Ferrari 250 GT Zagato LWB sn 0537GT
In the 1950s and early 1960s, whilst the company was still building its reputation, Enzo Ferrari was still on the hunt for what he deemed to be “the Ferrari look”, which was a distinctive appearance for his cars that perfectly encapsulated the passion, heritage, and uniqueness of the Ferrari brand. As a result, Ferrari experimented with a number of different coach builders, creating countless beautiful and vastly different motor cars. At the same time, this allowed owners to customise their Ferrari exactly as they saw fit, bringing their own personality into the automobiles design, which was a process akin to having a bespoke suit constructed by a fine Italian tailor. Both owners and coach builders took enormous pride in their creations, as both parties felt that the completed automobile was the embodiment of their professional and personal accomplishments.
One such design was the 250 GT LWB Berlinetta Zagato ‘Tour De France’, of which only five were made. After being approached by two of his best Italian clients, Vladimiro Galluzi and Camillo Luglio, Ferrari was requested to supply them both with 250 LWB chassis to be sent to Zagato for custom coachwork, and this was a request to which “Il Commendatore” agreed. Zagato strived to create a design that would be lighter and more aerodynamic than other bodies on the 2,600 millimetre chassis, lending a competitive advantage to their cars. Chassis 0515GT and 0537GT would be finished in April and June of 1956, for Galluzzi and Luglio respectively. Both cars would go on to see some competition success, and two of the three Zagato-bodied TDFs that followed were also campaigned by their original owners. However, Ferrari would eventually select Pinin Farina as his coach builder of choice, leaving just six Ferraris, all five 250 GTZs and a 166 MM, to ever be bodied by Zagato before Enzo passed away in 1989.
Ferrari 250 GT Zagato LWB sn 0537GT
In the 1950s and early 1960s, whilst the company was still building its reputation, Enzo Ferrari was still on the hunt for what he deemed to be “the Ferrari look”, which was a distinctive appearance for his cars that perfectly encapsulated the passion, heritage, and uniqueness of the Ferrari brand. As a result, Ferrari experimented with a number of different coach builders, creating countless beautiful and vastly different motor cars. At the same time, this allowed owners to customise their Ferrari exactly as they saw fit, bringing their own personality into the automobiles design, which was a process akin to having a bespoke suit constructed by a fine Italian tailor. Both owners and coach builders took enormous pride in their creations, as both parties felt that the completed automobile was the embodiment of their professional and personal accomplishments.
One such design was the 250 GT LWB Berlinetta Zagato ‘Tour De France’, of which only five were made. After being approached by two of his best Italian clients, Vladimiro Galluzi and Camillo Luglio, Ferrari was requested to supply them both with 250 LWB chassis to be sent to Zagato for custom coachwork, and this was a request to which “Il Commendatore” agreed. Zagato strived to create a design that would be lighter and more aerodynamic than other bodies on the 2,600 millimetre chassis, lending a competitive advantage to their cars. Chassis 0515GT and 0537GT would be finished in April and June of 1956, for Galluzzi and Luglio respectively. Both cars would go on to see some competition success, and two of the three Zagato-bodied TDFs that followed were also campaigned by their original owners. However, Ferrari would eventually select Pinin Farina as his coach builder of choice, leaving just six Ferraris, all five 250 GTZs and a 166 MM, to ever be bodied by Zagato before Enzo passed away in 1989.