Despite being one of the world’s rarest model lines, it seems as though there’s a Ferrari 250 GTO that comes up for auction every other week. So, with a deep breath, we go again: This is yet another Ferrari 250 GTO, and it’s coming up for auction.
Wait, come back! This particular Ferrari 250 GTO is rarer than most, because it’s the only Ferrari 250 GTO finished in ‘Bianco’ by Ferrari itself. The single factory white GTO from just 36 ever built.
Moreover, it has lived a properly full life. It was bought new back in 1962 by privateer British racing team owner John Coombs, took one victory and five second-placed finishes in the GT class, and was driven in competition by stellar pilots—Graham Hill and Roy Salvadori, to name but two you might recognize.
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Interestingly, it was loaned to the Jaguar Competition Department in 1962 for—according to Mecum Auctions—“aerodynamic and performance testing.”
A year after that, Jack Sears took it to first in the GT Class at the 1963 Guards Trophy race at Brands Hatch, and later bought the car outright, owning it for nearly 30 years until the turn of the century. It’s been part of the Jon Shirley Collection since 1999.
The interior remains ‘unrestored,’ though it’s been refinished in that original Bianco paint job and 1962 Goodwood Tourist Trophy livery as raced by Hill. Coombs installed a fresh air hose running from a foglight opening into the cabin, and that’s still there.
Otherwise, there’s the familiar 3.0-liter aluminum V12, five-speed manual, Borrani wire wheels, and that delectable body shape. Mecum hasn’t given an estimate, but consider that one sold for $38 million back in 2014, another for $48 million in 2018, and another for $51 million in 2023.
All three of them were red. How much do you think this one will go for? Answers below.
More photos of the Ferrari 250 GTO in Bianco:
NOTE: This article first appeared on TopGear.com. Minor edits have been made.
