1963 Ferrari 250 GTE 2+2 Series III Coupé
- Engine
- 3.0L V12 (Tipo 128E, outside-plug), 240 bhp
- Colour
- Silver grey ('Grigio Argento') with black trim
Chassis 4473 GT is a 1963 Ferrari 250 GTE 2+2 Series III coupé with coachwork by Pininfarina, the 118th of 300 Series III examples produced from a total run of 954 cars. Delivered new in April 1963 to the official Swiss Ferrari dealer and first registered in Basel, the matching-numbers car retains its desirable overdrive gearbox. It has remained in continuous Swiss ownership throughout its life and was comprehensively restored in 2014, receiving a Grigio Argento finish. A Marcel Massini historical report accompanies the car.
Ownership
- 2019-09-29Auction saleSold CHF 442,500 (≈ $487K)
- 1963 →Private saleAngelo Casonifull documentation
First private owner, based in Basel; registered the car as BS 40590. The vehicle was serviced at Ferrari's Modena customer facility in late 1964 at just over 35,000 km.
- 1963-04-03 → 1963Factory deliveryAutomobile Monteverdi AGfull documentation
Official Ferrari dealer based in Binningen, Switzerland; took factory delivery and subsequently sold the car to the first private owner within the same year.
- 1985 → 1995Anselm Filligerpartial documentation
Resident of Stans, Switzerland; held the car for a decade before passing it on.
- 1995 → 2000H R Willnerpartial documentation
Based in Lupfig, Switzerland; owned the car for approximately five years before selling to the current vendor.
- 2000-07-01 →Private saleCurrent vendorfull documentation
Had the car regularly maintained at Garage Lavino in Basel and commissioned a full restoration in 2014, resulting in a Grigio Argento finish with black trim.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- 1964ServiceFerrari Assistenza Clienti
Routine service carried out at Ferrari's official Assistenza Clienti workshop in Modena, recorded at 35,318 kilometres.
- 2014Restoration
Full restoration and refinish in Grigio Argento with black trim; Series I-style taillights were fitted at this time.
Restoration invoices are present in the car's documentation file.
- —ServiceGarage Lavino
Ongoing servicing and maintenance carried out by Garage Lavino in Basel from 2000 onwards.
Service invoices on file.
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