1963 Ferrari 250 GT/L Lusso

5129roadItaly

Engine: 2.95L V12, outside-V spark plugs, single-ported cylinders
Colour: Approximating 'Rosso Corsa' (red), originally 'Rosso Rubino' (ruby red)

Chassis 5129 GT is a 1963 Ferrari 250 GT/L Lusso, the 129th of 350 examples produced, built for the European market with left-hand drive and originally finished in Rosso Rubino over Nero leather. Completed in October 1963 and distributed through the renowned Milan dealer Gastone Crepaldi, it subsequently passed through Luigi Chinetti Motors before entering nearly four decades of single-ownership care from circa 1984. All significant mechanical components retain matching numbers, and the interior is believed to be largely original.

Ownership

—Auction sale
Sold US$1,352,500
RM Sotheby's catalogue lot →
1963-10-01 →Factory delivery
M. Gastone Crepaldi Automobili
partial documentation
Famed Ferrari dealership in Milan that received the car directly from the factory as distributor for the European market.
→ 1969Acquisition unknown
Luigi Chinetti Motors
partial documentation
Greenwich, Connecticut dealership that imported the car to the US and subsequently sold it to Baker Motors in Atlanta in January 1969.
1969 →Private sale
Baker Motors
partial documentation
Atlanta, Georgia dealer that acquired the Lusso from Chinetti.
→ 1983Acquisition unknown
Steven Lawrence
partial documentation
Owner based in Wilton, Connecticut who held the car into the early 1980s before offering it for sale in late 1983.
1984-05-01 →Private sale
Enthusiast in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
full documentation
Long-term caretaker who held the car for nearly four decades; purchase was arranged through Stan Nowak of Bob Sharp Motors. Odometer read approximately 77,229 km at acquisition, rising to only 80,357 km by the time of cataloguing.

Competition

No competition history extracted from the catalogue.

Maintenance & restoration

1984
Mechanical
Installation of new Wilton wool carpets and a replacement piston assembly; commencement of regular documented servicing and upkeep during the 1980s.
Maintenance invoices from 1984 onward document this owner's ongoing care of the vehicle.
2006
Service
Recommissioning after an extended storage period during the 1990s; work included rebuilding the fuel pump.
2016
Mechanical
Rebuild of the master cylinder and brake booster.
2020
Mechanical
Rebuild of the carburetors.

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