This race car miniature is comparable to its highly popular precursor in terms of quality and authenticity. The Ferrari 250 GT/SWB, itemized as M-046, is its standard street version.
In 2008, a Ferrari 250 GT landed one of the highest bids that had every been made in an automobile auction. Including all charges and 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 and 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 and 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.
Technical data of the original vehicle
• 12-cylinder V-engine with two overhead camshafts • Bore x stroke: 73 x 58.8 mm • Displacement: 2,953 ccm • Maximum output: up to 290 hp at 7,000 / rpm • Top speed: Up to 270 km/h • Aluminium two-door coupé body (curb weight 1,022 kg) • Wheel base: 2,400 mm • Total length: 4,150 mm • Construction period / quantity 250 GT / SWB: 1959 – 1962 (approx. 165 units, 22 of which are special Competizione versions, with a higher maximum output and speed) • End of construction period: 1962
