Ferrari 250 GT Pininfarina Coupe Series II |
Completed: |
1960 |
Originally delivered: |
Italy |
Original colour: |
Nero Tropicale |
Original interior: |
Naturale VM 3218 |
Comments: |
The 250 GT Series II on offer has been delivered originally in Italy in Nero |
| Tropicale with a contrasting interior in Naturale, black with tan leather. The first | |
| owner was a Mr. Pantanella who was the president of the Societa di Navigazione | |
| in Palermo/Sicily. It was later registered in Florence where it was maintained at | |
| the Ferrari factory in 1966. Up from the late sixties it found its way to the US for | |
| more than 20 years. In the early nineties it was shipped back to Europe being | |
| with the famous Ferrari dealer and collector Jean Guikas from Marseille/France. |
| The history is confirmed by a Marcel Massini report accompanying this car. |
| The 250 GT Pininfarina Coupe Series II appeared later in the Netherlands where | |
| it had been completely restored in the mid to late nineties. The original | |
| matching number engine has taken apart and a complete rebuild was carried | |
| out by well known Netherland based Pete Roelofs which is documented by the | |
| invoices and as well by the dyno sheet which is showing 219 bhp at 7000 rpm. It | |
| might be very difficult to find a near to perfect Pininfarina Coupe in similar | |
| condition. |
| There are very few owners around which have asked for a complete restoration | |
| for a Pininfarina Coupe. Over the years these very elegant cars never have been | |
| appreciated too much that it seemed to be a financial pain to go through an | |
| expensive and complete restoration. But in this case the owner decided for an | |
| restoration regardless of costs because he wanted to add this 250 GT Pininfarina | |
| Coupe Series II to his famous and wonderful collection. |
| The car on on offer is one of the very few Pininfarina Series II Coupes delivered | |
| as an European version. There are 350 Pininfarina Coupes built from 1958 until | |
| 1960. Most of them appr. 200 cars were built as the less interesting drum brake | |
| model with its four speed gearbox. The later updated model known as the | |
| Series II received already the looked after disc brakes and the four speed | |
| gearbox equipped with a 5th gear as an overdrive. This in mind it makes the | |
| Series ii much more desirable as the predecessor beside the fact that there are | |
| only appr. 150 cars made. From this very few cars have been delivered as a | |
| Euro-version with metric instruments. |
| The car is in near to new condition never really been driven after its restoration. | |
| When we had bought it we first checked the engine by carrying out a big service | |
| and a leak down test showing best results. Recent test drives confirmed that it | |
| still runs like it should, the engine revs perfectly, the gearbox shifts like it | |
| should and the 5th gear is working properly by not having any vibration from the | |
| drivetrain or differential. |
| It is a great chance to buy a car which will be quite difficult to find in its | |
| marvellous condition. |
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Price: |
sold |
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