1955 Ferrari 250 Europa GT Coupe

This Europa GT is one of 43 examples built by Ferrari. It was commissioned with bespoke specifications by Dr. Enrico Wax, an enthusiast who ordered a new, highly personalized Ferrari every year from 1950 to 1974. This Ferrari features a Pinin Farina body with custom instrument cluster and distinctive taillights. It was delivered in deep metallic grey, with orange leather upholstery and the dashboard and door caps painted in a green-grey finish - a superbly sophisticated livery. The Europa GT is fitted with a V-12 Columbia engine and is one of the first cars to have coil springs on the front suspension. This Ferrari's early life is undocumented, but it was sold to William Gottwald of California and exported to the United States in 1960. Unfortunately for Mr. Gottwald, the car suffered a mechanical failure at around 33,700 km and was stored in his workshop for 60 years. It recently emerged following a painstaking nut-and-bolt mechanical restoration, with its body and interior unrestored and all original.