Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spyder. On the insistence of North American distributors Luigi Chinetti and John van Neumann, Ferrari added a stripped down, high performance roadster to line-up early in 1958. Appropriately dubbed the 250 GT California Spyder, it was closer in design and specification to Ferrari's competition cars than the 250 GT 4013GT was a 250 GT SWB California Spyder, completed in 1962, it was an open headlight steel version, delivered to Emil Tossi, Michigan, USA. According to Joe Moch, 4013GT started life as a covered headlight California. But Tossi didn’t like covered headlights and so he changed it to open headlights. All told, 14 LWB California Spiders were built during 1958, with the remaining 36 cars being built between 1959 and 1960. Chassis 1055 GT, the LWB California Spider presented here, was the 11th example built, and it was finished in classic Ferrari Rosso Rubino, with a black leather interior, and was fitted with covered headlamps from new 1958 Ferrari 250 GT LWB California Spider 1055GT – sold for $8,800,000 The 11th of 50 LWB California Spiders built. Matching-numbers example, with covered headlamps. Former owners include Gerald Roush and Anthony Wang. Documented by Ferrari historian Marcel Massini. Auction Source: 2014 Arizona by RM Auctions. The stunning SWB 250 GT California Spyder on offer, chassis no. 3119 GT, is one such example. It was sold new in March 1962, through official importer Jacques Swaters’ Garage Francorchamps SA, of Brussels, Belgium. The first owner was Fredy Damman. 1960 - 1963 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spyder: 163-shot gallery, 2023 RM Sotheby's Monterey (No Sale) 2023 Gooding & Co. Amelia Island Auctions ($18,045,000) Ferrari built 106 examples of the 250 GT California Spider between 1957 and 1963. Fifty examples were the LWB version while the remaining 56 were SWB examples. Jan De Vroom campaigned his SWB California Spider at both the 1960 24 Hours of Le Mans and the 1961 12 Hours of Sebring, where he finished 12th overall. Last SWB California Spyder Built Fully Restored Superb Condition Larger 168/61 motor (Mechanicals by Patrick Ottis) • 1963 Ferrari California Spyder SWB. • Contiguous Known History. • The last SWB California Spyder built. • Chassis #4137 GT. • Engine #4137 GT. • Numero interno: #924/62 • Gearbox type: #539/61. The UK registration number 4 RU that barchetta.cc says 2591GT was on in 1983 is currently allocated to a 1961 Ferrari of 2953cc according to the RAC. That plate was also on a 1963 RHD 250 GT/L Lusso belonging to Colonel Ronnie Hoare of Maranello Concessionaires in 1963. Image Unavailable, Please Login. UzQE.

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