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Complete Description
- Exceptional restoration, Matching numbers
- Carefully driven by meticulous collectors
- Rare model, considered one of the most beautiful Ferrari ever produced
- Inspected by Ferrari Classiche, certification (Red Book) currently being printed
Elegantly designed by Pininfarina, the Ferrari 250 GT Lusso (“luxury”) is one of the most beautiful Ferrari cars ever made. Part of the great 250 GT family and powered by an excellent 3-litre V12 engine, it is both sophisticated and reliable. As a toned-down version of the very sporty 250 GT “short wheelbase”, it features its own unique layout with large gauges in the middle and a luxurious finish, making it a high-class Grand Tourer. Furthermore, this specific model is extremely rare and only 351 examples were produced.
According to the report by specialist Marcel Massini and Ferrari Classiche’s Vehicle Production Data, this 250 GT Lusso left the factory on the 27th November 1963 and on the 4th December, a certificate of authentication was issued by Ferrari. It was then delivered new on the 12th December 1963 to the official dealership Gastone Crepaldi Automobili in Milan (Italy), who sold it the same day to its first owner Salvatore Consolo from Milan for 5,570,000 lira. It was delivered in “Grigio Argento” colour (reference 18.940 M Italver), combined with “Pelle Rossa” upholstery (reference VM3171). Registered on the 9th January under the number “MI 857920”, it had a service carried out at the Ferrari factory on the 11th June when the mileage was displaying 13,310 km on the odometer.
On the 23rd July 1963, it was sold through Dino Armando Pedrino to its second owner, Dario Ferrari from Milan for 3,500,000 lira. The following year, it crossed the Atlantic to the United States and in the early 1970s, it was acquired by John Levy of Arlington.
Between then and the late 1990s, it had several American owners; in 2002, It was listed for sale in an advertisement published in the Ferrari Market Letter by specialist Mike Sheehan, where it was presented in black with black upholstery. It returned to Europe in 2002, where it was sold on the 14th January 2003 to a German collector called Karl-Gustav Diederichs of Remseid by the intermediate of Uwe Meissner of Modena Motorsport, based in Langenfeld near Dusseldorf.
Between 2005 and 2009, it was seen at track day events organised in the month of June by Modena Motorsport; and in July 2006, Diederichs took part in the Inter-Europa Tour and the Concours d’Elegance near the Nurburgring
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Following its purchase in 2003, this particular Lusso had a full restoration carried out by Modena Motorsport, as evidenced by an invoice totalling more than €178,000. The engine had a complete rebuild and inside, all worn / damaged parts and trim were restored or replaced. The chrome was checked or redone; the bodywork was repainted in “rosso Pininfarina”. Other invoices from 2010 indicate that the car was still owned by KH Diederichs at that time, before selling shortly after to another German collector, Ilka Seekamp from Bremen. It was the latter who then sold it in December 2020 to the current owner. He had it serviced in February 2021 (mileage showing 57,701 km) and then repainted in its current stunning colour “Grigio Fumo Metalizzato” (evidenced by an invoice of around €30,000 included in the file).
This incredible 250 GT Lusso is today in stunning condition, reflecting the high quality of the restoration at Modena Motorsport. This superb Lusso is accompanied by its historical documentation and is fitted with its original bodywork and engine. The Inspection and all photographs for the Ferrari Classiche certification were carried out and validated by the factory. The famous Red Book is currently being printed and will be handed over to the buyer upon receipt. A test drive was carried out on the road and enabled us to fully appreciate the extent of the restoration. Its road handling is truly exemplary and absorbs road imperfections with great poise; as for the engine, it climbs through the revs with impressive smoothness and agility. Carefully driven and displaying an indisputable authenticity, this is a magnificent representative of a rare and highly sought-after Ferrari which is able to blend luxury, elegance, and sportiness in the unique way that only the Prancing Horse could deliver.
Photos © Kevin Van Campenhout
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