Equipment
Painted Borrani wire wheels, Dunlop Racing tires, Marchal fog lights, woodrim steering wheel, Jaeger gauges, triple Webers, full width windscreen, driver's head fairing.
Condition
Works car for 1956 and 1957 seasons. The last of four built and three remaining. Restored by Ferrari Classiche to its 1957 Sebring livery. Gorgeous paint, interior and underbody. Originally fitted with an 860 Monza four-cylinder and raced at the Mille Miglia by Peter Collins with Louis Klemantaski navigating, finishing second behind Eugenio Castelotti's 290 MM. DNF at the Nürburgring ADAC 1000km. Finished fourth at the Targa Florio, driven by Olivier Gendebien and Hans Herrmann. First in class at the Coppa d'Oro Delle Dolomiti. DNF at the Swedish Grand Prix, driven by Fangio and Castellotti. Then upgraded to a 290 S 4-cam engine for 1957, when it took third in Argentina with de Portago, Collins and Castellotti driving. Fitted with a 290 MM single overhead camshaft engine it was driven by Phil Hill and Wolfgang Von Trips to a DNF at Sebring. Sold to Jan de Vroom after Sebring, it was shifted back and forth among de Vroom, Chinetti and Temple Buell for Nassau Speed Week in 1957s. Stirling Moss drove it for Buell, winning the Memorial Trophy. Later raced by Dan Gurney for Chinetti at Watkins Glen to a class win and overall podium in 1958. Acquired by Jon Shirley from Luigi Chinetti, Jr. in 1998 and restored by Pete Lovely and Butch Dennison with subsequent concours and historic racing appearances. Restored by Ferrari Classiche by the present owner to 1957 Sebring specifications starting in 2011, Ferrari Red Book certified (no small accomplishment for a hard-raced and sometimes crashed Ferrari competition car) attesting to its original chassis, 1957 Tipo 130 engine, gearbox and body
Market commentary
Characterized by fails and a variety of engines, but driven by a litany of legendary drivers like Peter Collins, Alfonso de Portage, Olivier Gendebien, Umberto Maglioli, Juan Manuel Fangio, Eugenio Castellotti, Phil Hill, Wolfgang von Trips, Phil Hill and Stirling Moss. Comes with a pontoon fender Scaglietti nose from somewhere in its varied career and with 320hp from its 3.5 liter engine is guaranteed to strike fear into the hearts of 250 Testa Rossa drivers on historic racing grids. The result here was guaranteed by RM or a 3rd party but is totally reasonable even though RM Sotheby's got $28,050,000 for its sibling, s/n 0626, at New York in 2015.