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Ferrari 250 GT Coupe 1958-1960
From [B]Ferrari: A Complete Guide to All Models[/B] by Leonardo Acerbi
[QUOTE]Ferrari 250 GT Coupe by Pininfarina, which revived a model launched in 1954 and was shown for the first time in Milan in 1958, went from artisan-type construction to semi-industrialised production. The 335 cars produced between 1958 and 1960 represented an extraordinary leap forward in Maranellos's manufacturing capability, especially for a company that usually produced just under 100 cars a year up until that moment, either as one-offs or a few examples of a single model on reguest.
To fit in with this change of direction, the 250 GT Coupe was designed from the outset along lines that would result in greater simplicity than the Ferraris previously built by Pinin Farina, who had also made elegance and simplicity inescapable elements. After the first two experimental prototypes, each with panoramic rear window, the definite 250 GT Coupe emerged as extremely classical car, with a traditionally long and narrow radiator grill, portruding optical groups and a windscreen that more or less had the inclination of the rear window, all of which gave the car great equilibrium. The flanks, the lower part of which had a light dihedral line, were devoid of any other disturbing elements.
As with the previous 250 Grand Tourer, the 1958 coupe was also powered by the 2953 cc V12 engine fed by three Weber 36DCZ3 carburettors and generated around 240 hp. Given its touring vocation and not being a car destined to become a racer, the 250 GT Coupe wasn't fitted with disc brakes until 1960. Its rear suspension had telescopic dampers of a new conception, rather than the traditional Houdailles, to make it a safer and more comfortable to drive.[/QUOTE]