1955 Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Competizione
- Engine
- Colombo-designed Tipo 112 small-block V12
- Colour
- Red (originally silver)
Chassis 0385 GT is one of only six long-wheelbase 250 GT Berlinetta Competizione prototypes built by Ferrari in 1955, bodied by Pinin Farina and directly ancestral to the celebrated Tour de France Berlinetta. Distinguished by its bootless tail, coil-spring independent front suspension, and Borletti Tipo 102 instruments, it debuted at the 1955 Turin Motor Show in silver livery. After an accident in Greece in 1965, it was rescued in 1975 and fully restored at the official Ferrari workshop in Modena; a Talacrest engine rebuild followed in 1995. The car was awarded a Ferrari Classiche Red Book in 2021.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold €6,192,500 (≈ $6.81M)
- 1955 →Factory deliveryLuigi Bertettpartial documentation
First registered owner, served as president of the Automobile Club of Milan at the time of acquisition.
- → 1964Acquisition unknownThird Italian ownernone documentation
Car was dispatched from Italy in January 1964.
- 1964 → 1975Acquisition unknownGreek owner based in Athenspartial documentation
Car sustained road accident damage in 1965 and sat in storage for several years before being retrieved.
- 1975 → 1983Private saleStephen Barneyfull documentation
American resident in Rome who retrieved the car from Greece, returned it to Italy, and commissioned a comprehensive restoration at the official Ferrari workshop in Modena. Later relocated to North Carolina where the car was stored in his private collection.
- 1983 →Private saleBrian Brunkhorstpartial documentation
Wisconsin-based collector who kept the car alongside several Ferrari 250 GTOs before eventually selling it.
- Date unknownAcquisition unknownSecond Italian ownernone documentation
- Date unknownPrivate saleHartmut Ibingpartial documentation
Germany-based collector who also held Ferrari 250 GTOs in the same collection.
- Date unknownAcquisition unknownJapanese ownernone documentation
Car moved to Japan during the latter part of the 1980s.
- Date unknownAcquisition unknownUK-based ownerpartial documentation
Exterior colour was changed from original silver to red during this period of ownership. Talacrest performed a full engine rebuild in 1995.
- Date unknownPrivate saleLong-term French collectorpartial documentation
Noted collector based in France who held the car for an extended period before it passed to the subsequent owner.
- Date unknownPrivate saleMr. Guikaspartial documentation
Acquired the car more than a decade before the 2021 sale; kept it in a preserved condition with limited public exposure. Ferrari Classiche certification obtained following an inspection in 2021.
Competition
- 19551955 Turin Motor ShowExhibited
Displayed in original silver finish alongside a Pinin Farina-bodied 250 Europa GT Coupe from 1954.
Maintenance & restoration
- 1975RestorationOfficial Ferrari workshop, Modena
Full restoration carried out at the official Ferrari facility in Modena following retrieval of the accident-damaged car from Greece, where it had been in storage for several years.
Documented in the car's accompanying paperwork; commissioned by Stephen Barney.
- 1995Engine rebuildTalacrest
Complete rebuild of the original numbers-matching V-12 engine, carried out by a UK-based Ferrari marque specialist.
Recorded in the history file presented with the car.
- 2021InspectionFerrari Classiche
Formal assessment carried out earlier in 2021 resulting in the award of a Ferrari Classiche Red Book certification.
- —Bodywork
Exterior colour changed from the original silver to red.
Occurred during the UK ownership phase in the early 1990s; date of work not specified.
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