World’s rarest GTO? This is the only 250 painted white by Ferrari, and it's for sale

Despite being one of the world’s rarest model lines, it seems as though Ferrari 250 GTOs come up for auction every other week. So, with a deep breath, we go again: this is yet another Ferrari 250 GTO, and it’s coming up for auction.

Wait, come back! This particular Ferrari 250 GTO is rarer than most, because it’s the only Ferrari 250 GTO finished in ‘Bianco’ by Ferrari itself. The single factory white GTO from just 36 ever built.

Moreover, it’s lived a properly full life. It was bought new back in 1962 by privateer British racing team owner John Coombs, took one victory and five second-placed finishes in the GT class, and was driven in competition by stellar pilots. Graham Hill and Roy Salvadori, to name but two you might recognise.

Interestingly, it was loaned to the Jaguar Competition Department in 1962 for – according to Mecum Auctions – “aerodynamic and performance testing”.

A year after that, Jack Sears took it to first in the GT Class at the 1963 Guards Trophy race at Brands Hatch, and later bought the car outright, owning it for nearly thirty years until the turn of the century. It’s been part of the Jon Shirley Collection since 1999.

The interior remains ‘unrestored’, though it’s been refinished in that original Bianco paintjob and 1962 Goodwood Tourist Trophy livery as raced by Hill. Coombs installed a fresh air hose running from a fog light opening into the cabin, and that’s still there.

Otherwise there’s the familiar 3.0-litre aluminium V12, five speed manual, Borrani wire wheels, and that delectable body shape. Mecum hasn’t given an estimate, but consider that one sold for $38m back in 2014, another for $48m in 2018, and another for $51m in 2023.

All three of them were red. How much do you reckon this one will go for? Answers below.

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