1962 Ferrari 250 GTE 2+2
- Engine
- Colombo-designed Tipo 128E V12, 240 bhp, four-speed manual with overdrive
- Colour
- Dark grey ('Grigio Scuro')
Chassis 3985 is a Ferrari 250 GTE 2+2 completed in November 1962 and originally delivered to a Ferrari dealership in Oporto, Portugal. Finished in dark grey over a beige Connolly leather interior from the factory, it has since been repainted black. One of 954 examples built across three series between 1960 and 1963, the 250 GTE was Ferrari's first factory four-seat car and the most commercially successful Ferrari of its era. The car holds Ferrari Classiche certification confirming retention of its major original mechanical components.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold €460,000 (≈ $506K)
- 1962-11-22 →Factory deliveryJoao A. Gasparo (Ferrari dealer, Oporto)partial documentation
Took factory delivery as the authorised Ferrari dealership in Oporto, Portugal. The car was finished in dark grey over beige Connolly leather at time of delivery.
- Date unknownUnidentified owner in the Netherlandspartial documentation
Car was recorded as being located in the Netherlands in 2013; full ownership history between dealer delivery and this point is unknown.
- Date unknownAcquisition unknownUK-based current ownerpartial documentation
Car was relocated to the United Kingdom from the Netherlands at some point after 2013 and remains there at time of cataloguing.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- —InspectionFerrari Classiche
Ferrari Classiche certification awarded, confirming that all principal original mechanical components remain present and correct.
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