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Chassis:
Completed in time for the start of 1956 season, this 250F was allocated to Jean Behra for the opening rounds of the World Championship. For unknown reasons, it was entered as chassis 2518 in two Argentinean races where Behra finished second and third. Later in the year, the French works driver would also finish third at Monaco, Reims, Silverstone and the Nürburgring. Towards the end of the season, it was sold to Switzerland based American John du Puy. He fielded it in select races for Ken Wharton, Bruce Halford and Jean Lucas with little success. The next custodian was André Testut, who took turns with Louis Chiron to try and qualify for the 1958 Monaco Grand Prix. Both drivers failed but Testut was back the following year with the car now fielded by Monte Carlo Auto Sport and painted in Monaco's national racing colours. Its presence served two purposes as the car also starred in the motion picture 'Highway to Heaven', which was shot during the same weekend. Testut failed to qualify again, in what was its final contemporary appearance.
Testut subsequently sold the car to legendary French collector Serge Pozzoli. He would go on to own the ex-works 250F through to 1989 at which point it joined the stable of German historic racer Burkhard von Schenk. He had the car carefully restored and prepared for historic racing. Von Schenk raced the car for many years and with considerable success at major meetings all over Europe. In 2012, it changed hands once more and the next custodian decided to re-paint the car in the very distinct 'Monaco' colours as used during the 1959 Monaco Grand Prix. Fittingly, it has since appeared at several editions of the Monaco Historic Grand Prix in the hands of its subsequent owners.
| Chassis details |
| Manufactured in |
1956 |
| First owner |
Officine Alfieri Maserati |
| Last known location |
Austrian Historic Racer |
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