A Very Special Ferrari
Apr 15, 2024 22:09:59 #
This is a 1959 Ferrari 250 GT Tour De France. The coachwork was done by Scaglietti, chosen because of their expertise in working with aluminum. It is powered by a V12 engine displacing 2953 cc and making 260 HP. Each cylinder has approximately 250 cc , which is why it's referred to as a 250 GT. It has a 4 speed manual transmission.
Prior to the 1959 Nurburgring race, the car was rolled over in a practice round. They pieced together a makeshift windshield, beat out some dents, and the car went on to win 1st in class and 9th overall. In the 1959 Le Mans race, it again won 1st in class and 3rd overall.
Prior to the 1959 Nurburgring race, the car was rolled over in a practice round. They pieced together a makeshift windshield, beat out some dents, and the car went on to win 1st in class and 9th overall. In the 1959 Le Mans race, it again won 1st in class and 3rd overall.
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mr spock wrote:
A work of art nicely photographed
Thanks for sharing and the narrative
Thanks for sharing and the narrative
Thanks. I appreciate you commenting.
Tom
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black mamba wrote:
This is a 1959 Ferrari 250 GT Tour De France. The ... (show quote)
Another fantastic set!!!
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All Ferraris are special, Tom, this one a specially beautiful, great set.
Apr 16, 2024 11:07:35 #
Bears quite a resemblance to your previous post of the white Ferrari, but this color combination (Ferrari's signature racing colors) takes it to a new level of eye candy!!!
Apr 16, 2024 11:34:37 #
black mamba wrote:
This is a 1959 Ferrari 250 GT Tour De France. The ... (show quote)
Beautiful car, thanks for sharing.
I “accidentally” went around the Nurburgring track in our old Chevy… many years ago (guessing 1969 or 1970). The wife and I were in the area and I wanted to show my wife any of the track that we could see… saw a line of cars and guessed they were doing the same. As we went thru the entrance, I didn’t see a way to go back out, so I stayed in the line. We reached a point where a guy was collecting a few DM (money, but not much… maybe a dollar or 2 equivalent) which I paid and proceeded with the line of cars… which entered the track and sped up. It appeared to be a “let the public run the track day”. I ran our old 6 cyl Chevy as fast as I could, and stay married, even passed a couple of cars in the 20 some old miles… being careful of the combination of very fast cars comming by and very slow cars sightseeing… saw a couple of wrecked cars including a new Karmen Gia ( ? Spelling) trying to climb out a window since he was in a ditch just wide enough to hold his car doors shut. One of our memories.
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