On a lazy afternoon I decided to clean up the farina emblems on my 250. When I looked close , I was moved by the detail that was used 60 years ago. The paisley encasement would probably be overlooked by 99/100 people .. under flash , the detail is clear .. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Sent from my iPad using FerrariChat
I once saw a television show on automotive restoration. The narrator continually emphasized “preservation” and not new replacement parts. I’m onboard
Nice article (and video) on PF Coupes in TOFM : https://www.ferrari.com/en-GB/magazine/articles/trend-setter-250-gt-coupe
Darren, Thank you for the link to the Ferrari Pf Coupe article. I especially enjoyed the period factory photo of the interior of what would be a typical inside-side plug Coupe. Great detailed view and reference. Note confirmation that the forward part of the gearbox tunnel is carpeted, not leather (this forward tunnel section would later be finished in leather for the outside-plug cars). Note also the pleats of the center part of the seats: the seams and pleats are relatively flat, not puffed up. Many efforts today to restore the seats miss the nuance of this original seat detail. Correctly, the bolsters are full, you sit into the seat, but the pleats are sewn relatively flat, if you study an original seat. The radio blank-off-plate has the winged chrome badge with the plain shield – Pininfarina used the very same blank-off-plate and winged badge for the Lancia Aurelia. Enlarging the photo, you can see that the carpet heel pads are ribbed too. Screenshot here. Image Unavailable, Please Login
0943GT at the FCA National, Road America, 9/9/24. Spectacular. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
David, I have these photos of 0943GT, that I recall are from the 1990s. You can see in the motor compartment the brake booster canister, showing disc brake conversion. The other photo shows what appears to be the original color, remaining on the instrument cluster section of the dashboard - the balance re-painted red like the body. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
0943GT as restored with disc brakes and shown at Cavallino (I forget the year). Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Have to say that to me it is so much more elegant in Grigio.....and that is one gorgeous interior. Colours really do make cars.
Quick Registry update whilst I'm here. 149 (+/-) cars one could consider "matching numbers" and 130 totally unaccounted for. I wonder where they are ? Image Unavailable, Please Login
I contacted the vendor and apparently this S1 Cab recreation is based on a 250 PF Coupe. Anyone know if that’s accurate and which one (for the Registry) ? https://www.kgc-automobiles.com/ferrari-250-gt-cabriolet-series-1
0953 GT it looks like. If so, Robb Report may need to add a '0' on the end of their '6,244' -mile car claim.
Typical poor journalistic work, 0953 GT was just used in a promotional movie for Guerlain fragrances with Angelina Jolie. That was in 2017. She never owned it etc. Marcel Massini
Do you have a link to the video? I just wasted a bunch of time watching Guerlain commercials in hope of seeing the car! I will say that the idea of Angelina Jolie owning a 250GT of any sort raised my impression of her significantly... EDIT: Christie's says that it is being sold by Jolie. Wouldn't they know? https://press.christies.com/angelina-jolies-ferrari-at-auction-the-exceptional-sale-on-november-20-2024
From Bloomberg: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-10-04/christie-s-auction-house-to-sell-angelina-jolie-s-ferrari-250-gt?srnd=homepage-americas&sref=ziXffE5n
