1955 Ferrari 250 Europa GT Coupe

In 1954, Ferrari heavily modified its 250 Europa to accept the new short-block Colombo-designed V12. In doing so, they created Ferrari's first 250 GT. Pinin Farina fabricated most of the Europa GTs, three of which were made in aluminum for competition. These cars can rightly be called the prototypes for the extraordinarily successful 250 GT 'Tour de France.'

Chassis number 0419GT is the third from last of the 34 Pinin Farina cars and was the Brussels Motor Show car in 1956. The original owner was Garage Francorchamps in Belgium and later raced by Olivier Gendebien, Jacques Swaters and Leon Dernier.

In 2007 the car was sold to a United States collector who commissioned a complete restoration. Upon completion the car was on display at the 2009 Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este where it was awarded with the 'Trofeo BMW Group Classic' for having the best restoration. It was shown at the 2010 and 2021 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance.

By Daniel Vaughan | Aug 2012