1959 Ferrari 250 GT TdF Coupe

This 1959 Ferrari 250GT long wheelbase Berlinetta 'Tour de France' is the 68th of 72 made. Chassis number 1357GT was sold in April 1959 to Frenchman and gentleman racer Mr. Pierre Dumay. Mr. Dumay raced 1357 in the 1959 Hillclimb season with nine victories in 11 starts. 1357 was sold at the end of the 1959 season, and was raced in early 1960 by Mr. Eduardo Lualdi. The car's most significant victory was first in class at the 1960 Targa Florio, driven by Lualdi and co-driver Giorgio Scarlatti. The car was sold again in July 1960 to Mr. Armando Zampiero. Mr. Zampiero continued to race 1357 sparingly until 1962. The car has been in the United States since 1965 and a part of the Marriott Collection since 1985.