Ferrari Gran Turismo Thread

Don't have photos, only notes as reported from several late units in the series. It likely indicates they used tipo 112 castings for engines built to upgraded tipo 128B specs.

FWIW, engine 0070/M carried an "S" only a few years earlier, standing for sperimentale, I presume.

 

I checked about ten sets of build sheets, zero mentioning of an "S2" anywhere, nor any of the many photos of the engine blocks that I have.

Marcel Massini

 

Cannot see any "S" here anywhere.
Maybe I am blind.

Marcel Massini

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On top of bell housing.

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Now somebody please post a pic showing "S2".

Marcel Massini

 

That "S" might have been added because chassis 0049 was also stamped 0070/S.
Another story.

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15-26 January 1955, XXXVIII Salon, Automobiel, Moto en Rijwieil (Automobile, motorcycle and bicycle), Eeuwfeestpaleis, Brussels

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250 Europa GT Pinin Farina coupé 0363GT in Azzurro Duco 4354, Pelle Naturale Arbo 624

 

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Meanwhile, Princess of Réthy took delivery of her 250 Europa GT Vignale coupé 0359GT...

 

You forgot 0492 M.
Which was shown with an unusual snake skin seat material for the seats and dashboard and headrest padding.

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Sure Marcel. Pics are in the Ferrari Sport Cars thread as you may have noticed...

 

Not really a gran turismo.

 

342 America-0234AL-CD-5936-X-la Princesse Liliane de Rethy


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0234 AL was delivered new May 1953. Not 1955.

Marcel Massini

 

20-27 February 1955, Universal Travel and Auto Sports Show, Madison Square Garden, New York, United States

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Some cool cars on Luigi Chinetti stand (0337AL, 0313EU and 0474MD in the background) but the car we are intered us is in front : a 250 Europa GT.
0365GT went in USA through Chinetti but it was Grigio Azzurro K which doesn't match with the pic (almost white). It looks like to grigio latte MM 15702.
Do we agree it must be 0361GT ?

 

0361 GT was sold new to Mrs Paola Ferrari for Mirko Landini in Bologna.
I took this photo on the 3rd January 1990 when 0361 GT arrived in Berne, Switzerland, at the main customs station, having arrived from USA, on its way to Albert Obrist.

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As said Kare previously in this thread, Grigio Metallizzato LC 49, Top LC 2 Max Meyer was most probably for 0357GT.
We have an early 250 Europa GT that looks like almost white in the b/w pictures. Only Grigio Latte MM 15702 could match and there were no early 250 Europa GT listed with this colour. Then, I agree with Kare this car must be 0361GT and that it came to USA much earlier than we think.

 

I have a photo (source unknown) purportedly showing this Europa GT outside the Brussels motor show in January.

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Great pic ! I think you will agree it’s also almost white on the pic. Then most probably Grigio Latte MM 15702. So the same car than the New York show one month later ? Possibly 0361GT. Grigio Azzurro K9 for 0365GT should be darker but correct me if wrong.

 

Perhaps. The front bumper is different - in New York it looks like an area for a plate in the middle?. The photo I found is a little hard to make out but I can't see a chrome strip on the bonnet? If it is the same car then both easily changed.

Is there a photo of a 'white' Europa at the actual Brussels show? I don't have any.

 

I can confirm your car has the chrome strip on bonnet. There was only one 250 Europa GT at Brussels show : 0363GT and it was azzurro duco which was darker. Then, your « white » car must have been taken outside the show, maybe for customer trials.

 

0373GT ?

 

No. 0373GT was Grigio Latte MM 15702 but was the first with the new smaller grill. The car outside the Brussels show had the big grill showing it was one of the first seven cars built in the Pf job numbers sequence.

 

0407 GT

Could anyone opine as to the date this photograph was taken?
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December 1955 or January 1956...?

 

1955 Ferrari 250 Europa GT | Gooding & Company .
Is there any period article about the Tour de Belgique 1956 and Léon Dernier with 0419GT ?