1956 Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Competizione 'Tour de France'

Original owner, took delivery in Milan and campaigned the car personally in hillclimb events in Italy and Austria across the 1957 and 1958 seasons.

Milan-based owner who hired French rally driver René Trautmann to compete the car rather than driving it himself; commissioned bodywork updates at Scaglietti after accident damage.

Milan-based owner for approximately two years, after which the car was exported to Switzerland.

Unidentified Swiss custodian between the Milan period and the car's acquisition by Rob de la Rive Box.

Ferrari author and historian based in Vilmergen, Switzerland; held the car only briefly before selling it the same year.

Danish owner based in Kvaerndrup who kept the car for roughly three decades, much of it displayed at his Egeskov Veteranmuseum; odometer reading of around 52,000 km noted at time of acquisition.

Commissioned a full restoration to original 1957 specification through Classic Coach in New Jersey and David Carte's workshop in Virginia; subsequently showed and drove the car at major events.

Car ran with race number 510, entered just five days after delivery to its first owner.

A series of hillclimb outings, predominantly in Italy, during the 1957 season.

Hillclimb entries in Italy during the 1958 season.

Two race entries in Austria during the 1958 season.

Trautmann achieved class victories in all three of his initial outings with the car early in the 1959 season, a notable result for a car already several years old.

Final period competition appearance; car had been freshly rebodied by Scaglietti with revised nose and aerodynamic updates prior to this event.

First public display after restoration, marking fifty years since the car was built.

Shown on the Monterey Peninsula shortly after the Cavallino Classic appearance.

The Manns drove the car personally on this approximately 1,000-mile touring rally and reported strong performance.

The car also participated in the California Mille; no date or result specified in the prose.

Headlights and taillights were revised to match the specification of later cars in the first production series, likely as a result of race damage sustained during the 1956 season.

Following a second accident, the car was returned to the Scaglietti coachworks for updated bodywork including a lowered nose profile, reduced grille opening, faired-in headlamps, and the addition of a rear spoiler.

Work was commissioned by owner Angelo Roma as part of a broader effort to modernise the car's appearance.

Full restoration to the car's original specification as raced during its second competitive season, including returning the nose and tail to their 1957 Tour de France configuration. Bodywork was refinished in the original silver grey with blue leather interior.

Initial restoration work was carried out by Classic Coach of Elizabeth, New Jersey, a Ferrari distributor, after the car was acquired by Sam and Emily Mann.

Mechanical work and show-quality finishing details were completed as a follow-on to the primary restoration, bringing the car to concours presentation standard.

Carried out by marque specialist David Carte at his facility in Edinburg, Virginia, known for high-standard Ferrari work.