Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Competizione SWB (Le Mans 1961)

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Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Competizione SWB (Le Mans 1961) in Silver (1:18 scale)
- In 2008, a Ferrari 250 GT landed one of the highest bids that had every been made in an automobile auction. Including all charges & surcharges, the bidder was willing to pay 7.04 Million Euros (approx. 10 Million US Dollars) for the vehicle. Why? Just two words, which happened to be the title of the auction: Leggenda e passione or >legend & passion>. By the end of the 1950’s, the 250 GT was already a much demanded car. Aristocrats or Hollywood stars -- the ones who could afford it -- tried to lay their hands on a street version. Famous race drivers, such as Stirling Moss, Wolfgang Graf Berghe von Trips, John Surtees & Maurice Trintignant, virtually felt obliged to drive a racing version of the 250 GT called > Competizione>. Perhaps no other car has had such an impact on the history of the Scuderia Ferrari.