1957 Ferrari 250 GT Ellena Coupé
- Engine
- Colombo-designed 3.0L V12, 240 hp
- Colour
- Dark red
The 23rd of only 50 Ferrari 250 GT Ellena coupes constructed, this car was bodied by Carrozzeria Ellena and delivered new through the Ferrari representative in Hollywood, California. Sharing mechanical specifications with the 250 GT Tour de France, it features the Colombo V-12 producing 240 hp. Following a comprehensive restoration by GT Motors in Glendale in the early 1990s, the car amassed an exceptional concours record across multiple prestigious events and holds Ferrari Classiche certification. Fewer than fifteen Ellena coupes are believed to survive in original form.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold US$940,000
- Date unknownFactory deliveryOriginal California delivery customerpartial documentation
Vehicle was delivered new via the Ferrari representative based in Hollywood, California.
- Date unknownAcquisition unknownGary Thieltges / GT Motorspartial documentation
Carried out a complete restoration in the early 1990s, refinishing the car in dark red with a tan interior, at GT Motors in Glendale.
- Date unknownAcquisition unknownCy Yedorpartial documentation
Actively campaigned the car at multiple concours events across the United States, accumulating an extensive collection of awards between 1996 and 1998.
- Date unknownAcquisition unknownMark Templetonpartial documentation
Continued the car's concours success, earning a Gold Award at the X Cavallino Classic.
- Date unknownAcquisition unknownDiego Ribadeneirapartial documentation
Secured a Platinum Award at the XIII Cavallino Classic while the car was in his care.
Competition
- 19961996 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance
Car was shown at this event following its comprehensive restoration by GT Motors.
- 1997Beverly Hills Mercedes-Benz ConcoursDriver: Cy Yedor1st in class
One of three concours events that year where the car claimed a class victory.
- 1997Huntington Beach ConcoursDriver: Cy Yedor1st in class
Second of three class wins captured by Yedor in 1997.
- 1997Stanford University ConcoursDriver: Cy Yedor1st in class
Third class victory for Yedor that year across successive concours events.
- 1997Ferrari Club of America Concours34th Annual Ferrari Club of America ConcoursDriver: Cy YedorPlatinum Award, Coppa Bella Machina, Coast-to-Coast Award, Luigi Chinetti Trophy
Yedor drove the car approximately 2,900 miles to the West Virginia venue, winning an exceptional combination of top awards in a single outing.
- 1997Concorso Italiano1997 Concorso Italiano at Quail LodgeDriver: Cy YedorLuigi Chinetti Award for Outstanding GT, Best of Show (Ferrari Club of America selection), Coppa Bella Machina
Best of Show honor was bestowed by the Ferrari Club of America.
- 1998Cavallino ClassicVII Palm Beach Cavallino ClassicDriver: Cy Yedor1st in class, Coppa Bella Machina
- 1998Ferrari Club of America ConcoursFerrari Club of America ConcoursDriver: Cy YedorPlatinum Award
- —Cavallino ClassicX Cavallino ClassicDriver: Mark TempletonGold Award
- —Cavallino ClassicXIII Cavallino ClassicDriver: Diego RibadeneiraPlatinum Award
Maintenance & restoration
- —RestorationGT Motors
Complete restoration carried out in the early 1990s, with the exterior refinished in dark red and the interior retrimmed in tan.
Work performed by Gary Thieltges in Glendale. A 2002 Forza magazine feature described the result as one of the few total, perfectionist-level restorations of an Ellena coupe.
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