1960 - 1963 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spyder: 163-shot gallery, 2023 RM Sotheby's Monterey (No Sale) 2023 Gooding & Co. Amelia Island Auctions ($18,045,000) The example offered here, chassis no. 4121 GT has a wonderful history. One of the last three SWB California Spyders built, it has the Berlinetta Lusso specification Tipo 168/61 engine that was rated at 20 more horsepower than earlier SWB California Spyders, and other refinements and updates that Ferrari incorporated during production. The Ferrari 250 series, and the 250 GT California SWB. This is of course down to the fact of the original car in question. The drop-dead gorgeous Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder SWB is an automotive gem, and an extremely rare one too (only 106 built). The UK registration number 4 RU that barchetta.cc says 2591GT was on in 1983 is currently allocated to a 1961 Ferrari of 2953cc according to the RAC. That plate was also on a 1963 RHD 250 GT/L Lusso belonging to Colonel Ronnie Hoare of Maranello Concessionaires in 1963. Image Unavailable, Please Login. In 2015, the 1964 Ferrari 250 LM went for a whopping price tag of $17.6 million for the winning bid. At the Same Sotheby's auction held in the United Kingdom, a 1961 Ferrari 250 GT California SWB Spider was sold for close to the same amount, at $16.83 million, but falling just a hair short of its estimated $17 million value. A 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider was found covered in a stack of magazines in a barn on the property of French car collector Roger Baillon. It is expected to be auctioned off for YhDIEFv. The 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider clearly defined this trend with a spirited round of bidding until the hammer dropped with a realized price of $17,160,000, setting the single lot Add to Cart. Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder SWB. In 1959, Ferrari gave the 250 GT Berlinetta sharper handling, reducing its wheelbase from 2,600 mm to 2,400 mm. In 1960, Scaglietti unveiled the 250 GT California Spyder SWB at the Geneva Motor Show, its body pulled more tautly over this updated chassis. Like the 250 GT Berlinetta SWB on which it was based The most expensive car sold at Amelia Island was a 1962 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider, sold at Gooding & Company for $18 million — setting a record for a car sold at the Amelia Island The company only produced the car as a left-hand drive. The 250 GT California Spider was equipped with a 3,000 cc V12 engine with an output of 240 hp (LWB) and 280 hp (SWB) for a maximum speed of between 250 and 270 km/h. The most recent listing of a California SWB from 1961 valued it at over EUR 16 million.

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