1960 Ferrari 250 GT Pininfarina Coupé Series II
- Engine
- V12 cylinder configuration, naturally aspirated
- Colour
- Dark blue ('Blu Scuro')
A second-series Ferrari 250 GT Pininfarina Coupé completed in June 1960, featuring disc brakes and overdrive, originally delivered to Puerto Rican sportsman Julio Batista Falla — an active Ferrari racer in the 1950s and member of the 1958 Cuban Grand Prix organising committee. The car later had its original engine transplanted into a related Cabriolet during French ownership; decades later its current owner located and reacquired that donor car in 2014, recovering the matching engine. A comprehensive two-year bare-metal restoration in Modena reunited all major original components, including rebuilt Borrani wheels and retrimmed interior.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold €575,000 (≈ $633K)
- 1960-06-01 → 1965Factory deliveryJulio Batista Fallapartial documentation
Original recipient of the car, based in Puerto Rico. Active Ferrari racer across multiple continents during this era.
- 2000-03-01 →Private saleDr Barry Woodpartial documentation
Glasgow-based owner who acquired the car after it had passed through Germany. Car remained in England under his care.
- 2012 →Acquisition unknownCurrent ownerpartial documentation
Initiated a search for the original engine, located it in a separate chassis in 2014, then commissioned a comprehensive two-year restoration in Modena.
- Date unknownAcquisition unknownFrench private collectorpartial documentation
Ownership confirmed by Ferrari historian Marcel Massini. During this period the original engine was removed and transferred to another chassis.
Competition
- 19571957 season Ferrari racing (various)Driver: Julio Batista Falla
Prior owner competed across Europe, North America and South America in a Ferrari 500 TRC during this season.
Maintenance & restoration
- 2014RestorationAutofficina Omega
Full bare-metal, ground-up restoration carried out in Modena over approximately two years. Mechanical work was performed by Corrado Patella at Autofficina Omega; wire wheels were refurbished by Borrani; interior retrimmed in beige (VM 3218) by Tappezzeria Maieli; metalwork and repaint in Blu Scuro executed by Carrozzeria Sports Cars, Modena. The matching original engine, recovered from chassis 1805 GT, was reinstalled.
Multiple specialist sub-contractors involved. Car also received fresh certification upon completion of the restoration.
- —Modification
Original engine removed from this car and installed into a Ferrari Series II Cabriolet, chassis 1805 GT, during the period of French ownership. The original gearbox was also removed and later replaced with a unit of the correct type.
Occurred during French ownership; precise date unknown.
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