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Ferrari 250 GT Pininfarina - simple series elegance from Grugliasco

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Created on February 2, 2019

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Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Pininfarina (1958) - das siebtproduzierte Serien-Coupé

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Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Pininfarina (1958) - das GT-Coupé für den anspruchsvollen und wohlhabenden Autofahrer

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Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Pininfarina (1958) - 1,73 Meter breit

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Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Pininfarina (1958) - 1,34 Meter hoch

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Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Pininfarina (1958) - 4,7 Meter lang

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Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Pininfarina (1958) - besonders gestaltete Radläufe an diesem Coupé

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Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Pininfarina (1958) - bereit zur Losfahrt

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Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Pininfarina (1958) - die viereckige Heckscheibe war ein besonderes Stilelement

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Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Pininfarina (1958) - gute Rundumsicht dank grossen Glasflächen

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Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Pininfarina (1958) - hier würde man gerne Platz nehmen

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Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Pininfarina (1958) - elegantes Interieur

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Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Pininfarina (1958) - Holzlenkrad mit polierten Speichen

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Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Pininfarina (1958) - Hauptinstrumente direkt im Blickfeld

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Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Pininfarina (1958) - der Veglia-Tacho zeigt bis 300 km/h an

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Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Pininfarina (1958) - die Sitze wurden von den Testfahrern gelobt

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Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Pininfarina (1958) - höchstens für kleine Kinder geeignet, eher aber für Gepäck

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Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Pininfarina (1958) - Warmlufteinlass

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Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Pininfarina (1958) - der bekannte V12-Motor

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Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Pininfarina (1958) - der V12-Motor mit zwei obenliegenden Nockenwellen und drei Doppel-Fallstromvergaser Weber 36 DCL

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Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Pininfarina (1958) - Typenschild

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Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Pininfarina (1958) - schlichte Frontgestaltung

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Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Pininfarina (1958) - wenig Chrom

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Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Pininfarina (1958) - die zurückversetzten Scheinwerfer waren ein typisches Designelement des Coupés

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Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Pininfarina (1958) - versenkt angeordnete Zusatzscheinwerfer

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Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Pininfarina (1958) - die Trommelbremsen erregten bereits bei der Vorstellung die Gemüter

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Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Pininfarina (1958) - Trommelbremsen hatten nur die frühen Coupés

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Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Pininfarina (1958) - Borrani-Speichenräder waren Standardausführung

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Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Pininfarina (1958) - das Pinin-Farina-Zeichen auf der Flanke

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Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Pininfarina (1958) - keine Seitenscheiben hinter der Türe, kombinierte B- und C-Säulen

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Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Pininfarina (1958) - schmale Heckleuchten

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Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Pininfarina (1958) - der Kofferraum fasste über 300 Liter

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Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Pininfarina (1958) - Reserverad unter dem Kofferraumboden

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Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Pininfarina (1958) - rund 315 Liter Volumen hat der Gepäckraum

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Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Pininfarina (1958) - vier Auspuffrohre am Heck

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Ferrari 250 GT (1956) - einer der Pinin-Farina-Vorserien-Prototypen aufgenommen früh im Jahr 1956, in Serie dann von Boano gebaut

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Ferrari 250 GT (1958) - von Pininfarina gestaltetes Coupé

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Ferrari 250 GT (1958) - zeitlose Formgebung

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Ferrari 250 GT (1959) - auf Probefahrt

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Ferrari 250 GT (1960) - ausgestellt am Genfer Automobilsalon

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Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta (1959) - Zylinderköpfe für den Dreilitermotor

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Ferrari 250 GT 2+2 (1962) - meisterhafter Entwurf von Pininfarina, der bis dahin erfolgreichste Ferrari überhaupt

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Ferrari 250 GT Coupé Pinin Farina (1958) - Klasse E-2 - Concours d'Elégance Suisse in Coppet 2018

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Ferrari 250 GT Coupé Pinin Farina (1960) - Klasse E-2 - Concours d'Elégance Suisse in Coppet 2018

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Ferrari 250 GT Coupé Pinin Farina (1959) - Klasse E-2 - Concours d'Elégance Suisse in Coppet 2018

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Ferrari 250 GT Coupé Pinin Farina (1960) - Klasse E-2 - Concours d'Elégance Suisse in Coppet 2018

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Ferrari 250GT (1959) - Best of Show am Concours d'Elégance Zurich Classic Car Award 2018

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Summary

In the second half of the 1950s, sports car buyers became increasingly demanding; it was no longer enough for them to have the best possible performance, they also wanted to travel in comfort and style. Aston Martin offered the DB4 for this clientele, Maserati the 3500 GT, Ferrari developed the 250 GT Berlinetta together with Pinin Farina and presented it in the summer of 1958. With around 350 examples built, the coupé has remained rare. This vehicle report tells the story of the coupé and shows it in historical and current photos.

This article contains the following chapters

Successor wanted
Several prototypes
Reduction to the essentials
Proven technology
Series production
Great enthusiasm - quite simply a masterpiece
Continuous evolution
Successor after just two years
A special example
Further information

Estimated reading time: 8min

Preview (beginning of the article)

In the second half of the 1950s, sports car buyers became increasingly demanding; it was no longer enough for them to have the best possible performance, they also wanted to travel in comfort and style. Aston Martin offered the DB4 for this clientele, Maserati the 3500 GT, Ferrari developed the 250 GT Berlinetta together with Pininfarina and presented it in the summer of 1958. The predecessor of the same name had already aimed in this direction. For capacity reasons, however, body production had to be outsourced to Boano and Ellena, but this coupé already had good touring characteristics and a notable trunk. However, it was not yet possible to speak of real series production, which was also due to the manageable production volume in the low three-digit range.

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