We were gobsmacked by the beauty of this rare and precious Ferrari 250 GT ‘Tour De France’.<\/p>\n
The first of the 250 Berlinettas rolled out of the factory in March 1956, and were the first real iteration of the genius combination of race-worthy performance with the sort of style and finesse demanded by the European playboy elite.<\/p>\n
The ‘Tour de France’ 250 GT Berlinetta nickname owes its moniker to Alfonso de Portago and his win at the 1956 Tour de France endurance race, which was the first for Ferrari\u2019s 250 GT Berlinetta.<\/p>\n
Following de Portago\u2019s result in 1956, Olivier Gendenbien led Ferrari to overall victories for the next three years, cementing the car\u2019s nickname into the annals of automotive history with a compelling show of engineering and competitive dominance.<\/p>\n
The TdF also picked up an overall victory at the Targa Florio in 1957 and won the GT class at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1959.<\/p>\n\n\t\t