Rare Ferrari 250 GT Lusso Up for Grabs for Under GBP50k

British company Dick Lovett Specialist Cars, specialised in selling used high-performance supercars, is currently offering one of the just 350 Ferrari 250 GT Lusso ever built for just GBP475,000. The vehicle in question is a 1964 example, but has reportedly undergone major engine service carried out by Bob Houghton in 2011.

The 250 GT Berlinetta Lusso, which made its debut at the 1962 Paris auto show, was the final model in the 250 GT series in pure road car form and continued in production until late 1964. It was the direct replacement for the 250 GT Coupé, as although there was a 'Lusso' street version of the 250 GT 'passo corto' Berlinetta, this didn't have an excess of interior or luggage space.

The 2953cc engine came with three twin-choke Weber 36 DCS carburettors, with a twin coil and rear-of-engine mounted distributor ignition system, and it was claimed to produce 240 bhp. The engine was coupled with a 4-speed + reverse all-synchromesh gearbox, with final drive through a propeller shaft to the rigid rear axle, for which two alternative ratios were available.

The interior was leather-trimmed with a pair of deep bucket seats, behind which was a luggage platform with leather straps and a diamond quilted cover panel to the top of the parcel shelf. The instrument layout was unusual in that the two main dials –speedometer and rev counter – were housed in a pair of large circular binnacles that protruded from the top centre of the dashboard, and were angled towards the driver, with the supplementary gauges in a horizontal panel directly in front of the steering wheel.

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