Topic: Solved - NEH 1250: Ferrari 250 with one-off Fantuzzi body

[Carnut]

What's this, who built it and what's the story behind it?
1 point for the correct answers.

[Carnut]

Experts?

[SACO]

Testa rossa by Fantuzzi
but there is a suspicion on every reponse

[Carnut]

Testa rossa by Fantuzzi
but there is a suspicion on every reponse

It's a start - Ferrari by Fantuzzi.
But there seems to be quite a history to this car so I'd like to see the full story (or stories!)

[SACO]

It is the Ferrari  #0808TR ,victorious car of Le Mans 1962
The car was crashed during the same event in 1963 and was sent to Fantuzzi to be rebodied .

[Carnut]

Right so far.
But that's not the end of the story!
More required but I'll lock it for you for 24 hours this time to give you the opportunity to find out the rest.

[SACO]

The Fantuzzi body is now on 250GT #1087 and replica body on Testa Rossa chassis

[Carnut]

The Fantuzzi body is now on 250GT #1087 and replica body on Testa Rossa chassis

That's right!
After the 250TR was crashed at Le Mans in 1962 it was sent to the Fantuzzi bodyshop where this body was fitted, and the car was driven around the streets of New York like that for 9 years. Apparently a museum curator realised the car's historical importance, traded in 2 other Ferraris for it, had this Fantuzzi body removed and fitted to a 1958 250GT chassis #1087 and then had a replica body fitted to original Testa Rossa chassis, after which it sold for $9.3 million...

Here's a colour picture of the puzzle car on the 250GT chassis; I'm not sure, but the original puzzle picture might show the body on the Testa Rossa chassis for which it was originally built:

[Carnut]

Here's another picture: