250LM Spotted!
Discussion
mr_tony said:
just had to say thats one hell of a spotted chris!
I haven't seen anything good at all this week - thoguh I'm in Holland, not a sausage here on the roads - not even a porker....
Tony, don't know where you are in Holland, but probably not in Blackpool (Alphen) aan den Rijn. We have the highest concentration of TVR's here in Europe and therefore probably the world. So no boring situation over here.
Mail me through my profile if you are here for business and are bored on the evenings during the week.
dr.evil said:
The 250 LM is one of the most beautiful cars ever made and you must be more than lucky to see one on the road. I believe that only 30-35 were built and most of them has been pensioned off and are now resting in museums
No, I think you will find there MUST have been over 50, as otherwise they would not have been eligible for the Group 4 category at the time. The only alternative being that Signor Ferrari told porkies. Heaven forbid!
canam said:
The 250 LM is one of the most beautiful cars ever made and you must be more than lucky to see one on the road. I believe that only 30-35 were built and most of them has been pensioned off and are now resting in museums
No, I think you will find there MUST have been over 50, as otherwise they would not have been eligible for the Group 4 category at the time. The only alternative being that Signor Ferrari told porkies. Heaven forbid!
Just found this quote on ultimatecarpage.com :
"Being mid-engined, this new 250 LM shared no road going counterpart and therefore its homologation was refused by the FIA. Ferrari hastily assembled three new GTOs, fitted with a body similar to the 250 LM"
I can´t find the exact production number for the 250 LM so canams more than 50 might be right.
If you have a bit of spare time this website is worth a look. Lots of technical- and historical information.
Cheers
The 1964 GTOs, with their upright rear window and flying butresses, were not intended to bolster the number of 250LMs to hasten homologation, but were rebodied 1963 model GTOs, in an attempt to improve them (successfully)for the 64 season.Eg the Graham Hill 1963 TT winner was so rebodied and is in its later form to this day. Of course, only 39 250GTOs were ever built, but they managed to obtain homologation (for which a minimum figure of 50 was required) on the grounds that they were merely rebodied 250GTs (yeah, right).
This ploy was used more legally by Shelby American and AC with their Cobra Coupes
This ploy was used more legally by Shelby American and AC with their Cobra Coupes
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