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Viper007
10-11-2004, 08:26 AM
I need someones help with this car I cant find any stats on the car, I want to know more about it and also would like to know how much would it be worth if fully documented and sold today? Also, whats a good site for looking at old car stats?

drakkie
10-11-2004, 08:56 AM
http://www.google.nl/search?sourceid=navclient&hl=nl&ie=UTF-8&q=Ferrari+250+GT+California+Spyder

this helps ?

Esperante
10-11-2004, 06:36 PM
'The 1961 Ferrari 250 GT California. Less than 200 were built. My father spent 3 years restoring this car. It is his pride. His passion. And he would not be happy if it was used.....'

'....Come on, Cameron. What could possibly happen to it here?'
'It could get wrecked. Scratched. Breathed on wrong.'

'Look what I did to his car! I kicked the shit out of it! Now my dad's gonna come home and see what I did to his car. Ya know- (leans on the car)' SCREEEECH!!!!! SLAM!!!!
'What'd I do?...........What'd I do?'
'You killed the car.'

:D

johnnynumfiv
10-11-2004, 07:44 PM
LMAO, Ferris Bueller was such a great movie, just watched it the other day. I always wondered about that car, whats the difference inbetween a 250 gt and 250 gt california?

phz
11-11-2004, 12:02 AM
There were only 55 of the california models made, of those 55 only 34 had the covered headlights shown in ferris bueller. So one of the differences is the covered head lights.

jcp123
11-11-2004, 12:12 AM
All I can say is, freakin gorgeous...

Wouter Melissen
11-11-2004, 12:23 AM
The California model was first built in a LWB and later SWB version.

henk4
11-11-2004, 12:41 AM
so it would be interesting to know when the original 250GT LWB Cabriolet, shown here being admired by my late father, became the California Spyder and what exactly the differences are...

Wouter Melissen
11-11-2004, 01:37 AM
Well there was the original 250 GT LWB PininFarina Cabriolet Series 1, which is pictured above. It's easily recognisable by the horizontal tail lights. Then there are the two California Spyders with open or closed headlights, differing in wheelbase. To further add to the confusion is the Series 2 PininFarina Cabriolet, which is more easily recognisable because of a different nose compared to the Series 1 and the two Californias. My assumption is that the Cabriolets were the more luxurious convertible and the Californias the more glamourous and sport spyders.

My choice would be either a Series 1 with the vertical bumpers or a SWB California with covered headlights.

henk4
11-11-2004, 01:40 AM
Well there was the original 250 GT LWB PininFarina Cabriolet Series 1, which is pictured above. It's easily recognisable by the horizontal tail lights. Then there are the two California Spyders with open or closed headlights, differing in wheelbase. To further add to the confusion is the Series 2 PininFarina Cabriolet, which is more easily recognisable because of a different nose compared to the Series 1 and the two Californias. My assumption is that the Cabriolets were the more luxurious convertible and the Californias the more glamourous and sport spyders.

My choice would be either a Series 1 with the vertical bumpers or a SWB California with covered headlights.

But when did the name California appear for the first time?
Is it an offical Ferrari designation and if so when was it used for the first time?

Wouter Melissen
11-11-2004, 01:41 AM
1: Series 1 Cabriolet
2: Series 2 Cabriolet
3: LWB California Closed
4: SWB California Open

henk4
11-11-2004, 01:53 AM
Now back to basiscs:

Is the Series 2 LWB or SWB
Are there LWB California's or are California's only SWB.
Is there a SWB Cabriolet.

Wouter Melissen
11-11-2004, 03:03 AM
Both Cabriolets were LWB, the California was available in LWB 3rd pic and later on SWB 4th pic.

henk4
11-11-2004, 03:07 AM
Both Cabriolets were LWB, the California was available in LWB 3rd pic and later on SWB 4th pic.

so there is no SWB Cabriolet.

cossie
11-11-2004, 04:18 AM
The Ferrari 250 California was called thus and not the GT as it was not endorsed by Ferrari as a GT car as it was made for the niche market of the US west coast only :)

henk4
11-11-2004, 04:44 AM
The Ferrari 250 California was called thus and not the GT as it was not endorsed by Ferrari as a GT car as it was made for the niche market of the US west coast only :)

It was also excellent for the French and Italian Riviera coast.

mx512p
12-29-2004, 08:05 AM
This is a good pic of the 250 California (1957):

Cedric
12-30-2004, 03:20 PM
a SWB, right?

Wouter Melissen
12-31-2004, 12:44 AM
Yes, so not 1957.

Viper007
12-31-2004, 09:02 PM
DAM wouter you are a freaking monster thanks for that i really appreciate it

BMW325
01-25-2005, 12:41 PM
heres a couple scans from a magazine i had found

Manik
01-25-2005, 06:00 PM
nice car i dont know much about it though, all i know is that the top speed is about 135mph and it goes from 0-60 in 6.5 seconds. this is LWB (long wheel base) version.

hope this helps you

jcp123
01-27-2005, 02:19 AM
The 250GT Cali models are gorgeous cars, don't get me wrong, but what really separates them from Ferrari's other cars of the day? Frankly, they're pretty much all gorgeous.