The Beautiful 1963 Ferrari 250 GTO (#4219GT)

Here’s a minor info about the wonderful 1963 Ferrari 250 GTO which was on display screen at the 2022 Concours of Class. Just one of our favourite vehicles of all time. You can see additional Concours of Elegance information, testimonials, films and galleries here.

Of all the several famous Ferraris, with no dilemma the most iconic is the 250 GTO.  Designed to consider the fight to the AC Cobra, Jaguar E-variety and Aston Martin DP214 in Group 3 GT racing, the car or truck harnessed the abilities of golden era Ferrari engineers this sort of as Giotto Bizzarrini and Mauro Forghieri.

While the automobile mostly employed tried out and analyzed mechanicals, Bizzarrini utilized the latest research from wind tunnel screening at Pisa University to craft a condition to beat the world’s best.  Rendered in aluminium by Scaglietti, the 250 GTO weighs concerning 880kg and 950kg, and is driven by a mighty 3.-litre Colombo V12 producing 296bhp, sourced from the 250 Testa Rossa Le Mans victor.

This distinct car is chassis 4219GT, which was originally marketed to Mamie Spears Reynolds, the daughter of previous Usa senator Robert Reynolds and Evalyn McLean Roberts of the McLean mining enterprise, which at the time owned the Hope Diamond. Luigi Chinetti not only bought the vehicle, but received a daughter-in-legislation- his son, Luigi ‘Coco’ Chinetti Jr, married Mamie in July 1963.  The automobile duly received that year’s Daytona 3-hour Continental with Pedro Rodríguez behind the wheel, and finished fourth in course and 13th in general at the ’63 Sebring 12 Hrs with Joakim Bonnier and John Cannon driving.

Mamie’s ownership did not very last extended (neither did the relationship to Coco, which was about by 1965), with Buick and Ferrari supplier, Beverly Spencer, getting it in May 1963. He transformed the first Rosso Cima paintwork to white with blue centre stripes, as he campaigned the 250 GTO as aspect of the North American Racing Crew (NART).  The motor vehicle was pushed by Frank Crane at Laguna Seca, Pacific Raceway and Candlestick Park Raceway, notching up a podium and a class victory along the way.

By the end of 1963 Bev Spencer place the car or truck up for sale again, promotion it for $14,000.  George C Dyer Snr of Hillsborough, California, purchased the Ferrari early the following 12 months and hung on to it till January 1993, when the existing owner, a Mr Brandon Wang took stewardship.  Because then it is been a typical at the Goodwood Pageant of Pace, Tour de France Car and Pebble Seashore Concours.