Found on Mecum60 photos1958 Ferrari 250 GT Cabriolet Series I
Specifications
- Year
- 1958
- Make / Model
- Ferrari 250 GT
- Trim
- Cabriolet Series I
- Engine
- V-12
- Exterior color
- Bianco
- Interior color
- Blu
Description
S/N 0791GT, The 14th of 40 Series 1 Cabriolets Built · Lot R892 · Kissimmee 2027 - S/N 0791GT - The 14th of 40 Series 1 Cabriolets built - Ferrari Classiche certified with Red Book - Ferrari Classiche Type 128-C 2953cc/240 HP V-12 engine - Triple Weber 36 DCL/3 carburetors - 4-speed manual gearbox - Designed and bodied by Pinin Farina - Comprehensive restoration to original specifications and color combination by Ferrari specialists DK Engineering, and later sent to RM Auto Restoration of Blenheim, Ontario for further sorting and concours detailing - Bianco with a Blu Connolly leather interior - Independent front suspension with unequal-length A-arms and coil springs - Live rear axle with semi-elliptical leaf springs and parallel trailing arms - Sent back to the factory in March 1962 for a conversion to Dunlop 4-wheel hydraulic disc brakes and larger Borrani RW 3526 wire wheels - Books and manuals - Leather tool roll, tool kits and gloves - Delivered new to Ferrari dealer Parauto S.r.l of Genova, Italy, in March 1958 - Sold to Luigi Chinetti Motors and shipped to the U.S. - Purchased new by first private owner and gentleman racer John "Buck" Fulp Jr. - Later sold by Luigi Chinetti Motors to second owner James Harrison - Harrison had the 250 GT refinished in silver with red upholstery by French Ferrari distributor Charles Pozzi, who also revised the dashboard to be similar to a 400 Superamerica - Acquired by third and long-time owner Robert Donner Jr. in 1971 - Donner rebuilt the engine and refinished the car in red over red - Driven in the Colorado Grand on multiple occasions and displayed in a special Series 1 Cabriolet Class at the 2007 The Quail: A Motorsports Gathering by Donner - The Gil Nickel-Far Niente Award at the 2019 Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance
