CMC FERRARI 250 GTO, 1000KM PARIS MONTLHéRY, P.+R. RODRIGUEZ, #1
LIMITED EDITION 2200 PCS.
THE VEHICLE SHOWN WAS DELIVERED TO THE NART TEAM (NORTH AMERICAN RACING TEAM) OF LUIGI CHINETTI (NEW YORK, USA) IN OCTOBER 1962 AND TOOK PART ONE WEEK LATER WITH THE DRIVERS PEDRO AND RICARDO RODRIGUEZ IN THE 1000 KM OF PARIS IN MONTHLERY, WHERE IT TOOK FIRST PLACE OVERALL. ALREADY IN DECEMBER OF THE SAME YEAR IT WAS SOLD TO ROGER PENSKE, WHO ALSO VERY SUCCESSFULLY ACHIEVED MANY FIRST PLACES AND PLACEMENTS IN THE FRONT RANKS IN VARIOUS RACES. THE 4TH PLACE OVERALL AND THE CLASS VICTORY IN THE GT3 CLASS AT THE 12 HOURS OF SEBRING IN MARCH ’63 ARE PARTICULARLY WORTH MENTIONING.
AFTER COUNTLESS CHANGES OF OWNERSHIP, THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN PERFECT CONDITION IN RALPH LAUREN’S PRESTIGIOUS COLLECTION SINCE 1985.