1963 Ferrari 250 GTE 2+2 Series III
- Engine
- 3.0L V12 (Colombo type, outside-plug), ~240 bhp
- Colour
- 'Rosso 20200' red
The 1963 Ferrari 250 GTE 2+2 Series III (chassis 4571/GT) is a matching-numbers example in its original Rosso 20200 Sintetico Italver over black Connolly leather, delivered new in France on 16 May 1963. Remarkably, it remained within the same family for over five decades, passing from the original registrant — an aviation professional — to his wife. Holding Ferrari Classiche certification, the car retains its original purchase invoice, warranty, and French homologation documents, presenting as a highly original, comprehensively documented example of Ferrari's first series-production four-seater.
Ownership
- 2025-10-12Auction saleSold €260,000 (≈ $286K)
- 1963-05-16 →Factory deliveryInterocean Airways S.A.full documentation
Purchased new via Franco-Britannic dealership in Levallois-Perret; original purchase invoice survives showing cost of USD 9,200 inclusive of five wire wheels, tyres, and tools.
- 1963-05-20 →Acquisition unknownLawrence M. Kesselmanfull documentation
Pilot and partner in Interocean Airways; registered the car in his name per the French conformity certificate dated 20 May 1963. A 1997 service invoice places him at a New York address, confirming continued association with the vehicle.
- 1982-12-01 →Acquisition unknownMarie-Antoinette Kesselman-Scholerfull documentation
Wife of Lawrence Kesselman; the car passed through Luxembourg customs into her name on 1 December 1982 and was formally registered in Luxembourg on 11 March 1983 under registration 29737.
- 2016-04-25 → 2023-02-01Private saleMr Bruerenfull documentation
Netherlands-based buyer who acquired the car following a full service at Ferrari Eberlein and receipt of Ferrari Classiche certification on 13 April 2016; subsequently consigned it to Bonhams for sale.
- 2023-02-01 →AuctionEclectic collectorpartial documentation
Purchased at the Bonhams Grand Palais Ephémère sale in Paris; subsequently had the car comprehensively serviced by Dino Sport in Clarbec, including timing chain checks, carburation tuning, seal replacements, and fluid renewal.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- 1997ServiceJaguar Luxembourg
Routine service carried out at Jaguar Luxembourg on behalf of Lawrence Kesselman.
Documented by an invoice retained in the car's history file.
- 2016ServiceFerrari Eberlein
Full service performed prior to the car leaving the Kesselman family, carried out at Ferrari Eberlein.
Completed before Ferrari Classiche certification was issued on 13 April 2016.
- 2016Inspection
Ferrari Classiche certification issued, confirming authenticity and verifying matching chassis, engine, gearbox, and axle numbers.
Red Book and Classiche plaque are present in the car's documentation file.
- 2023ServiceDino Sport
Comprehensive service encompassing replacement of various components, repainting of the air box cover, renewal of seals, timing chain checks and adjustment, valve clearance setting, carburation and ignition tuning, full fluid change, and replacement of all twelve spark plugs.
Carried out at Dino Sport in Clarbec following the February 2023 Bonhams auction sale. Invoices retained in the car's file.
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