1957 Ferrari 250 GT Ellena

0755 GTroadItaly

Engine: 2.95L SOHC alloy V12, three Weber carburettors, 240 bhp
Colour: Dark green with gold roof, silver-green racing stripe added at 2005 restoration

Chassis 0755 GT is a Ferrari 250 GT Ellena coupé, one of fifty 'High Roof' examples bodied by Carrozzeria Ellena between 1957 and 1958. Completed in December 1957 and finished in Verde Scuro with a gold roof, it was exhibited at the 1958 Chicago Auto Show on Luigi Chinetti's stand before being sold to a Connecticut banker. After passing through several American owners, it underwent a full ground-up restoration in 2005, and was subsequently driven in the 2006 California Mille.

Ownership

—Auction sale
Sold €403,200 (≈ $444K)
RM Sotheby's catalogue lot →
1958 → 1958Factory delivery
Luigi Chinetti Motors
full documentation
Received as distributor for the US market and displayed the car at the 1958 Chicago Auto Show before selling it shortly after.
1958 →Private sale
Connecticut banker
partial documentation
Original retail purchaser, identified in records only by profession and state of residence.
1989 →Acquisition unknown
Randy Simon
partial documentation
Beverly Hills, California resident in whose ownership the car surfaced after an undocumented gap.
Date unknownAcquisition unknown
Richard Freshman
partial documentation
Well-regarded motorsport enthusiast who held the car for several years following Simon.
Date unknownAcquisition unknown
Richard McClure
partial documentation
Commissioned a comprehensive ground-up restoration completed in 2005 and personally drove the car in the 2006 California Mille.
Date unknownAcquisition unknown
European owner
partial documentation
Current consignor; primary work during this period was replacement of the exhaust system.

Competition

2006California Mille
16th California Mille
Driver: Richard McClure
Car completed the event successfully, demonstrating its reliability as a touring-event participant.

Maintenance & restoration

2005Restoration
Jens Paulsen
Comprehensive ground-up rebuild; bodywork refinished in the original colour with a silver-green racing stripe added. Interior fully reupholstered, assembly completed in Stockton, California.
Original offset gearbox and Borrani wire wheels retained. Replacement engine number 2963, sourced from a 250 GTE, was fitted along with 250 GTE instrumentation and four-wheel disc brakes.
2005Engine rebuild
Patrick Ottis
Replacement 250 GTE engine (number 2963) fully rebuilt prior to installation in the car.
Patrick Ottis is described as a prominent American Ferrari specialist.
—Mechanical
RRR Motors
General overhaul carried out at George Reed's RRR Motors workshop in Midlothian, Illinois.
Work performed in the early 1960s; George Reed was a noted racing driver and team owner.
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Repair
Exhaust system replaced in its entirety; described as the sole significant work undertaken by the current European owner.

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