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Ferrari 250 GT Pininfarina Coupe Series II

Completed:

1960

Comments:	The 250 GT Pininfarina Coupe Series II on offer was delivered originally in Italy
	in Nero Tropicale with a contrasting interior in Naturale, black with tan leather.
	The first owner was a Mr. Pantanella who was the president of the Societa di
	Navigazione in Palermo/Sicily. It was later registered in Florence where it was
	maintained at the Ferrari factory in 1966. Up from the late sixties it found its
	way to the US for more than 20 years. In the early nineties it was shipped back
	to Europe being with the famous Ferrari dealer and collector Jean Guikas from
	Marseille/France.

The history is confirmed by the Marcel Massini report accompanying this car.

	The 250 GT Pininfarina Coupe Series II appeared later in the Netherlands where
	it had been completely restored in the mid to late nineties. The original
	matching number engine has been taken apart and a complete rebuilt was
	carried out by well known Netherland based Pete Roelofs which is documented by
	the invoices and as well by the dyno test sheet which is showing 219 bhp at
	7000 rpm.

	There are very few owners which have asked for a complete restoration
	for a Pininfarina Coupe. Over the years these very elegant cars never have been
	appreciated too much that it seemed to be a financial pain to go through an
	expensive and extensive complete restoration. But in this case the last long
	term owner decided to restore his new toy regardless of costs because he
	wanted to add this 250 GT Pininfarina Coupe Series II to his famous and
	wonderful collection.

	Ferrari started the production of the Pininfarina Coupe Series I as the successor
	to the Ferrari 250 GT Boano and 250 GT Ellena in 1958. The first 200 cars of the
	production were built up on the 508 D frame, they had still the old fashioned
	drum brakes of the earlier days in the front and rear, they received the 4-speed
	gearbox and the Tipo 128 D engine with the spark plugs mounted on the inside
	of the cylinder heads.

	The later version which today is called the Pininfarina Coupe Series II is far
	more developed than the Series I cars. Ferrari constructed a new frame Tipo
	508 F which was stiffer than the older Tipo 508 D frame used for the
	predecessor. They new Pininfarina Series II received the more modern and
	looked after disc brakes for the front and rear wheels, they received the brand
	new 5- speed gearbox as an electric overdrive system. But even more important
	was the new Tipo 128 F engine with the outside spark plugs, bigger valves,
	much more improved lubrication and equipped with much more torque.

	The differences between a Pinifarina Coupe Series I and Series II in terms of
	technical improvements are dramatic. The Pininfarina Coupe Series II is
	technically a modern version of the Series I car. It was more or less the
	milestone carrying the technical achievements at Ferrari in the late fifties.

	This in mind it makes the Pininfarina Coupe Series II much more desirable than
	the older predecessor.

	Ferrari produced altogether 350 Pininfarina Coupes, from which the first 200 cars
	were counted as Series I and the last 150 cars which are known as Series II.
	Lots of these cars were made as US versions heading to Ferraris strongest
	market. Ferrari was selling half of their production to the US in its early days. By
	this we assume that not more than 75 Pininfarina Series II Coupes were made
	as Euro versions, from which not each car has survived.

	Our car is one of the few 250 GT Pininfarina Series II Coupes delivered in Italy
	as an European version.

	Quite a few Pininfarina Coupes were used in the early days as donor cars for
	California LWB, Tour de France or Testarossa Replicas, knowing that they were
	carrying the same frames, engines, gearboxes and the rest of the technique
	needed. By this they tragically became poor victims of a wrong movement. They
	were dismantled, vandalized and vanished, simply being destroyed. The
	number of Pininfarina Coupes which are missing today is huge.

	Our latest research brought to light that more than 20 Pininfarina Coupe Series
	II were lost by this only.

	Lots of other cars were dismantled or parted out in the early days because it
	made no financial sense to restore them due to their little value. This might be
	the reason that tens of cars might not exist anymore or the whereabouts could
	not have been traced yet. And a bigger problem is as well that lots of cars are

missing

their original factory installed engines, which might have ended up in

	other Ferrari or were simply destroyed. There are dozens of Pininfarina Coupes
	which do not have their matching number engines and gearboxes.

A Ferrari 250 GT

Pininfarina Series II with its metric instruments, delivered as

	the Euro version, having still its matching number engine and gearbox being in
	perfect condition is virtually a rare breed.

Our Ferrari 250 GT Pininfarina Series II is one of those.

	It benefited by a new paint job in its stunning elegant Nero Tropicale coloiur as
	delivered, which was carried out in winter 2025/26 by finishing the assembling
	work in February 2026. Invoices for the work carried out are accompanying the

archive file.

	The car is in near to new condition throughout rarely driven after its
	restoration.

	After having bought it, we immediatedly checked the engine by carrying out a
	big service. The following leak down test shows best results. Recent test drives
	confirmed that it still runs like it should, the engine revs perfectly, the gearbox
	shifts like it should and the 5th overrdrive gear is working properly by not having
	any vibration from the drivetrain or differential.

	It might be difficult to find a Ferrari 250 GT Pininfarina Coupe Series II in
	similar and near to perfect condition.

It looks wonderful and it drives as it looks.

Price:

on request