1963 Ferrari 250 GT Lusso Berlinetta
- Engine
- 3.0L V12 (Colombo Tipo 168), twin-cam all-aluminium, three twin-choke Weber carburettors, 240 bhp at 7,500 rpm
- Colour
- Metallic brown
Chassis 5187 is the 154th of 350 Ferrari 250 GT Lusso Berlinettas built, completed in November 1963 and dispatched to Luigi Chinetti Motors in New York before passing to Hollywood Sport Cars in California. A matching-numbers example, it spent time in California during the 1970s and was exported to Germany around 1990. A full restoration was carried out in Germany under ophthalmologist Wolfgang Dütsch, and the car later moved to Switzerland, where it has attended concours and regularity rally events. It holds a Ferrari Classiche certificate issued in 2009.
Ownership
- 2021-06-20Auction saleSold CHF 1,215,000 (≈ $1.34M)
- 1963-11-21 →Factory deliveryLuigi Chinetti Motorsfull documentation
New York City dealership that received the car directly from the factory; original finish was ivory with black leather interior.
- 1976 →Acquisition unknownSuzanne Greggpartial documentation
Based in Santa Ana, California; during the 1970s the car's colour was changed to red with a tan leather interior.
- 1991 → 1996Acquisition unknownGerman owner(s) via dealerspartial documentation
Car was exported from California to Germany around 1990 and passed through several German dealers; seen at the Ferrari Finali Mondial in Mugello in October 1991 with Milan dealer plates.
- 1996 → 2005-06-01Private saleWolfgang Dütschpartial documentation
Ophthalmologist based in Gelsenkirchen, Germany; commissioned a full restoration during his ownership, changing the exterior colour to silver-grey metallic.
- 2005-06-01 →Private saleModena Motorsport GmbHpartial documentation
German dealership through which the car passed en route to an unidentified private buyer in Germany.
- Date unknownPrivate saleHollywood Sport Cars (Cris Vandagriff dealership)partial documentation
California-based official Ferrari dealership; first private retail owner's identity remains unrecorded.
- Date unknownPrivate saleUnknown private German ownernone documentation
Intermediary owner in Germany between Modena Motorsport and the current Swiss vendor.
- Date unknownPrivate saleCurrent vendorpartial documentation
Switzerland-based owner who acquired the car in the mid-2000s; had the exterior repainted in brown metallic and the interior re-trimmed in dark beige leather.
Competition
- 1991-10-01Ferrari Finali Mondial at Mugello
Car attended the event carrying Milan dealer plates, suggesting it was in dealer hands at the time.
- 2018-06-013rd Annual Concours d'Élégance Suisse at Castle Coppet
Event held in Nyon, Switzerland; no placing recorded in the prose.
- 2019-10-01Padre e Figlio Regularity Rally1st
Organised by Happy Few Racing in Provence, France; a full mechanical service including master cylinder and rear brake caliper replacement was completed beforehand.
Maintenance & restoration
- 2019Service
Full service conducted ahead of the October 2019 Provence rally, encompassing replacement of the master cylinder and rear brake calipers.
- —Bodywork
Exterior repainted from original Ivory to red, and interior retrimmed from black to tan leather.
Work took place at some point during the 1970s; no specific date or workshop recorded.
- —Restoration
Comprehensive restoration carried out in Germany, with the exterior colour changed to silver-grey metallic. Commissioned by owner Wolfgang Dütsch.
Work took place in the late 1990s or around the turn of the millennium; exact dates and workshop not recorded.
- —Bodywork
Car repainted in brown metallic and interior retrimmed in dark beige leather after passing to the current Swiss owner.
Carried out in the mid-2000s; no specific date or workshop recorded.
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