheby's


The Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spyder once owned by actor James Coburn sold for $10.9 million in May of 2008, setting a record as the most expensive automobile ever sold at auction. It was the kind of sale that grabs headlines, and gave the auction houses that ran the event, RM and Sotheby's, something to crow about.

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As its name suggests, the Ferrari 250 California Spyder was designed for the US market, specifically the Golden State. Just 105 were made between 1958 and 1962, the first 50 with a 102-inch.

1961 Ferrari 250GT California Spyder Coachbuilt Recreation by Renucci for sale Ferrari 250 GT


A 1959 Ferrari 250 GT LWB California Spider just sold at RM Sotheby's auction in New York for $17.99 million. The hammer price was expected to be between $14 and $17 million. This car has a few.

1959 Ferrari 250 GT LWB California Spyder Automobiles of Amelia Island 2009 RM Sotheby's


32914 lap times and 39262 quarter mile, 0-60 times for 16169 cars and 610 bikes. 1957 Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder specs, 0-60, performance data, top speed, engine specifications, pictures.

Ferrari 250 GT LWB California Spider 1957 Unique en son genre


James Coburn's Ferrari 250 California eventually wound up in the hands of English radio and television presenter Chris Evans. While the exact sale figure is unknown, Top Gear revealed the sale went down for between 10 and 11 million dollars. An ultra-rare 1959 example recently sold at RM Sotheby's for an astonishing 17.99 million dollars.

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Few Ferrari collectors can afford the $10 million dollar price tag on an original Ferrari California 250 GT Spyder, but Bob Norwood is offering the next best thing: a California Spyder rebody, at a fraction of the price. Currently in production, the GT 250 California Spyder lives again. The chassis is shortened from the 2+2 configuration to SWB.

1959 Ferrari 250 GT LWB California Spyder Sporting Classics of Monaco 2010 RM Sotheby's


This Re-Created Ferrari 250 California Is Stunning, Wonderful, and a Bargain. GTO Engineering's 250 SWB Revival has Ferrari underpinnings and will cost you $14 million less than the real thing. A.