Founding Era · 1959–1962
250 GT Berlinetta passo corto
Profile & significance
Ferrari’s factory card gives 2,953.21 cc, 280 hp at 7,000 rpm, 2,400-mm wheelbase, 960 kg dry, four-speed, drum brakes on the cited specification and 268 km/h. It was conceived so that only minor changes—colder plugs, racing tires and a roll bar—were needed for competition. Pinin Farina designed the proportions, Scaglietti built the bodies. Roughly 176 road/ competition SWBs are commonly counted. Market approximately $6–12+ million, with alloy competition cars much higher . 250 GT 2+2 — 1960–1963. Also widely called 250 GTE; Ferrari’s first truly volume four-seat GT. Colombo 3.0- liter V12 around 240 hp, front engine, four-speed, discs and about 1,280 kg. Approximately 950 were built. Current ordinary market roughly $450,000–$750,000; incorrect conversions to GTO/TR replicas materially reduce historical integrity.
Talking points
- Ferrari’s factory card gives 2,953.21 cc, 280 hp at 7,000 rpm, 2,400-mm wheelbase, 960 kg dry, four-speed, drum brakes on the cited specification and 268 km/h.
- It was conceived so that only minor changes—colder plugs, racing tires and a roll bar—were needed for competition.
- Pinin Farina designed the proportions, Scaglietti built the bodies.
- Roughly 176 road/ competition SWBs are commonly counted.
- Market approximately $6–12+ million, with alloy competition cars much higher . 250 GT 2+2 — 1960–1963.
- Also widely called 250 GTE; Ferrari’s first truly volume four-seat GT.
- Colombo 3.0- liter V12 around 240 hp, front engine, four-speed, discs and about 1,280 kg.
- Current ordinary market roughly $450,000–$750,000; incorrect conversions to GTO/TR replicas materially reduce historical integrity.