1963 Ferrari 250 GT Lusso

This 1963 Ferrari 250 GT Lusso is the 125th of 350 examples manufactured during an 18-month production run and was completed on October 19, 1963, before being delivered new to dealer Gioacchino Veri in Rome, Italy. Chassis 5117 was sold new the following month to Società Azionaria Costruzioni Immobiliari, a construction company based in Rome, and was purchased by a Swiss owner in May 1964. The car was sold in 1970 to Luigi Chinetti Motors in Greenwich, Connecticut, and imported to the US, where it spent 25 years under the stewardship of a Rhode Island owner. In 1998, it was sold to Hall of Fame baseball player Reggie Jackson, who commissioned a refurbishment by Grand Prix Motors in La Jolla, California, in 2000 that included a color change to Pino Verde Metallizzato and a re-trim of the interior in Tobacco leather. The car was purchased from Jackson in 2008 by a Midwest sports car collector who had it further refreshed by Florida marque specialist Greg Jones before showing it at the 2009 Cavallino Classic in Florida and Meadowbrook Concours d’Elegance in Michigan, reportedly earning a Platinum Award at the former. It then received Ferrari Classiche certification in 2011 and appeared at the FCA Ferraris on Oak Street Concours d’Elegance in Chicago in 2014 before being purchased by its current owner in 2018. Power is provided by a 3.0-liter Colombo V12 that is equipped with triple Weber carburetors and is mated to a four-speed manual transmission. Additional features include a limited-slip differential, servo-assisted four-wheel disc brakes, Koni shock absorbers, and 15” Borrani wire wheels. This 250 GT Lusso is now offered on dealer consignment by a BaT Local Partner and will be displayed among five vehicles by BaT at the inaugural Retromobile New York , taking place November 19–22 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in Manhattan. The sale includes a Ferrari Classiche Red Book, a Marcel Massini report, invoices and photos from previous ownership, a copy of an ow