Founding Era · 1953–1955
500 Mondial
Profile & significance
Two-liter Lampredi four-cylinder sports racer , around 170 hp, with Pinin Farina and Scaglietti coachwork. Ferrari highlights one of 14 Pinin Farina open cars owned and raced by Porfirio Rubirosa; it finished second in class at Santa Barbara in 1954. CLASSIC.COM’s current benchmark is about $3.05 million. 25 18 26 27 28 29 2 25 30 17 18 === 250 GT Coupé — 1954–1960. The model family that pushed Ferrari toward genuine series production: 2.953-liter Colombo V12, generally 220–240 hp, four-speed, tubular chassis and disc brakes only on later evolutionary descendants. Pinin Farina became Ferrari’s dominant series-production stylist, with Boano/ Ellena also building important early runs. Ferrari itself calls chassis 0419 GT an important production landmark. Ordinary correct cars are approximately $500,000–$1 million; especially early/coachbuilt competition-linked examples are higher .
Talking points
- Two-liter Lampredi four-cylinder sports racer , around 170 hp, with Pinin Farina and Scaglietti coachwork.
- Ferrari highlights one of 14 Pinin Farina open cars owned and raced by Porfirio Rubirosa; it finished second in class at Santa Barbara in 1954.
- CLASSIC.COM’s current benchmark is about $3.05 million. 25 18 26 27 28 29 2 25 30 17 18 === 250 GT Coupé — 1954–1960.
- The model family that pushed Ferrari toward genuine series production: 2.953-liter Colombo V12, generally 220–240 hp, four-speed, tubular chassis and disc brakes only on later evolutionary descendants.
- Pinin Farina became Ferrari’s dominant series-production stylist, with Boano/ Ellena also building important early runs.
- Ferrari itself calls chassis 0419 GT an important production landmark.
- Ordinary correct cars are approximately $500,000–$1 million; especially early/coachbuilt competition-linked examples are higher .
Raw archive entry
500 Mondial 1.985L I4 ≈170 MT / FR ≈720 ≈235 ≈30