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The Pinin Farina-designed Ferrari 250 Europa GT debuted at the 1954 Paris Motor Show, where it officially launched spec car builder Ferrari into the world of low volume production cars. The demand for the 250 GT came so feverishly that Pinin Farina could not keep pace, so they called on design house Carrozzeria Boano. Boano built sixty 250 GT's in both steel and aluminum and all with a slightly lower roof line than the cars manufactured by Pinin Farina. When Mario Felice Boano moved on to FIAT, the design house was taken over by employee Ezio Ellena, who elevated the roofline back to original specifications.
This Ferrari 250 GT low-roof Boano-bodied coupe is approximately the 52nd of 88 examples built. The coachwork was done in lightweight alloy and is believed to be one of a few (possibly a dozen) such alloy-bodied Boanos.
This 250 GT was fitted with a 3-liter 128B motor that had a 2,953cc displacement size and offered 240 horsepower. It has a four-speed manual gearbox and four-wheel drum brakes.
The first owner of record was Luciano Pacini of Rome who took delivery in April of 1957. It was given registration tags 'Roma 286041' and purchased in December of 1957 by the Societa Immobiliare Agricola Rifugio, and the car continued to reside in Rome for the next three years. In February of 1960, it was acquired by Giuseppe Casagrande of Naples, Italy. Its history from that point until the 1980s is not fully known. In the 1980s it was acquired by Hans Thulin of Sweden. In 1989, it was auctioned off in Monaco, and was soon acquired by Robert Beachem of England. A short time later, it was given a restoration by Colin Clarke Engineering of London.
It passed to John Collins' Talacrest Ltd., and was sold in July of 1997 to Robert Korastinsky, an American residing in Basel, Switzerland. It was registered on Swiss license plates in August 1998. It was entered in the Mille Miglia Storica in May of 2002, but did not start the race.
At some point, the car was transported to Germany.
In August of 2012, it was sold to Mario Bernardi of Hannover, who conducted a mechanical restoration during January of 2013.By Daniel Vaughan | Nov 2018
This Ferrari 250 GT low-roof Boano-bodied coupe is approximately the 52nd of 88 examples built. The coachwork was done in lightweight alloy and is believed to be one of a few (possibly a dozen) such alloy-bodied Boanos.
This 250 GT was fitted with a 3-liter 128B motor that had a 2,953cc displacement size and offered 240 horsepower. It has a four-speed manual gearbox and four-wheel drum brakes.
The first owner of record was Luciano Pacini of Rome who took delivery in April of 1957. It was given registration tags 'Roma 286041' and purchased in December of 1957 by the Societa Immobiliare Agricola Rifugio, and the car continued to reside in Rome for the next three years. In February of 1960, it was acquired by Giuseppe Casagrande of Naples, Italy. Its history from that point until the 1980s is not fully known. In the 1980s it was acquired by Hans Thulin of Sweden. In 1989, it was auctioned off in Monaco, and was soon acquired by Robert Beachem of England. A short time later, it was given a restoration by Colin Clarke Engineering of London.
It passed to John Collins' Talacrest Ltd., and was sold in July of 1997 to Robert Korastinsky, an American residing in Basel, Switzerland. It was registered on Swiss license plates in August 1998. It was entered in the Mille Miglia Storica in May of 2002, but did not start the race.
At some point, the car was transported to Germany.
In August of 2012, it was sold to Mario Bernardi of Hannover, who conducted a mechanical restoration during January of 2013.By Daniel Vaughan | Nov 2018
2016 Scottsdale, The Westin Kierland Resort & Spa
Pre-Auction Estimates :
USD $1,500,000-USD $1,800,000
Lot was not sold
1956 Ferrari 250 GT Boano Auction Sales
Recent Sales of the Ferrari 250 GT Boano
(Data based on Model Year 1956 sales)
1956 Ferrari 250 GT Alloy Coupe by Boano Chassis#: 0613 GT Sold for USD$1,352,500 2021 RM Sothebys : Arizona | |
1956 Ferrari 250 GT Coupe Chassis#: 0581GT Sold for USD$522,000 2019 Gooding & Company : Pebble Beach | |
1956 Ferrari 250GT Berlinetta Coachwork by Carrozzeria Boano Chassis#: 0543GT Sold for USD$1,133,000 2017 Bonhams : Quail Lodge | |
1956 Ferrari 250 GT Alloy Coupe Chassis#: 0613 GT Sold for USD$1,485,000 2016 Gooding & Company : Pebble Beach | |
1956 Ferrari 250 GT Coupe 'Boano Prototype' by Pinin Farina Chassis#: 0435GT Sold for USD$1,485,000 2015 RM Sotheby's : Monterey | |
1956 Ferrari 250 GT Boano Coupe Chassis#: 0625 GT Sold for USD$726,000 2013 RM Auctions - Monterey | |
1956 Ferrari 250 GT coupé Boano Sold for USD$624,073 2012 Artcurial Motorcars at Rétromobile | |
1955 Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Chassis#: 0429 GT Sold for USD$715,000 2011 Gooding and Company - Pebble Beach Auctions | |
1956 Ferrari 250 GT Coupe by Boano Chassis#: 0543 GT Sold for USD$440,000 2010 RM Auctions - Sports & Classics of Monterey | |
1956 Ferrari 250 GT Coupe Boano Chassis#: 0569 GT Sold for USD$542,037 2009 Ferrari – Leggenda e Passione | |
1956 FERRARI 250 GT LWB BOANO BERLINETTA Sold for USD$550,000 2007 Worldwide Auctions - Houston Classic 2007 | |
1956 Ferrari 250 GT Boano Chassis#: 0661GT Sold for USD$417,780 2006 Coys Auction - The Sports car Auction | |
1956 Ferrari 250GT Boano Coupé Prototype Chassis#: 0521GT Sold for USD$168,910 2003 Bonhams - Exceptional Ferrari Motor Cars |
Ferrari 250 GT Boanos That Failed To Sell At Auction
1956 Ferrari 250 GT Boano's that have appeared at auction but did not sell.
Vehicle | Chassis | Event | High Bid | Est. Low | Est. High |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1956 Ferrari 250GT Berlinetta | 0543GT | 2019 Bonhams : Les Grandes Marques du Monde au Grand Palais | $1,000,000 | $1,300,000 | |
1956 FERRARI 250 GT ALLOY COUPE | 0609GT | 2016 Scottsdale, The Westin Kierland Resort & Spa | $1,500,000 | $1,800,000 | |
1956 Ferrari 250GT Berlinetta | 0543GT | 2011 Bonhams Les Grandes Marques à Monaco | $450,000 | $550,000 | |
1956 Ferrari 250 GT Boano | 2007 Gooding & Company | $600,000 | $700,000 |
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