From the second half of the 1950s, Ferrari started series production of a road car that shared the underpinnings with the highly successful 250 GT competition cars. Designed and built by Pininfarina, the second version of the road car was this strikingly beautiful 250 GT Coupe. Over a four year period just over 350 examples were built. As they were not quite as sought after as the similar competition models, many were later cut up to build 250 TR or 250 GT TdF replicas. Fortunately, this has now stopped and the surviving examples have gradually risen in value. In today's article, two examples are featured; one fully restored and due to cross the RM Sotheby's auction block in Paris early next month and one beautifully preserved car that starred at Pebble Beach in 2013.
Celebrating its 100th anniversary, BMW has been very successful in motorsport for many of those ten decades. During the 1970s, the German manufacturer was a prominent engine supplier for sports cars and single seaters. Among them was the BMW-powered March 782 Formula 2 car. Developed by March with factory backing, it helped BMW drivers Bruno Giacomelli and Marc Surer place first and second in the highly competitive 1978 F2 championship. We have added two chassis, one of which was retained by BMW and has been recently restored.
A decade earlier, French aeronautical company Matra burst onto the scene with some highly competitive single seaters, including this MS5 Ford. It featured a sophisticated aluminium monocoque and could be run in both F2 and F3 configurations. Of the 12 cars built, we have highlighted four survivors, including the car raced by Jackie Stewart for Ken Tyrrell.

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1958 - 1960 Ferrari 250 GT Coupe - Images, Specifications and Information

1978 March 782 BMW - Images, Specifications and Information

1965 Matra MS5 Ford - Images, Specifications and Information