THE CONTROVERSIAL FERRARI THAT DEFIED EXPECTATIONS BY DOMINATING LE MANS

THE CONTROVERSIAL FERRARI THAT DEFIED EXPECTATIONS BY DOMINATING LE MANS

Exceptional Cars Series No. 7

Ferrari 250 LM  

The remarkable history of 6313    

By James Page   

Published by Porter Press International

Publication date: May 2019

Jacketed Hardback ● RRP: £30.00 ● ISBN: 978-1-907085-73-4

128 pages ● Format 240 mm x 280 mm ● 120+ images inc. colour

Born of controversy, the compact Ferrari 250 LM mid-engined coupe was intended to qualify as a GT car for world championship racing but was decreed by the sport’s rule-makers as ineligible. Instead, the new model was obliged to race through 1964 and 1965 as a sports-prototype against faster, purpose-built machinery. And yet, despite this apparent disadvantage, two 250 LMs dominated the Le Mans 24 Hour race in 1965. One of those cars, chassis number 6313, is the subject of the seventh title in Porter Press’ Exceptional Cars series.

6313 was the third 250 LM acquired by Jacques Swaters’ Ecurie Francorchamps team and one of the last of the 32 built. Painted in the bright yellow racing colours of Belgium and driven at Le Mans in ’65 by Pierre Dumay and Gustave Gosselin, this car led from the 11th to the 20th hours before having to pit with bodywork damaged by a rear tyre failure. Racing back into action after hasty repairs, 6313 finished second to the NART 250 LM of Jochen Rindt and Masten Gregory.

Story highlights

• How the 250 LM was intended to be the ultimate variation of Ferrari’s fabled 250 GT theme, a development of the SWB and GTO, but the rule-makers saw it differently.
• The genesis of the 250 LM, its development, technical details, and specification. Here are all the elements upon which Ferrari’s legend has been built: beautiful Pininfarina bodywork, a sonorous Colombo V12 engine, and motor sport success.
• The race that made 6313 famous, the 1965 Le Mans 24 Hours, and how the car finished second despite a setback.
• How 6313’s identity was confused for many years with that of its team-mate, 6023, until detective work by Ferrari specialist Keith Bluemel revealed the truth.
• 6313’s other major European long-distance races in 1965 at Monza, Spa-Francorchamps, the Nürburgring, and Reims, as well as participation in the Grande Premio de Angola.
• Driver profiles, period documents and photographs, and studio photos of the car today.

The author

James Page is a former editor of Classic & Sports Car magazine and now a freelance motoring writer and author. He still contributes to Classic & Sports Car, as well as other titles including Autosport and Octane. James has written several books for Porter Press including Jaguar Lightweight E-type – The Autobiography of 49 FXN, published in the acclaimed Great Cars series, and the Aston Martin title DB4 G.T. Continuation: History in the making.

AT MEF, THE “TIMELESS MASTERPIECES” EXHIBITION CREATES A DIALOGUE BETWEEN FERRARI CARS AND OTHER ICONS OF STYLE

AT MEF, THE “TIMELESS MASTERPIECES” EXHIBITION CREATES A DIALOGUE BETWEEN FERRARI CARS AND OTHER ICONS OF STYLE

Maranello, 21 March 2019 – The Enzo Ferrari Museum in Modena unveils a new exhibition, “Timeless Masterpieces”, with some of the most elegant cars in the history of the marque on display.

When selecting the models, the curators of this collection focused on Gran Turismo and sports models, both for their iconic value and for the important role they played in the stylistic revolution of the Ferrari brand, giving shape to the aesthetic vision of their respective eras and leaving their mark on the automotive industry and beyond.

The 166 Inter from 1948 and the 750 Monza from 1954 were chosen to open the exhibition, two seductive symbols of the post-war economic boom. The 250 California from 1957 continues this legendary series, followed by the 250 GTO from 1962 and the 365 GTS4 from 1969 to name just a few, as well as the more recent Ferrari California from 2008 and the GTC4Lusso from 2016. This extraordinary procession is brought to a close by the Ferrari Monza SP1, brought out last year, an innovative reinterpretation of the classic Barchetta cars of the fifties. These models eloquently demonstrate how a car can become a universal and eternal symbol of beauty.

The cars are presented alongside other iconic products from a number of different sectors, drawing attention to the links between them, from furniture to electronics and architecture accompanied by legends of music and cinema, in a refined to-and-fro of cross-references and mutual influences.

A series of cases display objects, works of art and images of famous faces in chronological order, revealing unexpected associations and unusual couplings with Ferrari cars from the various eras. The exhibition serves as an invitation to view automotive design from a different perspective, as an expression of broader creative and cultural movements, with a streamlined style that has been growing and developing since the thirties, in search of the degree of customisation that distinguishes today's luxury vehicle market.

"Timeless Masterpieces" establishes a dialogue between different worlds, helping visitors to understand how the various stylistic features and symbols of each era have developed, bringing the emotions that they have given us in the past to life once again.

