Ladies and gentlemen, they are still out there, perhaps not as many as ten or twenty years ago, but good hunters are able to discover them. These cars are the last of their kind probably bought forty or fifty years ago by owners born at the turn of the 30s and 40s who followed an… Read More Blind horses: 1964 Ferrari 250 GTE
“They are still out there,” a user of a forum to which I was subscribed (and occasionally I still attend) used to say. He said it ten years ago but it is clear that that statement is still valid. The proof is this 250 GTE first series found in exceptional conditions maintained by the last… Read More Patina monster/5: 1961 Ferrari 250 GTE
It may seem strange to hear, but this was a very successful car in terms of sales, with three series made and over 900 units sold, from 1959 to 1964. Today 900 units are an almost ridiculous number for a car that was not destined for limited production from the beginning, but fifty years ago,… Read More Black tie: 1963 Ferrari 250 GTE
This Ferrari v12 engine was removed years ago from a Ferrari 212 but it is actually a later engine. In fact this engine (should) belongs to a 250 GTE. We can’t actually understand if this is a “tipo 128F” engine as we don’t know well the Ferrari engines family, so maybe someone more prepared than… Read More Standing still: 1962 Ferrari v12 “Tipo 128F” engine and gearbox
