1956 Ferrari 250 GT Boano Low-Roof Coupé
- Engine
- 2.95L SOHC V12, triple Weber carburetors, 240 bhp at 7,000 rpm
- Colour
- Silver over black
Chassis 0581GT is a 1956 Ferrari 250 GT low-roof coupé bodied by the Grugliasco carrozzeria of Mario Felice Boano, one of roughly 68 such cars built through late 1957 and widely regarded as the first series-produced 250 GT road car. Completed in December 1956 and delivered to a Florentine silversmith, it later passed to ATS Automobili co-founder Giorgio Billi, retains its matching original engine per factory records and marque historian Marcel Massini, and has recently emerged from a comprehensive five-year ground-up restoration completed in December 2025.
Ownership
- 2026-01-23Auction saleEstimate US$650,000 – US$750,000
- 1956-12-07 → 1958Factory deliveryGuido Settepassifull documentation
Florentine silversmith who took first delivery; the car returned to the Modena factory in late 1957 for its initial service.
- 1958 →Private saleGiorgio Billipartial documentation
Co-founder of ATS Automobili; kept the car in Florence throughout his tenure and had the engine, clutch, dampers, brakes, and gearbox attended to at the factory.
- → 1984Acquisition unknownAmerican West Coast owner or ownersnone documentation
After export to the United States the car spent most of its history on the West Coast; no named individual identified for this period.
- 1984 → 2019Acquisition unknownRobert Passmorepartial documentation
Washington State resident who kept the car in dry storage for roughly 35 years; a mechanical overhaul was carried out at Butch Dennison's workshop in 2018 before the car changed hands.
- 2019-08-01 →Private saleCurrent ownerfull documentation
Commissioned a full bare-metal ground-up restoration completed in December 2025 by AVC Sport Racing, encompassing over 630 hours of work and more than $140,000 in parts; an extensive file of invoices and photographs documents the entire process.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- 1957ServiceFerrari factory
Car returned to the Ferrari factory in Modena for its first scheduled service.
- 2018MechanicalButch Dennison's shop
Full mechanical overhaul carried out after several decades of dry storage.
- 2025RestorationAVC Sport Racing
Comprehensive ground-up, bare-metal restoration spanning five years, logging approximately 634 labour hours with parts expenditure exceeding $140,000; brought the car to concours standard.
The entire process is documented in an extensive history file containing over 80 pages of invoices and more than 500 photographs. Work was commissioned by the current owner following acquisition in August 2019.
- —MechanicalFerrari factory
During Billi's ownership the engine, clutch, shock absorbers, and brakes were all overhauled at the Ferrari factory; the gearbox was simultaneously replaced with a new, revised unit.
Work took place during the period of Giorgio Billi's ownership, likely late 1950s to early 1960s.
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