Pebble Beach to Host Ferrari 250 GTO 50th Anniversary

When avid collectors of exotic and unobtainable cars say the name ‘Ferrari’, most of the time they imagine the lines of the 250 GTO, one of the most desirable of all the Prancing Horses, and, up until last year, the most expensive car in the world.

The rarity of the car, the success it's had on the international racing circuits in the 1960s and the beauty of that long hood and curvaceous back, which was designed by Bizzarrini, are an unmatched combination.

The 50th birthday of the 250 GTO is fast approaching, and Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance has decided to hold a gathering of as many of the cars as possible in order to celebrate the event. As a result, an invitation has been sent out to each of the owners, and more than half have already committed to attend, so more than 20 of the cars will be attending the event on Sunday, August 21.

"The Ferrari 250 GTO is one of the great sports racing cars of all time," said Ed Gilbertson, Chief Judge of the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. "The GTO beat everything in the world for about three years running, which is quite an accomplishment when you consider the marques that were racing at that time."

“Based on the Ferrari 250 GT SWB chassis, the 250 GTO evolved from an experimental test car, the 1961 250 GT Sperimentale, which was raced by Stirling Moss to a GT win and fourth overall at Daytona. Production of the 250 GTO began later that year. The Sperimentale and many examples of both the Series I and Series II 250 GTOs will be exhibited at Pebble Beach,” the official press release states.