1960 Ferrari 250 GT Series II Cabriolet
- Engine
- Colombo V12, outside-plug configuration, with four-wheel disc brakes
- Colour
- Dark blue ('blu scuro')
Chassis 1939 GT is the 39th example of Ferrari's Series II 250 GT Pinin Farina Cabriolet, one of only 200 built, bodied at the Grugliasco works in spring 1960 and originally delivered in Shell Grey to a Milan customer. Exported to the United States by the early 1970s, the car underwent a thorough cosmetic and mechanical restoration during the 1990s that was subsequently featured in Forza magazine. By 2000 it had earned a Pebble Beach Concours invitation, scoring 94.5 points, and went on to take class honours at further concours events.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold US$1,407,500
- 1960 →Factory deliveryEnzo Isolepartial documentation
Original purchaser based in Milan; car was delivered new in Grigio Conchiglia with black leather trim.
- → 1980Acquisition unknownUS-based owner prior to 1980 registrationnone documentation
Car was exported to the United States in the early 1970s and prepared for a restoration during this period.
- 1980-10-01 → 1987Acquisition unknownVictor Communepartial documentation
Registered in Jamesburg, New Jersey; held the car for approximately seven years before selling.
- 1987 → 2013-08-01Private saleRichard Colefull documentation
Based in Orcutt, California; oversaw a comprehensive cosmetic and mechanical restoration over roughly 26 years, including a repaint and engine rebuild, and regularly presented the car at concours events.
- 2013-08-01 →Private saleConsignorpartial documentation
Acquired the car the month following its appearance at the June 2013 Palo Alto Concours d'Elegance.
Competition
- 2000Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance94.5 points in judging
Car was presented by Richard Cole after reaching a suitably refined state of restoration.
- 2000-09-01Santa Barbara Concours d'Elegance1st in Ferrari class
Presented by Richard Cole the same year as Pebble Beach.
- 2003Ironstone Vineyard ConcoursClass award
Awarded a class prize during the autumn event.
- 2013-06-01Palo Alto Concours d'Elegance
Final appearance under Richard Cole's ownership; restoration was noted as being in excellent condition.
Maintenance & restoration
- —BodyworkDave McLaughlin
Exterior cosmetic refreshing including a repaint in the correct Ferrari dark blue (blu scuro) carried out by Dave McLaughlin of San Juan Capistrano, California; brightwork was re-chromed and Borrani wire wheels were refinished.
Initiated by Richard Cole after he acquired the car in 1987; work predated the mechanical refurbishment.
- —Engine rebuildBruno Borri
Full engine rebuild entrusted to noted Ferrari specialist Bruno Borri of Los Angeles, following the successful completion of the cosmetic restoration.
Borri was known for his tuning of a Ferrari 365 GTB/4 to a second-overall finish at the 1979 Daytona 24 Hours.
- —Restoration
Ongoing correction of minor assembly inaccuracies through comparison with other concours-restored examples, bringing the car to a standard sufficient for a Pebble Beach invitation by 2000.
Work carried out by or under the direction of Richard Cole over the course of the 1990s; the restoration was later featured in a Forza magazine article published in August 2005.
- —Service
Routine servicing and maintenance carried out on a regular basis throughout Richard Cole's ownership period of approximately 26 years.
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