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Ten Special Cars from Scottsdale 2015




Sold at Gooding & Co Scottsdale 2015
  for $7,700,000

One of Only 50 LWB California Spiders Built
Late-Production Example with Cold-Air Box and
  Velocity Stacks
Magnificent Unrestored Condition with Preserved
  Original Interior
Presented with Extensive Records, Tool Roll,
  and Sales Literature
Offered for Sale for the First Time Since 1969

2,953 CC SOHC Tipo 128D V-12 Engine
Three Weber 36 DCL3 Carburetors
240 HP at 7,000 RPM
4-Speed Manual Gearbox
4-Wheel Hydraulic Drum Brakes
Independent Coil-Spring Front Suspension with
  Shock Absorbers
Live Rear Axle with Semi-Elliptical Leaf Springs








1959 Ferrari 250 GT LWB California Spider
The extraordinary Ferrari presented here, 1425 GT, is the 27th of 50 California Spiders built on the long-wheelbase 250 GT chassis. Consistent with its May 1959 build date, this California Spider benefits from a number of significant evolutionary improvements introduced throughout the model’s two-year production run.

First and foremost, 1425 GT has, as its foundation, the 508D chassis, a highly developed version of the original 250 GT platform. The original engine, a Tipo 128D unit, with internal no. 0444D, represented the latest advances in the famed 250 series. Incorporating twin, rear-mounted distributors, strengthened connecting rods, a new crankshaft, and revised cylinder heads with new valves and larger intake manifolds, the Tipo 128D served as the basis for the 250 Testarossa engine, known internally as the 128 LM.

Other desirable qualities of 1425 GT’s specifications are the optional cold-air box and velocity stacks. More often seen on the contemporary 250 GT Tour de France, this sporting configuration was designed to force cold air from the hood scoop directly into the carburetors and was specified only on a limited number of California Spiders.
Upon completion, the chassis was entrusted to Carrozzeria Scaglietti in Modena for coachwork. In keeping with its mechanical specification, 1425 GT features the improved rear-end treatment (introduced with 1379 GT or 1411 GT) that gives the later long-wheelbase California Spiders a more resolved appearance, as well as a more sporting stance.