Hampton Court Concours Classic Cameo #3

Entered by Eric Heerema, Ferrari 500 Mondial Scaglietti Series 11 chassis 0424 MD was the seventh example of the eleven constructed, being delivered to its first owner, Yves Dupont, in May 1955. Originally destined to carry the chassis number 0564 MD it is believed that Mr Dupont did not want to pay the French new car import tax so had the chassis restamped 0424 MD whilst still at the factory.

The previous 0424 MD had been sold to French racing driver Francois Picard but had been returned to the factory and believed to have been dismantled. Dupont raced the Mondial in a few events during 1955 before sending the car back to the factory for some work to be carried out. Mr Dupont never returned to the factory to collect it and he failed to pay the invoice so the car remained at the factory until being sold in 1975.

Mondial dash

This particular Monza, chassis 0568M, was originally delivered to François Picard in early 1956. He drove it to two podiums that year, including the 1000km at Monthléry alongside Maurice Trintingant. Alfonso de Portago would also get behind the wheel, with his best result being at Sweden’s Karlskoga circuit in August.

At the end of the season the car was sold to Tore Bjurström of Scuderia Ferrari Sevezia. He ran the car for Eric Lundgren, Carl-Otto Bremer and Esko Keinänen, with three podiums at the Helsinki GP, Midnight Sun Auto Race at the Kalixport Airfield and Karlskoga. Bjurström then had the engine overhauled by Ferrari, before the car was delivered to Carl-Otto Bremer, who competed in seven Swedish events, claiming victory at the 1959 Helsinki GP.

In 1962 the car was either sold to or by Holger Laine: later that year it was raced by Pentti Groehn on sand tracks. It was even used in ice racing and had a mild crash that necessitated body repairs. Its last period race was in the mid-’60s. It was then bought by an engineer and stored for 20 years, after which it was discovered and overhauled by Jukka and Kari Mäkelä. By 1998 it was in the USA for the Pebble Beach auction, but it didn’t sell and returned to Finland. In 2000 it had a mechanical restoration and passed through the hands of Harry Leventis before being sold to the current owner.

This 1955 Ferrari 250 GT Europa chassis 0413GT, the 29th example constructed, was built for Dr Enrico Wax. Little early history of the car is known. But we do know about Dr Wax…see below article.

In 1960 the car was sold to William Gottwald, a mechanical engineer, of Solana Beach California. About 1967 the car suffered a mechanical failure and would remain stuck in the corner of the workshop for the next 55 years before being rediscovered following Gottwald’s death, and sold by Gooding & Co with 33,671 kms showing on the clock.

250 rear

250 engine

Designed by Aldo Bravarone the 1966 Ferrari 365P Berlinetta Speciale chassis 8971, now owned by RQ Collections, is one of two constructed making its debut on Pininfarina’s stand at that year’s Paris Motor Show.

Once show duties had finished 8971 was sold to Luigi Chinetti in 1967, paying $21,160 for ‘a racing chassis with modifications’. The other Tre Posti, chassis 8815, finished in metallic grey with a large chrome spoiler was supplied to Gianni Agnelli.