Ferrari 250 LM 1963-1966

[BarneyBoy]

A very pretty car - one of my all time favourites.
There was one that was successfully campaigned for many years over here in Australia by David McKay that may well be the rarest of all - it was apparently the only one never returned to the factory to have last minute homologation repairs carried out on it for it to comply with Le Mans regulations. From memory it was a fuel tank size issue (may be wrong on that).

Last I heard it was sold to a buyer in the UK who has converted it for road use. What a beautiful car.

[motorsportandi]

great pictures

[Rizaven]

250LM is my favorite Ferrari in terms of looks... Apparently it wasn't that great a drive though.

I don't know, it won LeMans, the last Ferrari to do so.


Well done evrybody, great pics.

[Duell]

Ferrari 250 LM 1964
Chassis: 6107
Acquired new by Steve Earle of Monterey Historics fame, chassis 6107 was originally used on the roads of Southern California. After taking delivery in November of 1964, he accrued about 3,000 miles before offering it for $14,750 in 1967. It was briefly owned by Chris Cord before it was acquired by Ecuadorian privateer racers Guilliermo Ortega and Fausto Merello. Joined for the occasion by John Gunn, Ortega and Merello entered the car in the 1968 24 Hours of Daytona. Despite being four years old, it finished eighth overall and first in class. It was subsequently raced at Sebring and again at Daytona but forced to retire with technical problems.

Merello brought the car with him to Ecuador and Ortega's share was acquired by Pascal Michelet, who later also bought Merello out. Michelet and Merello raced the car in local events and even entered it for Le Mans in 1974 but they never showed up. In 1975, chassis 6107 was sold to Robs Lamplough and the following year fellow Englishman Stephen Pilkington bought the car. He had it sympathetically restored by Bob Houghton but it did not race again. Since 1983, it has been part of a prominent Japanese Collection. In November of 2013, this beautifully preserved 250 LM crossed the block at RM Auctions' prestigious Art of the Automobile sale, where it sold for a startling $14.3 million.

1963 - 1966 Ferrari 250 LM Chassis - Ultimatecarpage.com

[Duell]

Ferrari 250 LM #19

[Man of Steel]

$14,750 in 1967... If only I had a time machine