1960 Ferrari 250 GT Coupé Series II

1743 GTroadItaly

Engine: 3.0L V12 Colombo, competition-spec with three Weber 40 DCL6 carburettors, high-lift cams, velocity stacks, and Abarth exhaust
Colour: Grigio Argento (silver) over red Connolly leather and vinyl

Chassis 1743 GT is a 1960 Ferrari 250 GT Coupé Series II with Pinin Farina coachwork, one of only 151 such cars built. Distinguished by a factory-fitted competition engine analogous to that of the 250 GT SWB — triple Weber carburettors, high-lift camshafts, and an Abarth exhaust — it was specially ordered by inaugural European Hillclimb Champion Willy Peter Daetwyler and delivered new to Switzerland in April 1960. Retaining its original Grigio Argento over red leather livery and matching-numbers engine, the car spent decades in California before a full restoration in 2011–2012.

Ownership

—Auction sale
Estimate €500,000 – €600,000
RM Sotheby's catalogue lot →
1960-04-01 →Factory delivery
Willy Peter Daetwyler
full documentation
Inaugural European Hillclimb Championship winner who specially commissioned the car with a competition-spec engine. Took delivery in Switzerland, then relocated the car to California later in 1960, where he used it to coach emerging racing talent.
2021 →Acquisition unknown
Current vendor
partial documentation
Purchased the car in 2021 and subsequently brought it to the United Kingdom.
Date unknown
California-based owners prior to Paul Forbes
partial documentation
The car passed through a succession of owners while remaining in California after Daetwyler's tenure; individual identities are not specified.
Date unknownAcquisition unknown
Paul Forbes
partial documentation
Described as a prominent Ferrari marque collector based in California; one of several owners in the car's US period.
Date unknown
Restorer or owner during 2011–2012 restoration
partial documentation
The car underwent a full restoration between 2011 and 2012; the identity of the owner who commissioned this work is not stated.

Competition

No competition history extracted from the catalogue.

Maintenance & restoration

2011
Restoration
A comprehensive restoration carried out over 2011 and 2012 while the car was still in California.

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