{"id":369852,"date":"2012-07-03T08:00:08","date_gmt":"2012-07-03T12:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/?p=42397"},"modified":"2024-12-06T03:35:32","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T03:35:32","slug":"headline-ferraris-at-rm-auctions-monterey-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/headline-ferraris-at-rm-auctions-monterey-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"RM Auctions Monterey (2012) – Headline Ferraris"},"content":{"rendered":"

A 1956 Ferrari 250 GT LWB Berlinetta Tour de France joins the many other featured Ferraris at the 2012 RM Auctions Monterey auction, scheduled for August 17\u201318 in California.<\/p>\n

Finished in its red with blue and white stripe exterior with Scaglietti coachwork, the 1956 Ferrari 250 GT LWB Berlinetta \u2018Tour de France\u2019, chassis 0585 GT, was the first 14-louver TdF built of a total of nine units.Originally purchased new in 1956 by the Italian national and southern California building construction magnate, Tony Parravano, 0585 GT was immediately shipped to California, where it has spent the majority of its life.<\/p>\n

Following Parravano\u2019s ownership, it eventually came into the possession of Walt Disney Studios, who used the car in a co-starring role in the 1966 Disney movie, The Love Bug<\/em>. The recipient of a comprehensive restoration by marque specialists in the late-1990s, in recent years, 0585 GT has been actively campaigned in a number of vintage rallies, including the Mille Miglia and the Shell Ferrari\/Maserati Historic Challenge, as well as numerous entries in the Tour Auto. More recently, it was displayed at the 2011 Quail Motorsports Gathering<\/a> where it won \u201cThe Great Ferraris\u201d class. (Estimate available upon request).<\/p>\n

Shelby Myers, Managing Director, RM California, commented, \u201cThe Tour de France is one of Ferrari\u2019s most celebrated models. The car on offer\u2014a 14-louvre example\u2014is particularly exciting, as it is among the rarest and most sought after of TdF\u2019s and comes fresh to the market, offered for the first time in 14 years.\u201d<\/p>\n

Myers continued, \u201cI feel that Ferrari Tour de Frances, as a group, are undervalued in the current market. This being the ultimate example, is deserving of close inspection, and I expect it will comfortably rank among the top sales on the Monterey Peninsula this August.\u201d<\/p>\n

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In addition to the Tour de France and the previously announced 1955 410 S Berlinetta<\/a>, chassis 0594 CM, other notable Ferraris on offer at the 2012 RM Monterey sale include:<\/p>\n