For Sale at Auction: 1961 Ferrari 250 GT PF in Monterey, California

Vehicle to be offered for Auction sale August 17th - 19th, 2017 at Russo and Steele's 17th Annual Monterey, California Auction. Please contact us for more information. Needing series production to stabilize his company's finances, Enzo Ferrari asked Pininfarina to design a simple and classic 250 GT coupe. After the 250 GT Boano/Ellena, Pininfarina's Grugliasco plant expanded and now had the capacity to produce the new 250 GT PF. It was introduced at Milan in 1958, and 335 near-identical examples were built by 1960, only three more than the 250 GT Lusso. As is was a tourer it was fitted with leather trim, thick carpeting additional sound deadening. The GT Coupe eschewed the fender vents for simple, clean lines and a notchback look with panoramic rear window. The oval grille was replaced by a more traditional long narrow look with protruding headlights. Telescopic shock absorbers were also fitted instead of the Houdailles on previous 250s, and disc brakes were added in 1960. The 250 GT PF was powered by the famed Columbo V-12 that produced 250 horsepower and had a top speed of 141 miles per hour. It also had a 0-62 time of under 7 seconds which was remarkable for the time. This is the desirable Series II with outside plugs and disc brakes. This Ferrari numbers matching 250 GT PF was the 261st of the 355 produced and was allocated to famed New York based Ferrari importer Luigi Chinetti and the original owner picked it up at the Pininfarina plant in Grugliasco. It was originally finished in Cassa Grigio Argento with chassis number 1659GT and body number PF 27857. The original owner sold the car in 1976. In 2002 the 250 GT received a respray in the original shade of silver and red hides were used in refinishing the interior. More recently, in 2007/10, it received comprehensive engine and chassis work, which is also documented. In 2011 the new owner installed a black leather interior. This is a very desirable Series II 250 GT PF comes with documented service history from current and previous owners (Available on request). The 250 GT has proved to be one of the most desirable of all touring Ferrari's and it is rare find indeed.