Historics at Brooklands has announced yesterday a new Ferrari 250 GTO auction which will take place on Saturday, 25th September. The Ferrari 250 GTO is one of the most expensive classics you can get your hands on. The last Ferrari 250 GTO to be put on auction fetched 12 million GBP and was bought by BBC Radio DJ Chris Evans. However, this latest Ferrari 250 GTO to go on auction is expected to get a more reasonable 240,000 GBP.
This 1965 Ferrari 250 GTO Evocazione is based on the 330 GT and was built to create an authentic copy of the only RHD 4.0-litre 5-speed 250 GTO. The original was built by Ferrari to compete in at Le Mans.
The Ferrari 250 GTO Evocazione that will go under
the hammer was complete in 1993, after it was shortened and converted to GTO specs. The Ferrari 250 GTO Evocazione is covered in a handmade aluminum body and features an original 400mm GTO steering wheel, gauges and Borrani wire wheels.
Press Release:
Historics to auction stunning 250 GTO Evocazione
With originals something of a rarity and values continuing to sky-rocket, Historics at Brooklands is offering a beautifully executed recreation of a Ferrari 250 GTO - widely regarded as the greatest Ferrari of all time - for auction on Saturday 25th September, at a fraction of the cost of the real racer.
With the most recent high-profile sale of an original 250 GTO setting BBC Radio DJ Chris Evans back a reputed £12 million, the 1965 Ferrari 250 GTO Evocazione offered for sale by Historics, is expected to fetch a more manageable hammer price in the region of £240,000.
Based on an original, matching numbers, right hand drive Ferrari 330 GT, the car was purpose built to create an authentic copy of the only right hand drive 4.0 Litre five-speed 250 GTO, built by Ferrari to compete at Le Mans.
Completed in 1993, the chassis was shipped to Italy where it was shortened and converted to GTO specification, before a handmade aluminium body was painstakingly sculpted, and subsequently returned to the UK for fitting by Ferrari experts.
Demonstrating the quality of this painstaking project, the car features a number of correct GTO parts, as well as proving visually accurate thanks to an original 400mm GTO steering wheel, original style gauges and the correct 7” front and 8” rear Borrani wire wheels.
Designed as a tribute to the Le Mans racer, this Evocazione has also seen action on the track, achieving a number of wins and podium finishes at the hands of renowned historic racers, and remains ready to race in a number of events as well as being fully road registered.
For more information, and to attend the Historics at Brooklands auction on the afternoon of September 25th, call 0800 988 3838, e-mail:
auctions@historics.co.uk, or see the website, www.historics.co.uk. Entry by catalogue only, available prior to, or on the day of the auction.
