Ferrari 250mm

Missing since the mid 50’s, this 1953 Ferrari 250mm spyder was configured in RHD format. 0282mm’s last race was in May of 1954 at Rallye de Sable-Solesmes. It was a DNF in that race and for some reason never seen again.

I’ve talked to people who have followed the old race course and checked with every farm house along the route to see if the car was pushed into a barn. Apparently, this happened a lot back then when old race cars were wrecked or broken.

Some assumptions can also be made. The car’s owner at the time of the last race was Luigi Chinetti, the American Ferrari importer. It’s logical to think he would have brought the car back to the US.

Through extensive research I’ve found that the car may have in fact ended up back in the US, Texas specifically.

Some modifications were made to the body early on that make it stand apart from other 250mm cars. Back rests molded into the body behind each seat and a 375 type hood scoop were added.

Do you know where this car or any other vintage Ferraris could be? If so please get in touch!