1964 Ferrari 250 GT Lusso Berlinetta

This Lusso is the 223rd of only 350 units built. It was sent to Scaglietti in November of 1963 before the car was fully completed in February of the following year. On February 24th, 1964, it was issued its certificate of origin. That was the same day the car was sold new by Ferrari S.p.A. to its first owner CO.GE.S. S.p.a. (Costruzioni Generali Strade) at Via G. Lanza in Rome.

Registered on Italian plates in Rome, the car was sold to its second owner just one year later on January 16th, 1965 through Sport Auto Roma S.r.l. to Ottavio Capuani of Rome. Just two years later, the car was serviced and maintained at the factory's Assistenza Clienti in Modena. That year, it is known to have been owned by Mr. Richardson in Rome and to have been painted red with a black interior.

The car was later exported from Italy to the United States and owned for a number of years by an individual in Michigan.

During the 1990s, the car was owned by Dave Jordano of Chicago. It was later acquired by Neil Shevin of Evanston, Illinois in 2003. It was offered for sale in 2006, still finished in red with a black interior.

The current owner acquired the car in 2007 and has resided in California ever since.

In 2010, this car was offered for sale at the 'Sports & Classics of Monterey' presented by RM Auctions. It was estimated to sell for $500,000 - $600,000. As bidding came to a close, the car had been sold for the sum of $561,000 inclusive of buyer's premium.

By Daniel Vaughan | Dec 2010