1964 Ferrari 250 GT/L ‘Lusso’ Chassis #5303 GT Engine #2048/62 E

Completed at the Ferrari Factory on February 6th, 1964, the 206th of 350 units built.

• Exterior colour - Blu Sera

• Interior colour - Pelle Biege leather

• Equipped from new with power windows

• Owned by Jo Siffert (Swiss racing driver) until his death in 1971

• Purchased from Siffert’s estate by Jean Tinguely (Swiss artist)

• Ownership confirmed by a report by Marcel Massini

• Total professional restoration in 2014

• Ferrari Classiche certified - confirming original chassis, suspension, gearbox, and 1964 Ferrari replacement engine

In 1964 Jo ‘Seppi’ Siffert began driving for Rob Walker’s formula one team. Siffert won the 1968 British Grand Prix at Brands Hatch in Rob Walker Racing Team’s Lotus 49B, the last Grand Prix victory by a genuine privateer. Also in 1968, Siffert was racing Sports Cars for the Porsche works team, winning the 24 Hours of Daytona and the 12 Hours of Sebring in the Porsche 907 with Hans Hermann - the first major outright wins for the company. Around this time he also acquired this Ferrari ‘Lusso’ chassis no. 5303. In 1970 he teamed up with Brian Redman to take the Porsche 908/3 to victory in the Targa Florio. He also worked on Solar Production’s Le Mans movie and became a close friend of Steve McQueen, who also owned a similar Lusso. Siffert still owned the car when he met his untimely death in 1971, which speaks volumes for the esteem that this famous racing driver held for the car. It was acquired from his estate by the Swiss sculptor Jean Tinguely, best known for his kinectic art - sculptural machines known as ‘Métamatics’.

The 250 GT/L was perhaps the ultimate expression of Ferrari’s 250 GT series of cars, combining the wheelbase and engine of the 250 GT SWB Passo Corto with increased passenger and luggage space. As was the tradition at the time, the 250 GT/L was designed by Pininfarina and bodied by Carrozzeria Scaglietti, the bodies being made from steel and the doors, bonnet and boot lids from aluminium. Mechanically, Ferrari’s Tipo 168 U engine was the ultimate development of the short-block Colombo 3.0-litre V-12, featuring outside-plug ignition and single-cylinder porting that had proven so successful in the 250 Testa Rossa and California Spider. Further improvements were made to the chassis including four-wheel disc brakes, coil-over shock absorbers at all four corners of the suspension, and a rear Watts linkage that had been perfected on the 250 GTO.

In 2014 the car was subject of a full restoration by noted specialists, and full Ferrari Classiche certification. The Ferrari Classiche binder specifically notes that the car retains the original 1964 factory replacement engine, as well as the original chassis, suspension, brakes and gearbox.

Chassis #5303 is the 206th of a total of 350 cars built. The car is UK road registered and ready for top line events, accompanied by a history file including invoices from specialists such as Paul Russell and JD Classics. Combined with it’s unique ownership history, this is surely one of the most desirable examples of the model in the world.