250 Gt # 1717GT "Drogo" for sale

Bonham's announces the upcoming sale of the 250 GT chassis 1717GT, presented as "one-off period coachwork by Drogo". Estimate: €2,500,000 - €3,000,000

Monaco, villa La Vigie, 10 May 2024 : https://cars.bonhams.com/auction/29207/preview-lot/5825993/1960-ferrari-250-gt-one-off-period-60s-chassis-no-1717gt/?utm_source=SFMC&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EU_CTC_MOT_MOT-CAR_29207_1_17022024&cid=16117497

Botti & Pincelli Photo Agency in Modena, credit Massini Archive


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I love this car

 

It looks a bit like an evolution of the GTO 64, at least for the front section.

 

Let's hope the new owner will restore it to its original condition.

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Is it me or is that a very optimistic estimate?

 

I think so too. But I like this car a lot.

 

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1717 GT does not look like this anymore.

Marcel Massini

 

The rear window shape & style appears interestingly similar to one in the Maserati Mexico Protoype for which I reproduced a pair of new (glass) ones 15+ years ago.
The previous window was a horribly ill-fitting/-shaped (& flexing) plexiglass.
In attempt to make it fit and stay in place someone had used several sheetmetal screws through its one-off, one-piece, alloy trim molding ...
Repairing/restoring the molding was almost as much work than making the mold and tooling for the glass. A very interesting project.

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The pictures from 1717GT last seen in 2023 at Autoworld Brussels.
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I drove a Drogo 250 many years ago (it was late 70's/early 80's I don't recall the chassis number) and they take the term 'low roof' to a new level. I am not a tall guy but I couldn't drive the car with a helmet on. The seat was already fitted with spacers at the front to tilt the seat rearward.

 

Bonhams Cars : 1960 Ferrari 250 GT Coupé Chassis no. 1717GT

 

That you were able to drive it must have been a miracle! Here I am in 3213 and as you can see from my folded right leg, I didn´t fit at all. It was even worse for a friend of mine who is about 3-4 inches taller than me. He was completely folded up behind the wheel!
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Just to be clear, 3213 GT is not a Drogo, has zero to do with Drogo's Carrozzeria Sport Cars and was not rebodied in period. It was built by Terry Hoyle in the UK.
For some the looks might mimick a Drogo, perhaps. 3213 GT is a replica of 1717 GT which is already a rebody.

Marcel Massini

 

#3213GT is similar to the 250GTO #3445GT when re-bodied by Carrozzeria Drogo.

Several chassis were re-bodied by Allegretti and others in a similar style:
#1257GT
#2391GT
#2423GT
#3213GT
#4769GT
Certainly more.
These cars shouldn't be called Drogo.

The original Drogo body of #3445GT was fantastic and what was left of it after a serious accident is now on #2423GT.

#1717GT is a unique and precious Ferrari.

 

I will correct my database accordingly.

 

Do you know who did the rebody on 2391?

 

Here :
https://www.coachbuild.com/index.php/encyclopedia/coachbuilders-models/item/drogo-ferrari-250-gt-2391gt-1960

And they *found* the body in a barn... Ha-ha-ha !

 

Let's see the barn photos...

 

Absurd estimate.

 

I’m a little confused . I understand the in-period RE body , be it 7 years later. Is the value in the coach builder and detailing vs. factory sanctioned 1 off .. ?


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The factory "sanctions" nothing. That's not the point here.
1717 GT was completed April 1960, as a regular PF Coupé.
In 1965 it was damaged and thereafter rebodied by Piero Drogo's Carrozzeria Sports Cars S.n.c. in Modena.
That's five years and means in-period rebody (ten would be max).

Marcel Massini

 

Sitting at Bonham's auction, time will soon tell.

Great mood in the tent, perfect weather, the bubbly is good

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Here we go...2 million Euros hammer.
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