FERRARIS AT MOTOR SHOWS

Not enough GT/E love in the thread. Paris 1962. 3967GT. Antoine Prunet photo from Pascal's Au Salon de Paris 1948-1988.
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Another GT/E. Paris 1960. 2043GT. From Owen's Ferrari Four Seaters. Photo without attribution.
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Factory transportation for the Ferrari cars to the Paris Motor Show 1964.
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I Love GT/E Love
Owning one I would of course, but it's very relevant here on this thread.

As Ferrari's first "mass production" car and hence it's commercial significance it's role at early 1960's motorshows would be very important.
That was the model Joe Public was most likely to buy, thats how the money would come in.

 

Brussels Motor Show 1971.

Marcel Massini
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Thanks for sharing Marcel. What year was this picture taken?

Gr. Martin

 

When car was brand new 1959. Factory courtyard in Maranello.

Marcel Massini

 

Grazie!

Gr. Martin

 

A bit of context for the great image shared by Boudewijn... the Paris Auto Show October 1 - 11 in 1964 was the debut for the 275 GTB model series. The Verde Scuro (dark green) berlinetta was 06449 and featured a beige interior. The white 275 GTS was 06315 and appeared on the left side of the display with the 330 GT 2+2 in the middle and the 275 GTB on the right side of the Ferrari display. Green seems like a curious choice for a Ferrari show car color but that is the shade that the customer ordered for his Ferrari. Ironically the Italian customer didn't take delivery of his 275 GTB and instead Ferrari kept the car for almost a year until July of 1965.

 

The white 275 GTS Spider #06315.

Marcel Massini
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The white spider above #06315 has white writing on the sidewall of the tires. Was that something special supplied by the tire maker for auto show promotion of their tire products? It seems to be a common characteristic on some display cars at auto shows.
Goodyear and Pirelli seem to advertise the company name regularly on their tires.

 

In this case it was Dunlop.
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Very interesting. Would love to know what tire brand/model is on the 330 GT.

 

vintage sp sports are still available. expensive. also came on jaguars.

 

Jumping ahead a couple of decades the 1984 GTO shown at Geneva in March featured GOODYEAR with small white letters. There the top of the smaller script was just below the tire tread. However on studio press pictures for the GTO different tires were fitted. There were no white letters to hi light the larger name and the script was placed in the other location with the top of 'GOODYEAR' facing the inner part of the tire away from the tread.
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Ferrari 250GT Boano Cabriolet chassis 0461GT, on what show was taken this picture?
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Geneva March 1956, most probably.
0461 GT was also shown at Torino April 1956 and then in New York again.
Changed color several times.

Marcel Massini

 

Thank you Marcel, obtained Cabriolet chassis 0461GT was presented in Geneva at the Ferrari stand and then moved to stand Boano? because judging by the photo booth is Boano.

 

It was the Ferrari booth located next to Rambler Nash.
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Another view.

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