1963 Ferrari 250 GTE 2+2 Series III

4123roadItaly

Engine: 3.0L V12 (Tipo 128E, outside-plug), 240 bhp
Colour: Silver-grey metallic (repainted; originally metallic amaranth red)

The Ferrari 250 GTE 2+2 Series III, chassis 4123, was the eighth of 300 third-series examples produced, completed on 8 January 1963 and originally delivered through the Genoese dealer Parauto in Amaranth Metallic over beige Connolly leather. First owned in the Rapallo area, the car was exported to the United States in 1972, passing through several American owners before returning to Europe, where a restoration including a silver-grey metallic repaint was carried out in Switzerland in 1992. It retains its matching-numbers Colombo V12 engine and carries a Massini provenance report.

Ownership

2021-06-20Auction sale
Sold CHF 218,000 (≈ $240K)
Bonhams catalogue lot →
1963 →Private sale
Alberto Santovetti
partial documentation
Resident of Rapallo, Genoa; first private owner. Car was originally finished in Amaranth Metallic with beige leather interior during his ownership.
1963-01-08 →Factory delivery
Parauto (official Ferrari dealer, Genoa)
full documentation
Authorized Ferrari dealer in Genoa who took initial delivery of the car from the factory. First point in the retail chain before sale to the first private owner.
1972-04-01 →Acquisition unknown
US-based owner (identity unknown)
none documentation
Car was exported to the United States and repainted dark red around this time; specific owner identity not recorded in the prose for this period.
1982-12-01 →Acquisition unknown
Henry Thornton
partial documentation
Resident of Fayetteville, Arizona, and subsequently Tutwiler, Missouri.
1989-05-01 →Acquisition unknown
Werner Funke
partial documentation
Based in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The car appears to have returned to Europe shortly after his ownership.
1992 →Acquisition unknown
Swiss-based restorer or owner (identity unknown)
partial documentation
Car underwent restoration in Switzerland including a repaint in silver-grey metallic.
1993-12-01 →Acquisition unknown
Graber Automobile (Swiss dealer)
partial documentation
Swiss dealership that offered the car for sale, as recorded in the Massini Report.
1995 →Acquisition unknown
Schurter Automobile (Swiss dealer)
partial documentation
Swiss dealership that subsequently offered the car for sale, per the Massini Report.
2008-04-09 →Private sale
Current vendor
full documentation
Acquired the car from Aaldering Classic & Sportscars (The Gallery) in Brummen; purchase invoice retained on file along with a cancelled Swiss permit and original accessories.

Competition

No competition history extracted from the catalogue.

Maintenance & restoration

1972
Bodywork
Exterior refinished in dark red following export of the car to the United States.
1992
Restoration
Comprehensive restoration carried out in Switzerland, including a full respray in silver-grey metallic.
Work is referenced in the accompanying Massini Report.

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