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1963 Ferrari 250 GTE Coupe

  • Coachwork by Pininfarina
  • Chassis Number: 4303 GT
  • Engine Number: 4303
The course marshal's car at the 1960 24 Hours of Le Mans was a Ferrari 250 GTE. It had slightly larger dimensions than Ferrari's offerings and was fitted with a rear seat; this new car clearly signaled that Ferrari was aiming for new clients. The new car offered luxurious and commodious accommodations for four with all the legendary Ferrari performance.

The official launch of the GTE was at the Paris Motor Show in 1960. It was the first production 2+2 to ever leave Maranello, aside from a few earlier special-order cars.

The Ferrari 250 GTE had the same chassis as the 250 GT LWB TdF and was powered by the 3.0-liter Colombo V-12 engine. The car could reach a top speed of over 140 mph. The engine was moved forward in the chassis by eight inches, the front and rear track were increased, and the rear section of the roof was raised in order to provide additional interior space and a rear seat. With all these modifications, the car still retained the TdF's original 2,600-millimeter wheelbase.

The Ferrari 250 GTE soon became the company's best-selling model, with a total of 953 examples sold between 1960 and 1963.

This particular example, chassis number 4303 GT, was completed by the factory in April of 1963 and was originally finished in Grigio Scuro Italver (20152 S) over a Rosso Scuro (VM 893) Connolly leather interior. Garage Francorchamps of Brussels, Belgium, ordered this vehicle new, and subsequently shipped it to their facilities upon completion.

Francorchamps sold the car less than two weeks later to its first owner, Peter J.G. Bentley, the CEO of Canadian Forest Products Ltd. and later the CEO Emeritus of Canfor Corporation, who was a resident of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The car was sent to Canada and arrived later that year.

The car was eventually sold to Rodney Touche, another Canadian, and it is believed to have resided on Canada's west coast. In September 1985, the car was sold to Robert E. Nowak, of Calgary, Alberta, who in turn sold it to an Alberta-based collector of European sports cars, Andy Chan, in 1988.

Mr. Chan had the car fully restored and re-finished in its current black and tan color combination. Currently, the odometer shows just under 36,500 miles, which is believed to be original.

By Daniel Vaughan | Nov 2014

2014 RM Auctions at Monterey

Pre-Auction Estimates :
USD $350,000-USD $425,000 
Sale Price :
USD $473,000

1963 Ferrari 250 GTE Auction Sales

Recent Sales of the Ferrari 250 GTE

(Data based on Model Year 1963 sales)
1963 Ferrari 250 GTE Série 3
Chassis#: 4865
Sold for USD$359,974
  2024 Artcurial : Retromobile
 
1963 Ferrari 250 GTE 2+2 Series III by Pininfarina
Chassis#: 4689
Sold for USD$420,645
  2024 RM Sothebys : Paris
 
1963 Ferrari 250 GTE 2+2 Series III 'Le Mans Safety Car' by Pininfarina
Chassis#: 4155
Sold for USD$585,819
  2023 RM Sothebys : Le Mans
 
1963 Ferrari 250 GTE 2+2 Series III Coupé
Chassis#: 4571 GT
Sold for USD$351,527
  2023 Bonhams : Les Grandes Marques du Monde à Paris
 
1963 Ferrari 250 GTE 2+2 Series III By Pininfarina
Chassis#: 4659
Sold for USD$436,720
  2023 RM Sothebys : Paris
 
1963 Ferrari 250 GTE 2+2 Series III By Pininfarina
Chassis#: 4397
Sold for USD$257,014
  2022 RM Sothebys : Munich
 
1963 Ferrari 250 GTE Série 2
Chassis#: 3173
Sold for USD$302,799
  2022 Artcurial : Retromobile
 
1963 FERRARI 250 GTE 2+2 SERIES III COUPÉ
Chassis#: 4507
Sold for USD$356,919
  2022 Bonhams : Les Grandes Marques du Monde à Paris
 
1963 Ferrari 250 GTE 2+2 Series III by Pininfarina
Chassis#: 4339
Sold for USD$291,810
  2022 RM Sothebys : Paris
 
1963 Ferrari 250 GTE 2+2 Series III by Pininfarina
Chassis#: 4695
Sold for USD$472,500
  2022 RM Sothebys : Arizona
 
1963 Ferrari 250 GTE 2+2 Series III by Pininfarina
Chassis#: 4397
Sold for USD$283,479
  2021 RM Sothebys : London
 
1963 Ferrari 250 GTE Series III 2+2
Chassis#: 4829
Sold for USD$296,500
  2021 Bonhams : Quail Lodge
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1963 Ferrari 250 GTE 2+2 Series III by Pininfarina
Chassis#: 4197
Sold for USD$428,500
  2021 RM Sothebys : Monterey
 
1963 Ferrari 250 GTE 2+2 Series III Body
Sold for USD$34,100
  2021 RM Sothebys : Open Roads - March
 
1963 Ferrari 250 GTE 2+2 Series III Coupé
Chassis#: 4473 GT
Sold for USD$510,845
  2019 Bonhams : The Bonmont Sale
 
1963 Ferrari 250GTE 2+2 Coupé
Chassis#: 4787
Sold for USD$452,895
  2018 Bonhams : The Monaco Sale 'Les Grandes Marques à Monaco'
 
1963 Ferrari 250 GTE 2+2 Series III by Pininfarina
Chassis#: 4139 GT
Sold for USD$503,328
  2017 RM Sotheby's : Paris
 
1963 Ferrari 250 GTE 2+2 Coupe
Chassis#: GT4961
Sold for USD$324,500
  2016 Russo & Steele : Arizona
 
1963 Ferrari 250 GTE 2+2 Series I by Pininfarina
Chassis#: 2889 GT
Sold for USD$288,540
  2015 RM Auctions - Paris
 
1963 Ferrari 250 GTE 2+2 Series III by Pininfarina
Chassis#: 4303 GT
Sold for USD$473,000
  2014 RM Auctions at Monterey
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Ferrari 250 GTEs That Failed To Sell At Auction

1963 Ferrari 250 GTE's that have appeared at auction but did not sell.
VehicleChassisEventHigh BidEst. LowEst. High
1963 FERRARI 250 GTE SERIES III4753 GT2022 Gooding & Company : Pebble Beach $325,000$375,000
1963 FERRARI 250 GTE 2+2 SERIES III BY PININFARINA45412021 RM Sothebys : Milan 2021   
1963 Ferrari 250 GTE 2+2 Series III by Pininfarina4295 GT2021 RM Sothebys : Open Roads March $285,000$340,000
1963 Ferrari 250 GTE 2+2 Series III by Pininfarina4295 GT2021 RM Sothebys : Paris $335,000$385,000
1963 Ferrari 250 GTE 2+2 Series III Coupé4093 GT2018 Bonhams : Zoute Sale $330,000$400,000
1963 Ferrari 250 GTE 2+2 Series III by Pininfarina4323 GT2018 RM Sothebys : London $315,000$350,000
1963 Ferrari 250 GTE Series III Coupe 2008 Collector Cars of Fort Lauderdale$100,000  

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