1956 Ferrari 250 GT Boano Coupe

There were between 68-80 Boano-bodied Ferrari GT Coupes produced, including the prototypes and pre-production cars. Among those, a mere 14 examples were built utilizing all alloy bodies. This car, chassis number 0613, is one of them.

This well documented car is a left-hand drive model that was completed on January 22, 1957. Originally delivered to Luigi Chinetti Motors in New York City, it was sold to Arents via Chinetti to Bob Grossman of Nyack, New York. the car would then be sold to Len Potter in 1958 and raced at Lime Rock and the Bahama Speed Week, Where it earned a class win and a 3rd place overall podium finish.

Around 1986 it was sold to a gentleman in Japan and returned to the United States in the early 2000's where it received a comprehensive detailing.

There were between 68 to 80 Boano-bodied Ferrari GT Coupes produced, including the prototypes and pre-production cars. However, it is known that 14 examples were all-alloy bodied cars, including this Boano bodied car with chassis number 0613 GT. It is a well-documented car and an original left-hand-drive car that was complete don January 22nd of 1957, and delivered to Luigi Chinetti Motors in New York City, where it was sold new to George Arents. In 1958, it was sold by Arents via Chinetti to Bob Grossman of Nyack, New York. Len Potter purchased the car in 1958, and raced it that October at Lime Rock and two months later at the Bahamas Speed Week with Grossman, where it earned a class win and a 3rd Place podium. The following year, Grossman raced 0613 GT at Lime Rock.

It was shipped to England in 1960 and into the care of David Walker of Hampshire, who registered it on English plates in 1964. In the 1980s, it was owned by Jack Bruce of Guildford, Surrey. During 1982, ownership passed to Angus Graham of Reading, Berkshire, and then in 1984-1985, it was completely restored.

Around 1986 it was sold to Shuuichi Ibuki of Nara, Japan. It returned to the United States in the early 2000s and passed through several California owners before Victor Preisler acquired it and treated it to a compressive detailing. The work was rewarded with a Gold (in Class 4) at the 2004 FCA International Concours d'Elegance in Monterey, California. In 2007, it became the property of Lee Pillsbury, who drove it on the Colorado Grand that year and showed it at the Cavallino Classic in 2008. The current owner acquired it in 2012. It has since been displayed at The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering, in August 2013 and on multiple editions of the California Mille and Colorado Grand, where it performed without fault.

By Daniel Vaughan | Oct 2016