Subdued styling kept values among the lowest of V12 Ferraris; they wereentry-level cars priced about the same as a 250 GTE or a 250 PF coupe {vsig}2005-10_1887{/vsig} At the 1956 Geneva Motor Show, Pinin Farina unveiled a prototype built on a 250 Europa GT chassis. The new body made the […]
Author: Steve Ahlgrim
Steve Ahlgrim cut his Ferrari teeth as general manager and vice president of FAF Motorcars, a former Atlanta-area authorized Ferrari dealer. Today he owns Italycars LLC, a Ferrari appraisal, inspection and consulting service. Steve is an IAC/PFA council member and judges Ferraris at many of the top concours. He has been writing for SCM since 2002.
1964 Ferrari 250 GTL Lusso
This car’s association with Rob Walker is probably more hype than provenance, but for me it’s enough to want it in my garage {vsig}2005-9_1874{/vsig} When the new 250 Gran Tursimo was launched at the 1954 Paris Salon it was described as the first standard series production Ferrari. Pininfarina subsequently developed […]
1960 Ferrari 250 GTE
If you can’t afford a nice example, you really can’t afford a bad one {vsig}2005-7_1852{/vsig} By the end of the 1950s, the success of rivals Aston Martin and Maserati in providing Grand Touring cars for the enthusiast with a family meant that Ferrari could no longer ignore this increasingly important […]
1955 Ferrari 375 America Berlinetta Modificato
Shadlun’s shop was a perverted museum of the most beautiful automobiles, all of them crippled by wreckage, fire or simple neglect {vsig}2005-6_1846{/vsig} In the early 1950s Enzo Ferrari began to manufacture road-going Grand Tourismo cars. The 250 Europa and 375 America series are generally considered to be Ferrari’s first production […]
1974 Ferrari 365 GT4 BB Boxer
A serious, high-speed missile which rewards the serious pilot and frustrates the casual driver {vsig}2005-5_1839{/vsig} The all-new 365 GT4 BB appeared on the world stage at the 1971 Turin Motor Show and received a rapturous reception. Of monocoque/tubular steel construction, it featured a mid-mounted, flat-12 engine derived directly from Ferrari’s […]
1966 Ferrari 275 GTB
Perhaps no car better epitomizes classic Ferrari design than the 275 GTB. Penetrative nose, long bonnet, low cabin and a short, neat tail are the ingredients that make for a masterpiece of sports car design. The 275 GTB drew inspiration from the preceding 250 GTO, and along with its timeless […]
1969 Fiat Dino 2000 Spider
Is a Fiat Dino a Ferrari? This question is sure to heat up the conversation the next time you’re kicking tires at an auction {vsig}2005-3_1825{/vsig} In the present ownership for the past seven years, this Fiat Dino Spider benefits from partial restoration at the hands of recognized specialists Garage Auto […]
1990 Ferrari F40
Playing with the F40 in our 70-mph society is like going deer hunting with a rocket launcher Introduced in 1988 to celebrate Enzo Ferrari’s 40 years as a carmaker, the F40 was the last car with a design personally approved by the great man himself. With a top speed of […]
1975 Ferrari Dino 308 GT4
I was the one who sold 308 GT4 S/N 10540 for $23,500 back in 1990 {vsig}2005-1_1720{/vsig} Ferrari’s family of immensely successful V8 road cars began in 1973 with the 308 GT4. The Maranello factory’s first V8-engined road car and first mid-engine 2+2, the 308 GT4 was styled by Bertone […]
1959 Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder LWB
It lacks reasonable weatherproofing, rusts easily, and has a chassis that is way too flexible, but the California Spyder proves that people will always buy beauty and performance over practicality {vsig}2004-12_1539{/vsig} Convincing Enzo Ferrari to produce an open version of the highly successful competition 250 GT Berlinetta was an […]