Boano for restoration on eBay. Offered for sale is a fabulously original and very rare 1956 Ferrari, steel bodied Boano 250GT low roof coupe. This car is in remarkable original condition and has been preserved wonderfully. S/N 0623 is one of 64 built, and is quite possibly one of the last surviving unrestored examples left. Many of these were sadly cut up for parts in the 1970s and 1980s for parts and re-body replicas of TDFs and other specials, not leaving many cars intact. The car is very complete, and still wears nearly all of its original paint and interior. S/N 0623 has been off the road and sitting quietly in storage since 1969, with only 73,978 KM showing on the clock. The body and structure of this wonderful Ferrari have never suffered any collision or rot damage, with only minor surface rust showing. The prior owner had brought the car out of storage and had the engine removed for rebuild, and some of the chrome work removed for re-plating. He then, during that process, decided to sell the car due to his age. We were then able to secure 0623, which has also been in storage since. The wheels have been restored, a new stainless exhaust, new pistons, gasket set, and other items are among the parts purchased to bring 0623 back to life. The starter and generator were also totally rewound and rebuilt. This sale represents a very rare and unique opportunity to acquire what could possibly be the last remaining unrestored examples of one of the most iconic 1950s street V12 Ferrari cars produced. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ferrari-Boano-1956-Ferrari-250GT-Boano-sn-0623-fantastic-original-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem25639e3dd9QQitemZ160585104857QQptZUSQ5fCarsQ5fTrucks Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Even metal in storage rusts, and as this car just has to be painted I wonder what will be found once it is stripped for painting. Still fantastically original ... but I would paint it, maybe little else (other than mechanical maintenance). Pete
My hat is off to seller who is not afraid to show full identity of car including rarely seen tipo 128B engine interno!
Already beyond $200K....what do you suppose is the restored value of the vehicle...I would say $600K-$700K.
This brings back good memories. The very first in the metal Ferrari I encountered was a red/tan '56 Boano, year 1965, asking price $2995. Though that amount was a fortune for both a 15 year old kid and a very tired nine year old car, I still wanted it and have wondered what became of it...those were the days when an s/n didn't matter so much and I had no thought to write it down.
Good day, Indeed, those were the days indeed... In my case it was around 1982 and I saw an ad in Road and Track for a Boano (in Washington state?) and the price was $15K or so... I had a GT4 at the time and was thinking of selling it to get the Boano... alas... timing was just not there... Cheers, Sam
If you get a chance, check out R&T ads from the early to late '60s...they're mind blowing. I regret getting rid of my carmag collection 30+ years ago, as I do having been in a low car-interest period during the late '70s when I was a fresh college graduate, single with a good job and income, and many of the choice now-vintage Ferraris were cheeep.
Good day Scott, Thanks for the advice (or warning depending how you look at it ) ... Indeed, the prices when looked at from today are absolutely crazy... However, I never had the $$$ back then and so I take that with a small grain of salt... I do remember one time where I begged my parents to get a $300K USD loan on my behalf to buy a 250 GTO that was for sale around 1983 (I still have the magazine!)... I was lucky I made it out of the house that night ... I guess I had some "gifted" insight back then, or perhaps just plain old craziness... Yes, those were the days ...whimper, sniff, sniff... Cheers, Sam
Sam...great story. I had a similar inspiration in 2002, when I was looking for a 330 2+2. Mike Sheehan had a really nice original Lusso up on his board for several weeks, asking was $130K. I recognized the opportunity and could have pulled it together financially, but realized that convincing my wife would have been an unwinnable battle...she was nervous enough already about the possiblity of my spending $35-$40K to buy a nearly 40 year old exotic car that could generate vast repair bills. An uncle on my father's side was both wealthy and a car guy...had a '29 Pierce Arrow, a '31 Lincoln roadster, and a couple of other same-era cars. His son, my first cousin, was just as much into Ferraris as I was and around '65 tried to convince his father to buy a new one. The old man was set in his ways and wouldn't hear of paying big bucks for "some tinny Italian car that sounds like a sewing machine".
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