The dowry
Chassis number: 4219GT
Engine number: 4219GT
Production date: 05.02.1963
Original colour: Rosso Cina/blu
Special features: –
delivered to: Luigi Chinetti
first owner: Mamie Spears Reynolds (Asheville, USA. The daughter of Senator Robert Reynolds and Evalyn McLean Roberts came to New York one fine day to buy a Ferrari. There she met Luigi “Coco” Chinetti, bought the 250 GTO – and a few months later the rich heiress married the Ferrari importer. The marriage didn’t last long, though).
other owners:
05/1963: Beverly Spencer (Hillsborough, USA, paid $14,000 – white with blue stripe).
xx/1964: George C. Dyer (Hillsborough, USA, paid 12’166 Dollar – dark blue)
01/1993: Brandon Wang (London, paid $3-3.5 million; probably current owner)
Most important races:
17/02/63: 3 Hours of Daytona, Pedro Rodriguez, #18, 1st place OA.
23/03/63: 12 Hours of Sebring, Joakim Bonnier/John Cannon, #28, 13th place OA/4th place class
09/06/63: Laguna Seca, Frank Crane, #9, 2nd place OA
21/07/63: Pacific Raceway, Frank Crane, #9, 6th place OA
27/07/63: Candlestick Park Raceway, Frank Crane, #9, 1st in class
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You can find more beautiful classics in our archive. And then, of course, we have an in-depth look at all the Ferrari 250 GTOs, here (just in german, sorry).
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