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VINTAGE: Ferrari Celebrates The 250 GT
The Ferrari Museum in Maranello mounts a series of special exhibitions to honor the legendary race car as it turns 60.
The 1961 Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta SWB on display at the Ferrari Museum was raced extensively by Stirling Moss. (Photo: Ferrari Museum)
Ferrari’s legendary 250 GT turns 60 this year and to celebrate, the Ferrari Museum has organized a series of exhibitions of the most famous cars to bear the 250 moniker.
As of this week, two examples – a 1961 Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta SWB raced by Stirling Moss and the famous 250 GT “Breadvan” – are on show at the museum in Maranello, Italy.
Built between 1952 and 1963, the 250 GT was one of Ferrari’s most popular early model lines.
There were two different wheelbase lengths offered, and almost all were powered by the same Tipo 125 3-liter V12 engine designed by Gioachino Colombo.
During the 250 GT’s production run, numerous variants were launched, including some of today’s most sought-after Ferraris. These included the legendary 250 Monza and 250 Testarossa, as well as the famed 250 GTO.
The 1961 Berlinetta SWB was driven to victory by Moss in four races (Silverstone, Brands Hatch, Goodwood and Nassau). Recently restored by the Ferrari Classiche department, it is finished in the classic blue-and-white livery of the Rob Walker racing team.
It was originally built as part of a chapter in motor racing history that sadly went unwritten: Enzo Ferrari had reached an agreement to supply the British team with one of his Formula 1 single-seaters for Moss. Unfortunately, just before the project was to debut, Moss was involved in a terrible accident in a Lotus at Goodwood that ended his racing career.
As for the Breadvan, it was commissioned by Count Volpi di Misurata to compete against its 250 GTO cousin. Developed by Piero Drogo and Giotto Bizzarrini on the same running gear as the 250 SWB, the car looked more like a racing van than a racing car as its square shape was the result of experimental aerodynamic styling.
In 2010, Ferrari warded the Breadvan the Attestation for Vehicles of Historic Interest,, a document issued for Ferraris that do not comply with the strict Ferrari Authenticity Certification criteria but are deemed of historic interest because of their competition or fame.
This story originally appeared at Motor Authority.
As of this week, two examples – a 1961 Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta SWB raced by Stirling Moss and the famous 250 GT “Breadvan” – are on show at the museum in Maranello, Italy.
Built between 1952 and 1963, the 250 GT was one of Ferrari’s most popular early model lines.
There were two different wheelbase lengths offered, and almost all were powered by the same Tipo 125 3-liter V12 engine designed by Gioachino Colombo.
During the 250 GT’s production run, numerous variants were launched, including some of today’s most sought-after Ferraris. These included the legendary 250 Monza and 250 Testarossa, as well as the famed 250 GTO.
The 1961 Berlinetta SWB was driven to victory by Moss in four races (Silverstone, Brands Hatch, Goodwood and Nassau). Recently restored by the Ferrari Classiche department, it is finished in the classic blue-and-white livery of the Rob Walker racing team.
It was originally built as part of a chapter in motor racing history that sadly went unwritten: Enzo Ferrari had reached an agreement to supply the British team with one of his Formula 1 single-seaters for Moss. Unfortunately, just before the project was to debut, Moss was involved in a terrible accident in a Lotus at Goodwood that ended his racing career.
As for the Breadvan, it was commissioned by Count Volpi di Misurata to compete against its 250 GTO cousin. Developed by Piero Drogo and Giotto Bizzarrini on the same running gear as the 250 SWB, the car looked more like a racing van than a racing car as its square shape was the result of experimental aerodynamic styling.
In 2010, Ferrari warded the Breadvan the Attestation for Vehicles of Historic Interest,, a document issued for Ferraris that do not comply with the strict Ferrari Authenticity Certification criteria but are deemed of historic interest because of their competition or fame.
This story originally appeared at Motor Authority.
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