FERRARI WINS 10 AWARDS AT THE SALON PRIVÉ CONCOURS

CLASSIC TORQUE

FROM CLASSIC CHATTER

FERRARI WINS 10 AWARDS AT THE SALON PRIVÉ CONCOURS

Ferrari received an incredible 10 class wins and awards during the Concours d’Elégance at Salon Privé last weekend, including a very special award for a 1964 Ferrari 250 LM which won the People’s Choice award. The event which was held once again at Blenheim Palace also celebrated the 50th Anniversary of the original Ferrari Dino with an outstanding display of 8 stunning models all lined up side by side. Incredibly, 3 Dinos drove home with silverware including a very rare 1968 206 GT, which was formerly owned by Eric Clapton and 1 of only 5 such models imported into the UK winning the “Coup de Couer”, a 1970 246 GT in stunning Rosso Chiaro which won “Best in Class” in “50 Years of the Dino” and the 1973 246 GTS, under the same ownership for the last 40 years, also winning “Best in Class” in “Preservation at its Best”.

With the coveted People’s Choice already secured, the 250 LM went on to also receive the prestigious “Duke of Marlborough’s Award”.

As he has done for several years, five-times Le Mans winner Derek Bell MBE chaired the judging committee for this year’s Concours d’Elégance. The two-time World Sports Car Champion and former works Ferrari driver was one of many star names lending their experience and opinions to proceedings, ranging from globally-renowned designers and journalists to respected historians and motor industry heavyweights.

The full range of Ferrari cars receiving recognition at this year’s event is as follows:

CATEGORY	No.	MODEL	Year
People's Choice	74	Ferrari 250 LM	1964
Class D: Preservation at its Best	25	Ferrari Dino 246 GTS	1973
Class G: Grand Tourers of the 50s & 60s	37	Ferrari 250 GT Lusso	1964
Class H: Wind in Your Hair	45	Ferrari 365 GTS/4	1972
Class J: Streamlined Closed Sports Cars	52	Ferrari 275 GTB	1965
Class K: 50 Years of the Dino	57	Ferrari Dino 246 GT	1970
Most Elegant	38	Ferrari 365 GTC	1969
Best Restored	35	Ferrari 250 GTE	1961
Coup de Coeur	56	Ferrari Dino 206 GT	1968
Duke of Marlborough's Award (Car)	74	Ferrari 250 LM Source: Ferrari North Europe

H.R. OWEN FERRARI HANDS OVER UNIQUE HERITAGE-INSPIRED 812 SUPERFAST

CLASSIC TORQUE

FROM CLASSIC CHATTER

H.R. OWEN FERRARI HANDS OVER UNIQUE HERITAGE-INSPIRED 812 SUPERFAST

• H.R. Owen Ferrari has handed over a unique 812 Superfast, finished in a livery inspired by the iconic 250 SWB raced to victory by Sir Stirling Moss
• Sir Stirling won at Goodwood, Nassau, Brands Hatch and Silverstone in a blue and white Ferrari 250 SWB Berlinetta Competizione
• The H.R. Owen customer picked the heritage-inspired livery with the help of Ferrari’s ‘Tailor Made’ customisation department
• Powered by a new 6.5-litre V12 engine that unleashes 800 cvs, the 812 Superfast is the new benchmark in the mid-front-engined sports car class

London, 4th September 2018. Leading luxury dealer group H.R. Owen has handed over a unique heritage-inspired Ferrari 812 Superfast to a customer. The stunning blue and white livery evokes the legendary 250 SWB driven to victory by Sir Stirling Moss at Goodwood, Nassau, Brands Hatch and Silverstone.

Inspired by the exploits of Sir Stirling in the Rob Walker 250 SWB Berlinetta Competizione during the early ‘60s, the car is finished in a matte Blu Scozia Opaco with white highlights. The stripe across the bonnet and white roundels are a thoroughly modern interpretation of one of the most recognisable Ferrari racing cars of all time.

Powered by a 6.5-litre V12 engine that unleashes 800hp, the 812 Superfast is the new benchmark in the mid-front-engined sports car segment, achieving maximum power output at 8,500 rpm.

H.R. Owen CEO, Ken Choo, said: “Ferrari has such an incredible history, both on the road and on the track, so we applaud this customer’s choice in evoking an iconic livery for his 812 Superfast. It’s fitting that this design was first seen on a V12 Berlinetta Ferrari in the early ‘60s and here – more than 55 years later – we see it on a car that can trace its V12 lineage right back to the 250 SWB and beyond.”

H.R. Owen Ferrari was awarded Global Ferrari Dealer of the Year in 2016 and offers Europe’s largest Ferrari Technical Centre, recently awarded Classiche status. It also runs the only Ferrari-approved boutique of its kind, the ‘Atelier’ in Knightsbridge.

Source: H.R Owen