Sold for $1,705,000 at 2015 RM Auctions - Automobiles of Arizona.
The Ferrari 250 series helped sent the stylistic and cultural tone for the company and was their crowning achievement of the 1950s and early 1960s. Personalization and owner's wishes continued to be paramount at Ferrari, allowing buyers to select everything from the color and leather choice to the mechanical specification.

In 1959, Ferrari introduced the 250 GT Cabriolet Series II wearing a Pinin Farina design that was crafted completely by hand. They had four exhausts at the rear, a hood scoop, wire wheels, and all the features that defined the finest Ferrari 'grand touring' cars.

This Ferrari is the 186th of 200 Cabriolet Series IIs produced and the only example originally finished in Rosso Cina (Chinese Red). It was equipped with a Nero Connolly leather and vinyl interior when it was delivered in late July 1962 to Luigi Chinetti Motors in New York. It was sold in August to its original owner, Frank O'Brien Jr. After three owners, the Ferrari moved to Illinois in the fall of 1975. In 1980, it was sold by Joe Marchetti's International Autos Ltd. to its current owner.

By Daniel Vaughan | Jan 2015