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1961 Ferrari 250GT SWB ‘SEFAC Hot Rod’ In the 1962 Tourist Trophy, 2735GT crashed into John Surtees’ GTO and Jim Clark’s Aston Zagato, necessitating a brand-new ‘Drogo’ body. The correct Scaglietti body was later reinstated, and the car now boasts Ferrari Classiche certification. In the same single ownership for 37 years, this 250GT is still always used on the road.
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This is the Ferrari, chassis 2735GT, that Sir Stirling Moss raced the most – and in which he won the most races, too. In fact, he took no fewer than five victories in it, including the hugely important Goodwood Tourist Trophy in 1961. Chassis 2735GT was also raced by Graham Hill alongside Moss in the 1961 Le Mans 24 Hours, gaining the GT lap record.
1968 Iso Grifo GL365 The first production Iso Grifo GL models appeared back in 1965, equipped with powerful Chevrolet Corvette V8s. These tough engines ensured both reliability and top speeds upwards of 140mph, making the Grifo one of the world’s fastest production cars at the time – a unique blend of sleek Italian design and unrestrained American muscle. The GL365 on display
at this year’s London Concours was built in July 1968 and exported to the US. It eventually moved on to Canada, and in the mid-1990s it was shipped back to Europe. Its previous owner commissioned a full restoration by Iso specialist Roberto Negri, which took place between 2004 and 2008. The Grifo was subsequently bought by its current owner in September 2018.
The Lancia Flaminia range was launched in 1957 as the V6-engined successor to the fabled Aurelia. Initially offered as a Berlina, by 1959 it was joined by a Pininfarina-bodied coupé, a Touring-bodied GT in coupé and convertible forms, and a Zagato ‘Sport’ coupé. By 1965, when the last Flaminias were built, Touring had made 2748 examples on its Superleggera principle of aluminium skins stretched
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over a tubular-steel frame. This 1961 example is an early 2.5-litre 3C, or triplecarburettor, model; this increased power by about 20bhp to 140bhp over the single-carburettor models. Acquired by the current owner in Brescia in 2007, it has been a weekly driver gradually restored over the past 15 years. It lives most of the time in the German Eifel mountains, sharing space with three pre-war Lancia Ardeas.
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1961 Lancia Flaminia GT
