What car is this?

[JonnyFive]

Saw this today on the A3.. Plate comes back on AskMID as 'Trade Plate'.

Had a Ferrari badge in the front grille.

[MX7]

Is it this?

Lot # S123 1959 Ferrari 250 GT TdF Berlinetta, Body by Pinin Farina; S/N 1321; Red, Yellow stripe and sills/Tan leather; Estimate $3,400,000 - $3,400,000

[Vocal Minority]

Looks sort of like an AC Aceca fromt he back

Maybe a kit/replica?


edit:
- the above post looks on the nose actually. I will leave my last comment up as a badge of shame

[KevinA3DSG32]

Ye, Ferrari 250 GT

[JonnyFive]

MX7 said:

Is it this?

Lot # S123 1959 Ferrari 250 GT TdF Berlinetta, Body by Pinin Farina; S/N 1321; Red, Yellow stripe and sills/Tan leather; Estimate $3,400,000 - $3,400,000

Exactly the same, minus the numbers..

[RicksAlfas]

Glad you didn't bump into it OP!!

[JonnyFive]

RicksAlfas said:

Glad you didn't bump into it OP!!

At that amount, so am I!

Was two chaps driving it.. Sounded nice.

[soad]

Great spot, OP. Bloody rare beast.

[JonnyFive]

It would appear there could be more than one.. Although I guess they won't all be painted in this scheme?

Wikipedia said:

Named for the 10-day Tour de France automobile race, not the famous bicycle race of the same name, a number of 250 GT "Tour de France" Berlinettas were sold for GT races from 1956 through 1959. There was actually 84 Tour de Frances built. Construction was handled by Carrozzeria Scaglietti based on a Pinin Farina design. The engine began at 240 PS (177 kW; 237 hp) but rose to 260 PS (191 kW; 256 hp) by the end.

A one-off short wheelbase Tour de France was built for the 1959 24 Hours of Le Mans. This car, called the 250 GT Interim, would foreshadow the 2,400 mm (94.5 in) SWB cars of 1959. The 250 GT Interim is currently owned by Lulu Wang.[3]

[Mini1275]

It was probably going to the Goodwood press day.

You can see it on the left hand side behind the Cobras in this photo from today:

[Steffan]

Vocal Minority said:

Looks sort of like an AC Aceca fromt he back

Maybe a kit/replica?


edit:
- the above post looks on the nose actually. I will leave my last comment up as a badge of shame

AC Aceca is my thought also. Good spotting!

[JonnyFive]

Mini1275 said:

It was probably going to the Goodwood press day.

You can see it on the left hand side behind the Cobras in this photo from today:

Yep, would have been that as it was coming from Goodwood direction.

Good spot too!

[JonnyFive]

Steffan said:

Vocal Minority said:

Looks sort of like an AC Aceca fromt he back

Maybe a kit/replica?


edit:
- the above post looks on the nose actually. I will leave my last comment up as a badge of shame

AC Aceca is my thought also. Good spotting!

The back is different to all of the 'AC Aceca' on google, and had a Ferrari badge in the front grille.

But good call.

[AndrewW-G]

Steffan said:

Vocal Minority said:

Looks sort of like an AC Aceca fromt he back

Maybe a kit/replica?


edit:
- the above post looks on the nose actually. I will leave my last comment up as a badge of shame

AC Aceca is my thought also. Good spotting!

Not really surprising as both the 250 GT TDF and the AC are stylistically descended from the Touring bodied Ferrari 166's

[Vocal Minority]

Lotus 49
Alfa 158 Alfetta
Auto Union D Type
Mercedes W125



I have the soul of an old man....

JohnnyFive - not THAT different!

[JonnyFive]

Vocal Minority said:

JohnnyFive - not THAT different!

Certainly not, very similar!

The back is different and front was more of a rounded grille rather than the Aston style on the AC.

[Vocal Minority]

It's also a C-Type Auto Union...second clanger on the same thread.

I may have to turn in my badge

[Eighteeteewhy]

Top spotting OP, lovely thing.

[JonnyFive]

So is it the one in the link above.. Just with the numbers removed?

[Oscar31]

JonnyFive said:

So is it the one in the link above.. Just with the numbers removed?

No, they are different cars.
The car wearing race number 11 is 1321 GT, a single louvre example that currently resides in America. By this I am referring to the number of louvres in the rear sail panel.

The car in the original post, is three louvre example, likely to be chassis number 0763 GT, recently restored by DK Engineering.

Oscar