Replacing the successful 250 GT ³Tour de France´Berlinetta, the 250 SWB Berlinetta debuted at the Paris Auto Show, in October 1959. Besides its stunning design and upgraded engine, the car features other competition refinements, including a wheelbase that was about 9´shorter for sharper handling and increased cornering speed. Four-wheel disc brakes, a first for a Ferrari road car, were fitted to the production cars.
Effective in competition, the SWB Berlinetta's high-profile results included a win and sweep of the first four places in the GT category at Le Mans in 1960. The next year at Le Mans, a SWB Berlinetta repeated a GT class win and finished 3rd Overall. Other victories included the Tour de France Automobile from 1960 to 1962. Blending competition prowess with style and versatility, the 250 GT SWB is one of the finest dual-purpose GT cars from Ferrari.
This is a numbers-matching, late production example. It is one of 165 built and is equipped with competition features such as flared wheel arches, a wrinkle finish dash and a cold air box
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