Ferrari 250 GT Boano "numero uno" |
Completed: |
1956 |
Originally delivered: |
Italy |
Original colour: |
Rosso |
Original interior: |
Blue Chiaro |
Comments: |
The 250 GT Boano has been delivered in Italy in 1956 to its first owner Piero |
Volpi living in Milano/Italy. It seems that he kept the car until 1965 when it was | |
bought by an Austrian new owner from Vienna. The car still carries its Austrian so | |
called "Einzelgenehmigung" which is the old Austrian logbook still valid today. By | |
this the history of our Boano is perfectly documented having had only four | |
owners in Austria and up from 1999 just one owner in Germany who has kept the | |
Boano in his climate controlled garage as an important piece of his famous | |
Ferrari collection. |
The Boano on offer represents with SN # 0505 GT the first 250 GT ever made at | |
the works of Mario Boano. The "Number One" Boano carries some very | |
interesting details compared to later cars. The roof line is lowered by another 2 | |
cm, it is equipped with alloy inner fenders and has an earlier type of gearbox | |
having been used for the Europa GT and early Tour de Frances. |
The last Austrian owner commisioned a nut and bolt restoration in the late | |
nineties to the famous and well known shop of Egidio Brandoli near to Modena. | |
The interior work has been carried out at the most famous company Fratelli Lupi | |
which was the original Ferrari supplier in the old days. The technical side of | |
things have been done at Modena Motors. Although the restoration had been | |
carried out in the nineties the 250 GT Boano looks still like a new car. |
It received lately a major service in our workshop going through carburettors, | |
ignition, changing fluids and carrying out some detailing work. I would say that it | |
is today in near to new condition thoughout waiting for the next enthusiast to | |
enjoy it. |
The 250 GT Boano are marvellous collector items representing a part of the | |
early Ferrari history. They were built up on the same Tipo 508 frame, the same | |
Tipo 128 B engine, same suspension and same brakes as the more known and | |
highly desirable Tour de France which were produced by Ferrari in the same | |
time. |
The Low Roof 250 GT Boano is elegible for most of the events on the planet | |
and especially for the Mille Miglia. |
With its very early serial number, its known history, its special features and | |
being the first 250 GT Boano made it seems to be a great opportunity to | |
aqcuire an important Ferrari. |
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Price: |
sold |
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