THE VEHICLE AT A GLANCE
Model dossier
- Production period
- 1960
- Body style
- Spider
- Engine
- 60° V12
- Type
- Limited
- Displacement
- 2,953 cc
- Power
- 280 CV
THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE CAR
Coachbuilding, design & conversions
PRICE & SALES RECORD
Vehicle value
- Original purchase price
- ITL 5,500,000 1961-09-02Price source ↗
- Latest recorded sale
- USD 16,505,000 2026 · Gooding & CompanyRecorded sale of an example of this model.
01 / THE STORY
History & context
No editorial history has yet been published for this vehicle.
IN THE ARCHIVE
Coachbuilders & design studios
02 / TECHNICAL IDENTITY
Specifications & construction
Production & construction
- Production type
- Limited
Engine & performance
- Engine configuration
- 60° V12
- Displacement
- 2,953 cc
- Power (CV)
- 280 CV
- Transmission
- 4-speed manual
- Drive
- Rear-wheel drive
- Specification notes
- 1960–63 Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder SWB invariant baseline: 60° V12 2953 cc, 280 CV, 4-speed manual, RWD, wheelbase 2400 mm. Secondary sources disagree substantially on overall length/width/height and weight, and competition alloy cars differ from standard steel-bodied cars; those fields remain blank pending primary homologation/body documentation.
Dimensions & accommodation
- Wheelbase
- 2,400 mm
- Length
- 4,200 mm
- Width
- 1,720 mm
- Height
- 1,370 mm
- Weight
- 1,200 kg
Design & manufacture
- Manufacturer · Documented
- Ferrari
- Coachbuilder / Body Builder · Documented
- Scaglietti
05 / VALUE
Value & price history
Original price
ITL 5,500,000
Candidate · 2 Sep 1961 · Original purchase price
Recorded sale history
USD · 8 recorded sales
- Last sale
- USD 16,505,0002026
- Highest sale
- USD 25,305,0008 recorded sales
- Average sale
- USD 15,425,000Completed sales only
RECORDED SALES
Recorded sale history
USD
Recorded sale history
USD · 16 dated sales2026
Gooding & Company · Chassis not verified
USD 16,505,000
Each point is a completed sale with its own date, in chronological order. Dates are positioned by calendar time, with approximate placement when only a year or month is documented. The connecting line shows observed sales prices in this currency, not an appreciation index: transactions may concern different chassis and specifications. Factory prices and unsold estimates are excluded.
EUR · 1 recorded sale
- Last sale
- EUR 16,288,0002015
- Highest sale
- EUR 16,288,0001 recorded sale
- Average sale
- EUR 16,288,000Completed sales only
RECORDED SALES
Recorded sale history
EUR
Recorded sale history
EUR · 2 dated sales2015
Artcurial · Chassis not verified
EUR 16,288,000
Each point is a completed sale with its own date, in chronological order. Dates are positioned by calendar time, with approximate placement when only a year or month is documented. The connecting line shows observed sales prices in this currency, not an appreciation index: transactions may concern different chassis and specifications. Factory prices and unsold estimates are excluded.
Auction & sale history
Showing 6 most recent of 18 market records. Expand to see the full history, including estimates and unsold lots.
| Date | Venue | Chassis | Record | Status | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Gooding & Company | Model-level · chassis not verified | Sale price | Sold | USD 16,505,000 |
| 2026 | Gooding & Company | Model-level · chassis not verified | Sale price | Sold | USD 16,505,000 |
| 2025 | Gooding Christie's | Model-level · chassis not verified | Sale price | Sold | USD 25,305,000 |
| 2025 | Gooding Christie's | Model-level · chassis not verified | Sale price | Sold | USD 7,550,000 |
| 2025 | Gooding Christie's | Model-level · chassis not verified | Sale price | Sold | USD 7,550,000 |
| 2025 | Gooding Christie's | Model-level · chassis not verified | Sale price | Sold | USD 25,305,000 |
| 2024 | RM Sotheby's | Model-level · chassis not verified | Sale price | Sold | USD 17,055,000 |
| 2024 | RM Sotheby's | Model-level · chassis not verified | Sale price | Sold | USD 17,055,000 |
| 2023 | Gooding & Company | Model-level · chassis not verified | Sale price | Sold | USD 18,045,000 |
| 2023 | Gooding & Company | Model-level · chassis not verified | Sale price | Sold | USD 18,045,000 |
| 2016 | Gooding & Company | Model-level · chassis not verified | Sale price | Sold | USD 17,160,000 |
| 2016 | Gooding & Company | Model-level · chassis not verified | Sale price | Sold | USD 17,160,000 |
| 2015 | Gooding & Company | Model-level · chassis not verified | Sale price | Sold | USD 16,830,000 |
| 2015 | Artcurial | Model-level · chassis not verified | Sale price | Sold | EUR 16,288,000 |
| 2015 | Artcurial | Model-level · chassis not verified | Sale price | Sold | EUR 16,288,000 |
| 2015 | Gooding & Company | Model-level · chassis not verified | Sale price | Sold | USD 16,830,000 |
| 2009 | Gooding & Company | Model-level · chassis not verified | Sale price | Sold | USD 4,950,000 |
| 2009 | Gooding & Company | Model-level · chassis not verified | Sale price | Sold | USD 4,950,000 |
Market observations describe documented transactions, estimates or offers. They are not themselves a current valuation of the vehicle.
06 / EVENTS & AWARDS
Events & awards
No events or documented awards are currently recorded for this vehicle.
07 / THE VEHICLE IN DETAIL
Photo gallery 10 photographs
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08 / FROM THE ARCHIVE
Archive
References held in the vehicle dossier. Their inclusion does not establish that every historical claim has been independently verified.
| Reference | Source type |
|---|---|
| Ferrari — 250 California history www.ferrari.com | Manufacturer heritage |
| Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spyder technical reference www.ultimatecarpage.com | Specialist model reference |
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