Ferrari 250 GT Tour de France with chassis number 0901GT is a long wheelbase Berlinetta constructed by Scaglietti. It is the 43rd constructed with chassis number 0905GT being the 45th. 0901GT is an all alloy creation with covered headlights and a French blue with silver stripe exterior.
The first owner, Francois Picard, purchased the car in 1958 and entered it into the 1000km Nuerburgring. The car failed to finish; its first race that it would finish came at the 12 Hours of Reims where Picard and Burgraf drove the car to a fifth overall finish. In September, the car was entered in the Tour de France where it emerged in a very impressive second overall finish.
The car was then sold to a US citizen, and has remained in the US ever since. Since that time, it has passed through several owners and in 1984 was in the car of John Geils. Geils entered the car into the Atlanta Vintage Grand Prix. In recent years, the car has been in the care of Jeffrey D. Mamorsky who had the car repainted back to black with the silver stripe, replacing its red paint scheme which it carried since the early 1990s. It was shown at the 2007 Cavallino Classic.
Between 1956 and 1959, the 250 GT Long Wheelbase Berlinetta was Ferrari's GT race car, although these Berlinettas were also at home driving on the roads around town. This example finished second overall in the 1958 Tour de France driven by its owner, Francois Picard, and by Maurice Trintignant. Another example won the 1956 Tour de France giving the model its Tour de France nickname.
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