This unbelievably special car shown here was captured by @ryanshoots_, and it’s the 25th of 72 examples of it’s kind produced for the world. This is the 1957 Ferrari 250 GT LWB Berlinetta ‘Tour de France’ by Scaglietti (serial number 0733GT), finished in ‘French Blue’ with beautiful red striping. The 250 series (1952-1964) features variations of some of Ferrari’s greatest racing cars, as well as a number of different GT cars. In 1929, when Enzo Ferrari formed ‘Scuderia Ferrari’, he had no interest or intention of producing road-cars. Ferrari’s headquarters was located in Modena, Italy until World War II. In 1938 ‘Scuderia Ferrari’ was disbanded from Alfa Romeo and brought their racing division in-house with ‘Alfa Corse’ in Milan, subsequently hiring Enzo Ferrari as the team’s manager. In 1940, Enzo Ferrari produced and displayed his first ever race-car, the 1940 AAC 815. In 1943, the Ferrari factory moved to Maranello, and was actually destroyed during the war twice, once in 1944 and again in 1945. Subsequently, the factory was rebuilt, this time featuring a road-car production department. The first Ferrari badged car was then built two years after the war, the 1947 Ferrari 125 S. Fast forward to the year 1956, and the 250 GT Berlinetta ‘Tour de France’ was born. Shown for the first time during the 1956 Geneva Motor Show, Italian automobile and coachbuilding company, Scaglietti displayed their very own 250 GT prototype. A number of 250 GT TDF cars were sold for GT races from 1956 through 1959, and this particular example was raced for the first time ever during the 1957 Tour de France where it was driven by motor racing driver and vintner, Maurice Trintignant & French racing driver François Picard to a 2nd overall result. This car underwent a 5-year extensive restoration in 2006 completed by D&D Classic of Ohio.
How many made? This is car number 25 of a believed 72 total examples produced of it’s kind
Engine: 260 bhp, 2,953 SOHC V-12 engine with three Weber 36 DCL3 carburetors
Debut: 1956 Geneva Motor show
Top Speed: approximately 150mph
0-60mph: approximately 8 seconds
Photo Credit: @ryanshoots_
Research: @rarecarsonly