Product description
In 1963, Ferrari introduced its first mid-rear-engined V12 sports car, the 250 P. Four examples of the 250 P were built for the 1963 season, including chassis 0816, the subject of this book and the only Ferrari to win Le Mans twice!
This limited edition book provides a comprehensive history of this truly iconic and historic Ferrari, from its three victories as a works car, to its races in America in the mid to late 1960s, to its nearly fifty years of ownership by famed Ferrari collector Pierre Bardinon for his Collection Mas du Clos, right through to its current owner, with whom it has embarked on a sort of Renaissance tour, travelling across the continent, the UK and the US.
- A complete history of the only Ferrari to win twice at Le Mans.
- Ferrari entered a total of seven races in the Challenge Mondiale/Trofeo Prototipi divisions in 1963 and 1964, winning six. Chassis 0816 won three of the six races, the only ones it entered.
- It raced at three major circuits: Sebring, Le Mans and Road America. Detailed circuit maps and reports on all three. In each of the three race wins, it was driven by a different pair of drivers, with no factory driver having driven it for more than one race
- In-depth driver profiles: Ludovico Scarfiotti, Lorenzo Bandini, Mike Parkes, Umberto Maglioli, Jean Guichet, Nino Vaccarella, Willy Mairesse, Mauro Bianchi, Major William ‘Bill’ Cooper, Charlie Kolb, Dick Drexler, Pedro Rodríguez, Charles ‘Chuck’ Parsons
- Unique, large-format book with many period photographs and a creative modern photoshoot highlighting the car’s profile, detail and originality
