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Ferrari 250 Gran Turismo Ellena - the first production sports car from Maranello

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Created on January 14, 2024

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Ferrari 250 Gran Turismo Ellena (1958) - ein GT-Coupé, das auch im Stadtverkehr Spass machte

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Ferrari 250 Gran Turismo Ellena (1958) - Radstand 2,6 Meter

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Ferrari 250 Gran Turismo Ellena (1958) - zweifarbige Lackierungen waren damals populär

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Ferrari 250 Gran Turismo Ellena (1958) - trägt hier die Chassisnummer als Kennzeichen

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Ferrari 250 Gran Turismo Ellena (1958) - das Fahrgestell wurde praktisch ständig verbessert

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Ferrari 250 Gran Turismo Ellena (1958) - eine elegante Erscheinung

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Ferrari 250 Gran Turismo Ellena (1958) - die hohe Dachlinie und das fehlende Dreiecksfenster kennzeichnen das Ellena-Coupé

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Ferrari 250 Gran Turismo Ellena (1958) - Design von Pinin Farina, gebaut von Carrozzeria Ellena

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Ferrari 250 Gran Turismo Ellena (1958) - die grossen Räder erlaubten das Anbringen grosser Trommelbremsen

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Ferrari 250 Gran Turismo Ellena (1958) - im Vergleich zum Vorgänger 250 Europa ist der Kühlergrill flacher

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Ferrari 250 Gran Turismo Ellena (1958) - das hintere Kennzeichen ist im Gegensatz zur Boano-Variante unterhalb des Kofferraumdeckels angebracht

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Ferrari 250 Gran Turismo Ellena (1958) - bequeme und breitere Sitze als beim Vorgänger, man konnte notfalls auch zu dritt sitzen vorne

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Ferrari 250 Gran Turismo Ellena (1958) - kein Holz im Interieur

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Ferrari 250 Gran Turismo Ellena (1958) - Blick ins Interieur (mit Schutz vor Verkratzen durch den Zündschlüssel?)

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Ferrari 250 Gran Turismo Ellena (1958) - vollständige Instrumentensammlung, unbeschriftete Knöpfe

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Ferrari 250 Gran Turismo Ellena (1958) - Tacho bis 180 Meilen pro Stunde, ganz so schnell war der Wagen nicht

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Ferrari 250 Gran Turismo Ellena (1958) - Veglia-Instrumente

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Ferrari 250 Gran Turismo Ellena (1958) - kurz bauender V12 mit 73 mm Bohrung und 58.8 mm Hub

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Ferrari 250 Gran Turismo Ellena (1958) - der Colombo-V12, abgeleitet vom Motor des 250 S Aus dem Jahr 1952

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Ferrari 250 Gran Turismo Ellena (1958) - Ferrari-Zeichen auf dem Bug

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Ferrari 250 Gran Turismo Ellena (1958) - die angedeuteten Heckflossen unterscheiden die Boano- und Ellena-Modelle vom Vorgänger 250 Europa

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Ferrari 250 Gran Turismo Ellena (1958) - Blick in den Kofferraum, das Reserverad war darunter angeordnet

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Ferrari 250 Gran Turismo Ellena (1958) - so ganz sicher scheint man sich selbst bei Ferrari ob der Bezeichnung und deren Schreibweise nicht gewesen zu sein

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Ferrari 250 Gran Turismo Ellena (1958) - Blick auf den Unterboden, nur selten kriegt man einen Ferrari aus dieser Perspektive zu sehen

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Ferrari 250 Gran Turismo Ellena (1958) - riesige Trommelbremsen, die gesamte Bremsfläche war rund dreimal so gross wie bei Amerikanern jener Zeit

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Ferrari 250 Gran Turismo Ellena (1958) - die hintere Starrachse mit Blattfedern und Bizzarrini-Tweaks

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Ferrari 250 Gran Turismo Ellena (1958) - Hinterachskonstruktion

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Ferrari 250 MM Pininfarina (1953) - am Genfer Autosalon 1953

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Ferrari 250 GT (1953) - elegantes Coupé - am Automobilsalon in Genf 1953

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Ferrari 250 GT Europa Coupé (1954) - Pininfarina-Linien bei diesem 250-er Coupé

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Ferrari 250 Europa GT Coupé (1954) - Pininfarina karossierte viele 250-er Chassis

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Ferrari 250 GT Europa (1955) - Blicks ins Interieur

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Ferrari 250 GT (1956) - Karosserie von Pinin Farina, an einem Concours

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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 Coupé (1956) - einer der Prototypen von Pininfarina

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Ferrari 250 GT (1956) - mit Sicherheitsgurten, auf dem Genfer Autosalon 1956

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Ferrari 250 GT (1956) - die Vorderradaufhängung, gesehen auf dem Genfer Autosalon 1956

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Ferrari 250 GT (1956) - der Dreiliter-Zwölfzylinder, gesehen auf dem Genfer Autosalon 1956

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Ferrari 250 GT (1957) - Boano-Coupé in der Silhouette

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Ferrari 250 GT (1957) - Boano-Coupé

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Ferrari 250 GT (1957) - Fahrgestell ohne Motor

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Ferrari 250 GT (1957) - Karosserie von Pinin Farina, auf AR-Probefahrt mit neuester Technik (?) im Jahr 1957

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Ferrari 250 GT (1958) - Ellena-Coupé auf dem Genfer Autosalon 1958

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Ferrari 250 GT (1958) - Ellena-Coupé auf dem Genfer Autosalon 1958

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Ferrari 250 GT (1958) - von Pininfarina gestaltetes Coupé

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Ferrari 250 GT Coupé Ellena (1958) - beim Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance 2022

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Summary

Nowadays, Ferrari builds more cars in half a week than it did per year in the late 1950s. The sports cars from Maranello were very exclusive back then and at the same time closer to racing cars than they are today. The 250 Gran Turismo was built between 1956 and 1958, coachbuilt by Boano and Ellena, among others. This vehicle report is dedicated to the latter coupé, of which only around 15 are said to still exist in their original condition.

This article contains the following chapters

Continuous evolution
Transition to series production
Production at Boano
Confidence inspiring
Further improvements
Successor 250 GT Pinin Farina
One of around 15 survivors

Estimated reading time: 9min

Preview (beginning of the article)

Anyone who has seen the movie "Ferrari" by Michael Mann may remember that Enzo Ferrari was not exactly financially secure in 1957. Racing cost a lot of money and the sale of road cars was hardly enough to compensate for this. In fact, Ferrari was producing just 80 or 90 road cars a year at the time. A model that could be sold in somewhat larger quantities was just what was needed, and the Ferrari 250 Gran Turismo, built from 1956 onwards, was indeed the first production Ferrari. Ferrari GT sports cars with a displacement of three liters (the number 250 indicates the size of each of the twelve pistons) first appeared in 1953. The 250 Europa bore many similarities to the 375 America, had a wheelbase of 2.8 meters and was first shown in Paris in 1953 with a Vignale coupé body. However, around 15 of the 22 250 Europa built were coachbuilt by Pinin Farina in the style of the 375 America as a coupé.

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