1963 Ferrari 250 GTE Series III 2+2

4189 GTroadItaly

Engine: V12

Chassis 4189 GT is the 37th third-series Ferrari 250 GTE produced and the 688th of the entire 954-unit run. Completed on 1 February 1963 and delivered in March of that year, this 2+2 grand tourer passed through two Italian owners before a Danish naval captain based in Rome acquired it. It subsequently entered museum custody — first exhibited at the Danish Technical Museum, then held by the Aalholm Automobil Museum in Nysted from 1995 to 2012. After its auction sale that year, the car underwent a five-year, approximately €290,000 restoration by Autofficina Carlo Bonini in Reggio Emilia and has since received Ferrari Classiche certification.

Ownership

—Auction sale
Sold €516,875 (≈ $569K)
RM Sotheby's catalogue lot →
1963-03-01 →Factory delivery
First Italian owner
partial documentation
Took delivery of the car new in March 1963 and used it continuously.
→ 1995Acquisition unknown
Danish Technical Museum
partial documentation
Car was exhibited at this institution before being transferred to a specialist automobile museum in 1995.
1995 → 2012Private sale
Aalholm Automobil Museum
partial documentation
Located in Nysted, this museum held the car as part of its collection for approximately seventeen years before consigning it to auction.
2012 →Auction
Current consignor
full documentation
Acquired via RM Auctions in 2012 and subsequently commissioned a five-year restoration at Autofficina Carlo Bonini in Reggio Emilia at a cost of roughly €290,000; Ferrari Classiche certification subsequently obtained.
Date unknownAcquisition unknown
Second Italian owner
partial documentation
Second in an unbroken sequence of two Italian custodians before the car passed to a foreign buyer.
Date unknownAcquisition unknown
Danish Captain residing in Rome
partial documentation
Third owner; arranged for the vehicle to be displayed at the Danish Technical Museum during or after his ownership.

Competition

No competition history extracted from the catalogue.

Maintenance & restoration

—Restoration
Autofficina Carlo Bonini
A thorough, five-year restoration carried out by marque specialists, costing approximately €290,000; supporting invoices are retained in the car's file and Ferrari Classiche certification was subsequently awarded.
Work was commissioned by the consignor following acquisition at the 2012 RM Auctions sale. The workshop is located in Reggio Emilia.

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