1961 Ferrari 250 GT California Spider SWB
- Engine
- 3.0L Colombo V12 SOHC with three Weber 40 DCL6 carburettors, ~280 bhp
- Colour
- Dark blue ('Blu Scuro') over beige leather
Chassis 2505 GT is the 18th of just 56 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spiders produced, and notably only the fourth of sixteen examples delivered with uncovered headlights. Completed at the factory in July 1961 and originally supplied to the official Milan Ferrari dealership, this European-delivery car spent over a decade in Italy before passing to a long-term Swiss owner. It later received a comprehensive, numbers-matching restoration by Ferrari Classiche in Maranello, earning Ferrari Classiche certification and a Platinum award at the 2011 Cavallino Classic, and was subsequently displayed at the Museo Ferrari.
Ownership
- —Auction saleEstimate €11,000,000 – €13,000,000
- 1961 → 1961Factory deliveryGastone Crepaldi S.a.S.full documentation
Official Ferrari dealer in Milan; took delivery of the car new from the factory and subsequently sold it to the first private buyer within the same year.
- 1961 →Private saleFirst private Italian ownerpartial documentation
Purchased from the Milan dealership; by the end of the 1960s the car was located in Rome and had been repainted in red with a beige interior.
- 1974 → 1997Acquisition unknownKarl Möschpartial documentation
Based in Uitikon-Waldegg near Zürich; kept the car for over two decades and used it regularly in events with the Bugatti-Ferrari Owners Club Switzerland.
- 1997 → 1997Private saleUK-based collectorpartial documentation
A well-known but unnamed British collector who held the car briefly before selling it on within the same year.
- 1997 → 2007Private saleKarl-Gustav Diederichspartial documentation
Based in Remscheid, Germany; commissioned a full restoration by Uwe Messiner's Modena Motorsport in Langenfeld, and continued using the car at events in Germany and Italy.
- 2007 →Acquisition unknownCurrent ownerfull documentation
Shortly after acquisition sent the car to Ferrari Classiche in Maranello for a comprehensive restoration completed in 2010, including full mechanical rebuild and Ferrari Classiche certification confirming matching-numbers status.
Competition
- 2010Ferrari Challenge2010 Ferrari Challenge World FinalsDriver: Luca di Montezemolo
The car participated in the parade lap at Valencia, driven by Ferrari's president at the time; this was its first public appearance following the Classiche restoration.
- 20112011 Cavallino ClassicPlatinum award; Ferrari Classiche Cup winner
Judged to be the finest Classiche-certified Ferrari entered at the event, earning both a top-tier concours award and the dedicated Classiche Cup.
- 20132013 Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'EsteMention of Honour
Maintenance & restoration
- 2010RestorationFerrari Classiche
Complete restoration performed by Ferrari Classiche at the Maranello factory, encompassing a full rebuild of all mechanical systems and a refinish in Blu Scuro over a Pelle Beige interior; Ferrari Classiche certification confirming matching-numbers status was issued concurrently.
Work commenced shortly after the current owner acquired the car in 2007 and was completed by 2010.
- —Bodywork
Car was repainted in Ferrari red with a beige interior at some point while in Italian ownership, replacing the original Grigio Conchiglia paintwork.
Noted as having taken place by the late 1960s while the car was based in Rome.
- —RestorationModena Motorsport
Full restoration carried out by Uwe Messiner's Modena Motorsport during Karl-Gustav Diederichs's ownership in Germany.
Workshop located in Langenfeld, Germany.
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