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Chassis:
This is the final of eight 375 Plus chassis produced and the only one built for use on the street. It was commissioned by King Leopold of Belgium and completed by Pinin Farina early in 1955. The lines of the unique machine were classically elegant but also incorporated some cues that would appear on later 'production' Ferraris like the covered headlights. The Belgian King is believed to have retained the car until the late 1960s, when it was acquired by the current, American owner.
In the early 1980s the second custodian had the one-off Ferrari restored. In the following years, he sparingly showed the car at the major events. Not seen since in public since the mid-1990s, it was once again completely restored in recent years. Chassis 0488AM made its post-restoration debut at the 2012 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance where it was lined up alongside another unique Ferrari ordered by the Belgian royal family; Princess Liliane de Réthy's Vignale bodied Europa 250 GT. King Leopold's 375 Plus was very well received and won the 'best in class' award and the Enzo Ferrari Trophy.
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