Like Mr Massini recommended why not started a new thread . Lets described wich cars had a big or small grill how many bars ,where was the rear vieuw miror on the dash or roof ,PF number ,licence plates,colors ,was the car ever crashed/repair and of course if some have, the race history . Here are the belgian cars : 0341EU sold to a Mr Bianchi ,Mr Ori former EGF mecanic remember this car an owner very well must be the car used by Jacques Swaters at the Km lancé de Waterloo 1955 (and not 0695GT not built at this time like stated in the Ecurie Garage Francorchamps book)no picture 0357GT sold to Michel Ringoir used by him in many races and also the Tour de France 1956 car .Like stated by Kare is also the car used by Gendebien and Swaters at the Course de côte de La Roche 1956 . 0359GT sold to princess Liliane De Réthy Vignale body 0363GT azzuro ,Brussels Motor Show 1955 car ,sold to J.J. Voos crashed and rebuilt with a late nose style ,the Nurburgring car B.0528 must also be the car in the well know picture in front of Garage Francorchamps with the VW T1 combi and the 750 Monza 0373GT Grigio late ,Geneva show car ,sold to Philippe Washer ,sold to Olivier Gendebien is supposed to be the Liège-Rome-Liège car ,as written by Gendebien was not repair in time for the Tour de France so was he confuing two cars 0373GT and ?? (maybe 0503GT was he the owner or was it the factory?)was an other rebuilt or renumbered for him ?It was silver at the 1957 Tour de France and driven by his wife as described by him .Looks to be the car raced in the Course de côte du(or de ?) Verbois March 1957 . 0381GT sold to J.J. Voos in replacement for 0363GT ,seems to be recorded in the PF records as black (Cavallino article about the 250 Europa GT PF Coupé ) 0419GT Brussel Motor Show car 1956 ,sold to Léon Dernier ,his son wrote me that this car was repaint red .Was later discovered by Dr Paul Schouwenburg then green (see his book Ferrari Fever ) 0427GT Grigio Metallizzato with green top ,Brussels Motor Show car 1956 ,sold to Mr Nilens ,raced at the 1957 Grand Prix de Spa number 30. If I wrote some wrong information let me know .
I only buy pictures from people who owns the copyright without a written paper from them that they allowed me to publish them I will not do it ,some of them are very strict that what I buy is only for my personal collection and should not be published on the internet or magazines/books .If you wanted pictures you will find easely some of them on the internet (0357GT,0363Gt (see More old photo thread)0373GT,0419GT and 0427GT at Spa ) .You can also find them in books and magazines like Cavallino magazine , the ones from Jess Pourret,Maurice Louche and of course the one about Ecurie Garage Francorchamps with nice pictures from the Jacques Swaters collection and many others of course talking about the 250 GT . Maybe that my title should not have picture in it but I'm sure that there are enought people here on F-chat that owns the copyright of very nice and interesting pictures and that they will share them with us .
Some data taken from the Garage Francorchamps archive in my collection. 0357 GT: Factory invoice dated 13 February 1956 to Garage Francorchamps. Second factory invoice dated 10 March 1956 to Garage Francorchamps. 0363 GT: Factory invoice dated 22 January 1955 to Garage Francorchamps. 0373 GT: Factory invoice dated 10 February 1955 to Garage Francorchamps. Second factory invoice dated 7 March 1955 to Garage Francoprchamps. 0381 GT: Factory invocie dated 10 July 1955 to Garage Francorchamps. 0427 GT: Factory invoice dated 9 February 1956 to Garage Francorchamps. I own all original factory invoices mentioned above. Marcel Massini
0373 GT: There is also an invoice dated 1 March 1955 from Garage Francorchamps SA to S.N.C. de Borman-Washer, located at 48 Cantersteen, Brussels, for Europa #0373 GT, described as "demonstration vehicle". 0381 GT: There is also a second invoice, this one with #588/55 dated 22 July 1955 from Ferrari to Mario Vandelli in Modena. Marcel Massini
Regarding the Côte de la Roche hillclimb, what proves that car is 0357GT and not 0317AL ? About 1956 Brussels Show Car, why TWO cars ? Only one must have be there : 0419GT or 0427GT ? That is the question !
May be I'm wrong but Mario Vandelli was a mechanic of the Scuderia Ferrari. Then, he may have ZERO connection with 0381GT...
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Dates were : 13-24/01/1951 19-30/01/1952 17-28/01/1953 16-27/01/1954 15-26/01/1955 14-25/01/1956 ... 16-27/01/1960 11-22/01/1961 ... 16-27/01/1963 15-26/01/1964 20-31/01/1965 12-23/01/1966 18-29/01/1967 17-28/01/1968 15-26/01/1969 14-25/01/1970 ...
Yes, Vandelli was a mechanic and also acted as co-driver in the Mille Miglia 1952 and 1953 with Taruffi and Cole. Here's copy of the factory invoice to Vandelli for the used 0381 GT. Marcel Massini Image Unavailable, Please Login
I don't have the 1956 Englebert special for the Brussels Motor Show(only from 1951 to 1955 and 1959) ,0427GT is also described as a Motor Show car for 1956 in a sale description of the car maybe another mistake in a sale description ? Image Unavailable, Please Login
Thanks Nicolas. I may be wrong but it would be logical that 0427GT was the Brussels Show car if you look the dates of the Show and the date posted by Marcel...
Photos of 0427 GT which I took in January 2019 at Moroso, FL/USA. The Factory Certificate of Origin for 0427 GT is dated 18 February 1956. I own the original document. The Factory Certificate of Origin for 0419 GT is dated 30 August 1955. Marcel Massini Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Image Unavailable, Please Login © Rodolf Mailander - 1954 Brussels At the 1954 Brussels Show, a 250 Europa was exposed. I have the same photo with Jacques Swaters next to the car. Regards, Chris Van de Wiele https://histoiredesbianchi.wixsite.com/livre Image Unavailable, Please Login
Are there any chances 0373GT could be used as a ''demonstration vehicule '' at the time of the 1955 Brussel Motor Show or at least be present (not on the stand of course)?
Thanks for the photo. If that is meant to be 0303 EU, I remain skeptical, because: The 1954 Brussels Motor Show was held from 16 to 27 January . According to the factory build sheets engine 0303 EU was dyno tested 21 January 1954 and again on the 23 January 1954. There is also a note on the build sheet chassis page stating that engine, gearbox and rear axle have been replaced by the factory. 0303 EU was sold new 21 May 1954 to Giuseppe Bianchi in Porto San Giorgio, Italy. Bianchi raced 0303 EU at the 1954 Rallye Venezia and at the Coppa dei Laghi 19 March 1955. Some pix I took during the Inaugural Cavallino Classic Concours in Modena, July 2021. Marcel Massini Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Pic of 0303/EU with Bianchi shows exactly the same car than 1954 Brussels Show. The 250 Europa engine must have been fitted on the car after the Brussels Show...