1959 Ferrari 250 GT

VIN: 1519GT

$8,525,000

Sold

Seller details

  • Auction

    Bonhams

  • Location

    Carmel, CA; US

  • Event date

    Aug 14, 2015

  • Lot

    56

Vehicle specs

  • Chassis/VIN

    1519GT

  • Body style

    Coupe

  • Odometer

    491 M

  • Engine Type

    V12

  • Horsepower

    260

  • Induction

    3x2 bbl

  • Interior Color

    Beige

  • Exterior Color

    Red

  • Generation

    1958-1960 Ferrari 250 GT

Vehicle details

Notes and observations recorded by Hagerty staff.

Equipment

Chrome spoke Borrani RW3526 wire wheels, Pirelli Cinturato HS-367 tires, Marchal head and fog lights, Ferrari Classiche certified.

Condition

#2 Excellent

Could win a regional car show. Drives like new.

About Hagerty’s condition ratingsClose

Originally delivered to Jean-Pierre Schild, third overall in the 1959 Tour de France. Updated thereafter with Dunlop disc brakes and sold to the U.S. where it was raced for John Bunch by Dean McCarthy in SCCA. Stored many years by the next two owners after the engine was removed by Bob Grossman and eventually reunited with its original engine (but not the gearbox.) Restored in 2014 and shown over the next two years with many awards. Excellent paint, chrome and interior. Underbody has been restored like new and now shows a little use consistent with the 559 miles on the odometer.

Market commentary

A significant example of the unusual transitional Interim Berlinetta style between the TdF and subsequent SWB Berlinetta, with some good early competition history in Europe and the U.S. Arguably more significant (if longer) than an SWB and bought at a 30% discount from SWB values, this ranks as a realistic but perhaps underappreciate value.

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