1963 Ferrari 250 GTE 2+2 Series III
- Engine
- 3.0L Colombo V12, top speed over 240 km/h
- Colour
- Red (repainted; originally silver)
A Ferrari 250 GTE Series III completed at Maranello in April 1963 and originally delivered in Italy in silver-grey over black leather. The car passed through several Italian owners before being acquired in 1975 by John Hugenholtz, the noted Dutch circuit designer and first director of Zandvoort. A full restoration in the Netherlands between 1977 and 1978 left the car in its current red livery. It subsequently spent many years in the collection of prominent French Ferrari enthusiast Marcel Petitjean before changing hands at auction in 2022.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold €230,000 (≈ $253K)
- —Auction saleSold €258,125 (≈ $284K)
- 1963-04-01 →Factory deliveryItalian owner(s) at deliverypartial documentation
Car completed at Maranello and delivered new in Italy in original silver-grey over black leather trim. Passed through a succession of Italian hands before 1975.
- 1975 → 1986Acquisition unknownJohn Hugenholtzfull documentation
Dutch racing-circuit designer and first director of Zandvoort; commissioned a full restoration including respray to red between 1977 and 1978. Authored a written history of the car.
- 1986 → 2022Private saleMarcel Petitjeanpartial documentation
Notable French Ferrari collector who kept the car in its acquired red-over-black condition; it was placed on static display for an extended period.
- 2022 →AuctionCurrent consigning ownerpartial documentation
Acquired the car at auction in 2022; it has not been driven since purchase and will need recommissioning before road use.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- 1977RestorationPiet Roelofs
Comprehensive restoration carried out over roughly two years, during which the exterior was refinished in red, departing from the original silver-grey factory colour.
Work performed in Oosterbeek, Holland; completed by 1978.
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