RE: Ferrari 250GT SWB 'Breadvan': Time For Tea

RE: Ferrari 250GT SWB 'Breadvan': Time For Tea

Monday 10th September 2018

Ferrari 250GT SWB 'Breadvan': Time For Tea?

A trio of incredible car, setting and driving make, unsurprisingly, for an incredible video



The Goodwood Revival is over for another year, and once again it provided a fantastic weekend of unparalleled classic motorsport. The jewel in the crown of 2018's event was the Kinrara Trophy; billed a the world's most valuable race thanks to a grid worth over £200 million, it more than lived up to expectations.

As the sun set over the former RAF airfield, the field of Ferraris, Aston Martins, Jaguars and the like provided the sort of spectacle that Revival dreams are made of. Aside from an incredibly close call caused by a spinning DB5, the highlight of the race was undoubtedly the battle for first between Emanuele Pirro and Niklas Halusa in the 250GT SWB 'Breadvan' and Jon Minshaw and Phil Keen in an E-Type.

Trading places again and again they ensured a thrilling conclusion to the first major race of the weekend. Unfortunately, the creators of the Goodwood highlights video have opted for backing music over the symphony of engines which accompanied the race, so below we have both the key action from the Kinrara, and a less edited on-board account which focuses on the battle for first place. Enjoy!

 

 

[Image: Motorsport Images]

 

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Robert-nszl1

Original Poster:

401 posts

88 months

Monday 10th September 2018
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The spinning Aston was a DB4 GT.....

havoc

30,069 posts

235 months

Monday 10th September 2018
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Watched this on Friday evening - great racing between the two cars and the 4 drivers, esp. from Halusa to keep Minshaw very much on his toes.

I MUST get myself along to the Revival soon...

Dinoboy

2,499 posts

217 months

Monday 10th September 2018
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One of my favourite cars ever, just love it.

J4CKO

41,560 posts

200 months

Monday 10th September 2018
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Never seen that before, its awesome, looks like its from Wacky Races !

tgx

147 posts

150 months

Monday 10th September 2018
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Windshield wipers? Seriously?
"...effective as two pencils." - J. Clarkson

Slap some RainX on it an call it a day.
Might be worth .005gal per lap in reduced drag,
not to mention less distracting.

noble12345

362 posts

216 months

Monday 10th September 2018
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vomit SOoooooooooooooooooooo damn ugly!

Most of Ferraris current model range still has "breadvan" doors and metal chassis, ferrari are so out of date rofl

Plug Life

978 posts

91 months

Monday 10th September 2018
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It's butt-ugly, literally.

gregelvis

37 posts

128 months

Monday 10th September 2018
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I know Emanuele Pirro (who was driving it at the end) quite well. Great bloke!

He was a parent at the school where I work and came in and did a work experience talk to the 6th form about his life as a racing driver (hilarious)

I am really intrigued to find out more about the car and the time it raced in silver livery around where I live (Castelli Romani south of Rome) on the Coppa Gallenga.

Rako

97 posts

254 months

Monday 10th September 2018
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doesn't sound right....

THIS is much better hehe

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIF0s7aAcjM

Fire99

9,844 posts

229 months

Monday 10th September 2018
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Love the little 'Breadvan'... Odd looking but kinda great... cool

WCZ

10,526 posts

194 months

Monday 10th September 2018
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what was that car which got clipped at the start?

Dinoboy

2,499 posts

217 months

Monday 10th September 2018
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WCZ said:
what was that car which got clipped at the start?
250GTO.

HardMiles

319 posts

86 months

Monday 10th September 2018
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I know the breadvan isn’t to everyone’s taste, but there is no sourdough here! I knead one in my life! It really rose to the challenge when they turned the heat up...


sdiggle

182 posts

90 months

Monday 10th September 2018
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Second video 1:32...woah there...close call

WCZ

10,526 posts

194 months

Monday 10th September 2018
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Dinoboy said:
250GTO.
jesus, fair play for racing in a £52m car!

BVB

1,102 posts

153 months

Tuesday 11th September 2018
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I wanna be a baker, if a van like that comes with the job.

bloomen

6,894 posts

159 months

Tuesday 11th September 2018
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Rako said:
doesn't sound right....

THIS is much better hehe

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIF0s7aAcjM
Beautiful sound but that has to be the least tolerable driving position I've seen in my entire life. I'd be forced to crash the car into a wall at 150 just to escape.

jon-yprpe

383 posts

88 months

Tuesday 11th September 2018
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WCZ said:
Dinoboy said:
250GTO.
jesus, fair play for racing in a £52m car!
It was a fantastic race - they were really giving it the beans and plenty of cars going off and door handle to door handle driving.

My biggest suprise for my first revival was how fierce all the racing was - no quarter was given and plenty of jaw-dropping stuff. Then you think about how rare some of the cars are, and how much they’re worth.

But the highlight had to be Troy Corser ragging his 1926 BMW KSS in the Barry Sheene TT race.


PZR

627 posts

185 months

Tuesday 11th September 2018
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WCZ said:
Dinoboy said:
250GTO.
jesus, fair play for racing in a £52m car!
The silver 'GTO' that got clouted from behind is a recently-built replica, based on the chassis and running gear of a more common model. As was the 'Course Car' in the colours of Maranello Concessionaires, driven by His Grace himself...

anonymous-user

54 months

Tuesday 11th September 2018
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I thought the Lotus Europa was ugly but this ungainly mess steals the crown. Ferrari or not, it's vile.