1956 Ferrari 250 GT TdF

VIN: 0557GT

$13,200,000

Sold

1956 Ferrari 250 GT TdF
1956 Ferrari 250 GT TdF
1956 Ferrari 250 GT TdF

Seller details

  • Auction

    RM Sotheby's

  • Location

    Monterey, CA; US

  • Event date

    Aug 13 - Aug 15, 2015

  • Lot

    332

Vehicle specs

  • Chassis/VIN

    0557GT

  • Body style

    Coupe

  • Odometer

    2841 K

  • Engine Type

    V12

  • Horsepower

    240

  • Induction

    3x2 bbl

  • Interior Color

    Black

  • Exterior Color

    Blue

  • Generation

    1956-1959 Ferrari 250 GT Tour de France

Vehicle details

Notes and observations recorded by Hagerty staff.

Equipment

Silver painted Borrani RW3264 wire wheels, Marchal head and fog lights, Blaupunkt multiband radio, passenger's seat headrest.

Condition

#2 Excellent

Could win a regional car show. Drives like new.

About Hagerty’s condition ratingsClose

Alfonso de Portago and Edmund Nelson's 1956 Tour de France-winning car, sold after de Portago's death to C. Keith W. Schellenberg. Restored by Bob Smith Coachworks in the mid-90s for Lorenzo Zambrano and shown regularly in following years with a string of awards to show for it. Excellent paint, chrome and interior. Restored better than new but not to excess and holding up nearly unbelievably well, the prime example of the first series LWB 250 GT competition berlinetta that became known as the Tour de France for the series of victories that began with this car, Portago and Nelson in 1956.

Market commentary

One of the stars of the 2015 Monterey week, a car that combines beauty, performance, purpose and a singularly important history with a first class restoration and superb preservation. It's worth every penny of the not inconsiderable price it brought.

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