Rating

Scale 1:43 

Manufacturer Art Model 

Brand Ferrari 

Model 250 California 

Year 1957 

Color Red 

Type Street 

Information Designed for export to America, the 1957 250 GT California Spyder was Scaglietti's interpretation of an open-top 250 GT.

Aluminum was used in the hood, doors, and trunk lid, with steel specified elsewhere for most models, though a few aluminum-bodied racing versions were also built. The engine was the same as in the 250 Tour de France racing car with up to 240 PS (177 kW; 237 hp). All used the long 2,600 mm (102.4 in) chassis.

45 were made before it was replaced by the SWB version in 1960, and it remains highly valuable for automotive collection, with one example auctioned on August 18, 2007 at Monterey, California for $4.9 million.