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Pre-production 1956 Ferrari 250GT Boano Coupé Prototype Coachwork by Pinin Farina/ Boano Chassis no. 0521GT

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Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 265

Pre-production 1956 Ferrari 250GT Boano Coupé Prototype Coachwork by Pinin Farina/ Boano Chassis no. 0521GT

Schätzpreis
0 CHF
Zuschlagspreis:
212.180 CHF
ca. 167.699 $
Beschreibung:

By the end of the 1950s, road car production had ceased to be a sideline for Ferrari and was seen as vitally important to the company's future stability. Thus the 250, Ferrari's first series-produced model, can be seen as critically important, though production of the first of the line - the 250 Europa, built from 1953 to '54 - amounted to fewer than twenty. Before the advent of the Europa, Ferrari had built road-going coupés and convertibles in small numbers, usually to special customer order using a sports-racing chassis as the basis. Ghia and Vignale of Turin, and Touring of Milan were responsible for bodying many of these, but there was no attempt at standardisation for series production and no two cars were alike. The introduction of the 250 Europa heralded a significant change in Ferrari's preferred coachbuilder; whereas previously Vignale had been the most popular carrozzeria among Maranello's customers, from now on Pinin Farina (later Pininfarina) would be Ferrari's number one choice, bodying no fewer than 48 out of the 53 Europa/ Europa GTs built. Pinin Farina's experiments eventually crystallised in a new Ferrari 250GT road car that was first displayed publicly at the Geneva Salon in March 1956. However, the Torinese carrozzeria was not yet in a position to cope with the increased workload, resulting in production being entrusted to Carrozzeria Boano after Pinin Farina had completed a handful of prototypes. Ex-Farina and Ghia designer Mario Boano had founded Carrozzeria Boano in 1954 together with his son Gian Paolo and partner Luciano Pollo. When father and son left for FIAT, Pollo was joined by Boano's son-in-law, Ezio Ellena and the company changed its name to Carrozzeria Ellena. 130-or-so Boano and Boano/ Ellena 250GTs (all left-hand drive) were made between 1956 and 1958, the split being approximately 80/50 in favour of the Boano, the later Boano/ Ellena cars being distinguished - generally but not exclusively - by a higher roof line and the absence of quarter-lights in the side windows. The Boano and Boano/ Ellena-bodied models' mechanical similarity to other more valuable, competition-orientated members of the 250GT family resulted in a number of them being converted, and original survivors are relatively rare today. Chassis number '0521' is the 21st of the 250GT 'Boano' sequence that commenced with Pinin Farina-bodied prototype '0429'. It is believed that this car was built by Pinin Farina themselves, not Boano, since chalk marks were found on the inside of body panels and the rear wings feature a double curvature not found on production models. Features such as the front wing vents and outside filler cap are known to be later additions, made when the car was restored by noted Ferrari specialist Terry Hoyle in the early 1990s. Records show that '0521' was completed in July/August 1956, sold new to first owner Egidio Galbani SpA of Melzo, Italy and registered 'MI 316159' on Milan plates. Galbani sold the car to Olivo Michelotto of Milan, Italy in December 1958, its next recorded owner (in the 1980s) being Arthur A Williams of Augsburg, Germany. In the late 1980s, '0521' was owned by Roy Pearce in the UK and sold dismantled to next owner Lincoln F Small of London, England towards the decade's end. Between 1989 and 1994 the car was totally restored by Terry Hoyle Engineering in England and re-painted in its original dark blue livery. SWB-style bucket seats and a roll-over bar are notable features of the re-trimmed interior. Small drove '0521' in a number of prestigious events including the Tour de France in 1996 and '99, Ferrari's 50th Anniversary celebrations in 1997 and the Modena Cento Ore Classic in 2000, before selling the car in November that year to the current English owner. More refined and practical than any previous road-going Ferrari yet retaining the sporting heritage of its predecessors, the 250GT Boano is a landmark model of historical significance of which '0521' is an interesting and particularl

Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 265
Auktion:
Datum:
19.12.2003
Auktionshaus:
Bonhams London
Geneva
Beschreibung:

By the end of the 1950s, road car production had ceased to be a sideline for Ferrari and was seen as vitally important to the company's future stability. Thus the 250, Ferrari's first series-produced model, can be seen as critically important, though production of the first of the line - the 250 Europa, built from 1953 to '54 - amounted to fewer than twenty. Before the advent of the Europa, Ferrari had built road-going coupés and convertibles in small numbers, usually to special customer order using a sports-racing chassis as the basis. Ghia and Vignale of Turin, and Touring of Milan were responsible for bodying many of these, but there was no attempt at standardisation for series production and no two cars were alike. The introduction of the 250 Europa heralded a significant change in Ferrari's preferred coachbuilder; whereas previously Vignale had been the most popular carrozzeria among Maranello's customers, from now on Pinin Farina (later Pininfarina) would be Ferrari's number one choice, bodying no fewer than 48 out of the 53 Europa/ Europa GTs built. Pinin Farina's experiments eventually crystallised in a new Ferrari 250GT road car that was first displayed publicly at the Geneva Salon in March 1956. However, the Torinese carrozzeria was not yet in a position to cope with the increased workload, resulting in production being entrusted to Carrozzeria Boano after Pinin Farina had completed a handful of prototypes. Ex-Farina and Ghia designer Mario Boano had founded Carrozzeria Boano in 1954 together with his son Gian Paolo and partner Luciano Pollo. When father and son left for FIAT, Pollo was joined by Boano's son-in-law, Ezio Ellena and the company changed its name to Carrozzeria Ellena. 130-or-so Boano and Boano/ Ellena 250GTs (all left-hand drive) were made between 1956 and 1958, the split being approximately 80/50 in favour of the Boano, the later Boano/ Ellena cars being distinguished - generally but not exclusively - by a higher roof line and the absence of quarter-lights in the side windows. The Boano and Boano/ Ellena-bodied models' mechanical similarity to other more valuable, competition-orientated members of the 250GT family resulted in a number of them being converted, and original survivors are relatively rare today. Chassis number '0521' is the 21st of the 250GT 'Boano' sequence that commenced with Pinin Farina-bodied prototype '0429'. It is believed that this car was built by Pinin Farina themselves, not Boano, since chalk marks were found on the inside of body panels and the rear wings feature a double curvature not found on production models. Features such as the front wing vents and outside filler cap are known to be later additions, made when the car was restored by noted Ferrari specialist Terry Hoyle in the early 1990s. Records show that '0521' was completed in July/August 1956, sold new to first owner Egidio Galbani SpA of Melzo, Italy and registered 'MI 316159' on Milan plates. Galbani sold the car to Olivo Michelotto of Milan, Italy in December 1958, its next recorded owner (in the 1980s) being Arthur A Williams of Augsburg, Germany. In the late 1980s, '0521' was owned by Roy Pearce in the UK and sold dismantled to next owner Lincoln F Small of London, England towards the decade's end. Between 1989 and 1994 the car was totally restored by Terry Hoyle Engineering in England and re-painted in its original dark blue livery. SWB-style bucket seats and a roll-over bar are notable features of the re-trimmed interior. Small drove '0521' in a number of prestigious events including the Tour de France in 1996 and '99, Ferrari's 50th Anniversary celebrations in 1997 and the Modena Cento Ore Classic in 2000, before selling the car in November that year to the current English owner. More refined and practical than any previous road-going Ferrari yet retaining the sporting heritage of its predecessors, the 250GT Boano is a landmark model of historical significance of which '0521' is an interesting and particularl

Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 265
Auktion:
Datum:
19.12.2003
Auktionshaus:
Bonhams London
Geneva
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