San Francisco, 16 June 2015
On the heels of the recently announced consignment of the rare 1951
Ferrari 212 Cabriolet comes the news of another incredible addition to
Bonhams’ Quail Lodge Auction: the third overall Tour de
France-winning, Montlhery-winning, Watkins Glen-winning,
Cavallino Classic Platinum Award-winning 1959 Ferrari 250 GT
Competizione Alloy Berlinetta.
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Offered from a very prominent American collection, this remarkable
sports-racing car – chassis #1519GT – is an ultimate example from what
many consider to be the golden age of Ferrari. With immense power, styling
and pedigree, this race proven V-12 stallion is one of the legendary seven
“interim” cars and boasts matching numbers engine and original alloy body,
a superb restoration to its original Swiss racing livery by marque specialists,
and is Ferrari Classiche certified.
Created during the exciting transitional period when Ferrari was evolving
from the 250 GT Tour de France Berlinetta to the 250 GT SWB Berlinetta,
Maranello produced just seven cars that sat atop a LWB chassis but used a
SWB body designed by Pinin Farina, hence the unofficial moniker “interim.”
All were built to full competition specification, which included a highly tuned
engine and drive train, outside fuel filler, and a host of other upgrades. The
coachwork on this car, the fifth of the seven interims, was created by
Scaglietti and holds a very special place among all the variations of the 250
series, which has become the most successful line in Ferrari’s history.
Number 1519GT has a well documented history from new when it was first
delivered to Geneva in 1959 and successfully raced in Europe that season,
then fitted with factory-installed Dunlop disc brakes, and sold in 1960
through Chinetti Motors where it continued to race successfully in America.
In 2012 the current owner sent 1519GT to Ferrari SpA to have Vaccari e
Bosi, the original chassis builder, restore the chassis, while Ferrari’s
preferred restoration shop, Carozzeria Autosport Bachelli & Villa, undertook
a comprehensive restoration of the body. The interior was completed by
Tappezzeria Luppi while the engine was professionally rebuilt by Diena &
Silingardi, all of Modena. Upon completion of the exquisite restoration in
2014, number 1519GT went on to become an invited participant at
prestigious international events and rallies such as the Concorso
d’Eleganza Villa d’Este, the Goodwood Festival of Speed, the Cavallino
Classic, Mar-a-Lago Concours d’Elegance and the Greenwich Concours
d’Elegance, winning many awards. Now this race winning and award
winning Ferrari will be offered for sale at Bonhams’ world-renowned Quail
Lodge Auction this summer.
Additionally, this sensational Ferrari will be on special display for public
viewing for one week, starting today, at Bonhams’ showroom on
Madison Avenue in New York City. Accompanying it on display will be
the Pebble Beach award-winning 1951 Ferrari 212 Cabriolet, an iconic 1980
BMW M1, and a Zagato-bodied Aston Martin Vanquish, all of which will
participate in this summer’s auction.
Scheduled for Friday, the 14th of August, during the famous Monterey
Peninsula / Pebble Beach Car Week, Bonhams Quail Lodge Auction in
Carmel, California, boasts an already remarkable line-up of automobiles,
particularly of sports and racing cars, and nearly a dozen examples from
Ferrari
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