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1964 Ferrari 250 GT/L Berlinetta Lusso

5521 GTroadItaly
Engine
3.0L V12 ('Colombo' short-block, Tipo 168 U), six carburetors, dry-sump lubrication, ~290 bhp in current tune
Colour
Rosso (red)

Ferrari 250 GT/L Berlinetta Lusso chassis 5521 GT, the 269th example built, completed assembly in April 1964 in Amaranto over Beige leather. Delivered new through Maranello Concessionaires to a British resident in Sicily, it passed through several UK and Swiss owners before being converted to LMB-style racing specification by enthusiast Mike McQuaker from 1976, gaining alloy coachwork by Williams & Pritchard, a dry-sump six-carburetor engine, and extensive competition preparation. It reportedly won the British Maranello Ferrari Challenge Series in 1986 and 1987, subsequently passed through notable collections including Peter Waterman's racing Ferrari stable, and has been held in largely undisturbed storage for approximately two decades while retaining its original matching-numbers engine.

Ownership

  1. Auction sale
  2. 1964 → 1964Factory delivery
    Maranello Concessionaires
    partial documentation

    UK distributor for the marque that received the car new and acted as intermediary for the initial retail sale.

  3. 1964 →Private sale
    Mr. Moll
    partial documentation

    English resident domiciled in Sicily who was the first retail purchaser; the car was serviced five times at the factory assistance center in Modena during his tenure.

  4. 1967 → 1973Acquisition unknown
    British owner
    partial documentation

    Unidentified UK-based owner during whose tenure the bodywork was refinished in light green and later repainted dark green.

  5. 1973 →Acquisition unknown
    Mike McQuaker
    partial documentation

    London-based racing enthusiast who from 1976 extensively modified the car for competition, commissioning new alloy coachwork in LMB style from Williams & Pritchard and engine and chassis upgrades with help from specialists including Bob Houghton, Ray Mallock, and DK Engineering. Owned through at least 1987.

  6. 1999 → 2002Acquisition unknown
    Florida-based enthusiast
    partial documentation

    US owner who consigned the car to the RM Auctions Monterey sale in August 2002.

  7. 2003 → 2003Auction
    Fossil Motorsports
    partial documentation

    Richard Freshman's operation, noted for racing preparation and conversion work, acquired the car by the end of 2003 following its Sears Point outing.

  8. 2003 →Private sale
    Walter Medlin
    partial documentation

    Had the car repainted in red and subsequently kept it in essentially undisturbed storage for approximately two decades, with occasional public display.

  9. Date unknownAcquisition unknown
    Geneva-based enthusiast
    partial documentation

    Swiss owner who had the car serviced twice more at the Modena factory facility before selling it into British hands.

  10. Date unknownAcquisition unknown
    Peter Waterman
    partial documentation

    UK-based collector known for holding a significant assemblage of competition Ferraris; one of at least two additional British owners after McQuaker.

Competition

  1. 1986British Maranello Ferrari Challenge Series
    British Maranello Ferrari Challenge Series
    Driver: Mike McQuakerSeries win

    Car was in LMB-style modified form; McQuaker reportedly took the series title this year.

  2. 1987British Maranello Ferrari Challenge Series
    British Maranello Ferrari Challenge Series
    Driver: Mike McQuakerSeries win

    Back-to-back series championship reported for the following season in the same modified configuration.

  3. 2002-08-01
    RM Auctions Monterey Sale

    Offered at auction in Monterey; this is recorded as an ownership-transition event rather than a competition appearance, but noted here as a documented public appearance.

  4. 2003
    2003 Winter Park Concours d'Elegance

    Public display appearance; no award or placing mentioned.

  5. 2003-03-01
    Sears Point Historic Challenge

    The car was campaigned at a historic racing event at Sears Point Raceway in March 2003; no finishing position recorded.

  6. 2014-05-01
    Celebration of Automobiles at Indianapolis Motor Speedway

    One of a handful of public showings during the long storage period.

Maintenance & restoration

  1. 1976Modification
    Williams & Pritchard

    Comprehensive conversion to LMB-style racing specification: original steel coachwork replaced with new alloy bodywork featuring GTO-style rear brake vents and a 330 LMB-inspired front end; matching-numbers engine upgraded to six carburettors and dry-sump lubrication; later additions included GTO-specification valves, high-compression pistons, Carrillo connecting rods, cold-air-box with velocity stacks, quad exhaust with side pipes (yielding approximately 290 bhp), aluminium radiator with auxiliary fan, competition alloy brake calipers with vented rotors, dual-circuit master cylinder, adjustable front and rear anti-roll bars, Koni adjustable dampers, trunk-mounted fuel cell, dual-plate racing clutch, Recaro seats, and roll cage.

    Additional specialist work carried out by Bob Houghton, Ray Mallock, and DK Engineering over the following 14 years; modifications reportedly executed so as to be reversible to original specification.

  2. 2003
    Bodywork

    Exterior refinished in rosso red, the livery the car currently carries.

    Carried out during Walter Medlin's ownership.

  3. Service
    Ferrari Assistenza Clienti

    Five separate service visits to the Ferrari factory Assistenza Clienti in Modena during the first owner's tenure.

    Carried out over approximately two years following original delivery.

  4. Service
    Ferrari Assistenza Clienti

    Two further service visits to the Ferrari factory Assistenza Clienti while under Swiss ownership.

  5. Bodywork

    Exterior refinished in light green paint, departing from the original Amaranto colour.

    Carried out prior to or during Mike McQuaker's ownership, before 1976.

  6. Bodywork

    Repainted again in dark green shortly after the light green refinish.

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