1959 Ferrari 250 GT LWB California Spider by Scaglietti by J.A. Ackley
Mar 2, 2023
Photography Courtesy RM Sotheby's
This 1959 Ferrari 250 GT LWB California Spider didn't just show up at Salon Privé Concours d’Elégance, Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este, The Quail and Cavallino Classic, it took home honors at each event.
No. 17 of only 50 LWB California Spiders ever built, this Ferrari is also one of only 30 steel-bodied cars with covered headlamps. In addition, the Spider also comes fitted with an uprated competition engine featuring high-lift camshafts and an intake fed by velocity stacks through a cold airbox.
Better still, the car is Ferrari Classiche certified to retain its numbers-matching engine, gearbox, and rear axle, and even comes with original factory records, a period copy of the certificate of origin, magazine articles, owner’s research and a history report by marque expert Marcel Massini.
Find this 1959 Ferrari 250 GT LWB California Spider by Scaglietti up for auction at RM Sotheby’s, with an estimated winning bid of $9,000,000-$11,000,000.
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Price
Price upon request
Color
Red
