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Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta
Overview
Manufacturer	Ferrari
Also called	Ferrari 250 GT Tour de France
Production	1956-1959
Assembly	Carrozzeria Scaglietti
Designer	Pininfarina
Body and chassis
Layout	Longitudinal front-engine, rear-wheel-drive
Powertrain
Engine	180 cu in (2,953 cc) Colombo Tipo 125 V12
Transmission	4-speed manual
Dimensions
Wheelbase	2,600 mm (102.4 in)
Kerb weight	2,359 lb (1,070 kg)
Chronology
Predecessor	Ferrari 250 MM
Successor	Ferrari 250 GT SWB

Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta "Tour de France" new article content ...

The car earned it's Tour de France name when Alfonso de Portago with Edmund "Ed" Nelson was able to hold off the Mercedes-Benz 300SL of Stirling Moss and Georges Houel

250 GT Berlinetta "Tour de France"

The 250 GT Berlinetta, nicknamed the "Long Wheelbase Berlinetta", was also called the "Tour de France" after competing in the 10-day Tour de France automobile race. Seventy-seven Tour de France cars were built, of which a number were sold for GT races from 1956 through 1959. Construction was handled by Carrozzeria Scaglietti based on a Pinin Farina design. The engine began at 240 PS (177 kW; 237 hp) but eventually rose to 260 PS (191 kW; 256 hp). Pirelli Cinturato 165R400 tyres (CA67) were standard.

At the 1956 Geneva Motor Show, Scaglietti displayed their own 250 GT prototype, which became known as the limited-production, Series I, “no-louvre” 250 GT Berlinetta. The first customer car was built in May 1956, with production now the responsibility of Scaglietti in Modena. Fourteen "no-louvre" and nine “14-louvre” Series I and II Berliettas were made.

There were four series of 250 GT Berlinettas. In mid-1957 the Series III cars were introduced, with three louvres and covered headlights. Eighteen were produced. The 36 Series IV cars; retained the covered headlights and had a single vent louvre. Zagato also made five "no-louvre" superlight cars to Ugo Zagato's design.

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http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/march-1963/36/development-250gt-ferrari

Works cited

• Jenkinson, Denis (November 1956). "Tour of France 1956". Retrieved February 2016. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help); Cite journal requires |journal= (help) -->

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