[{"id": 8825874, "authorName": "boaboyoz", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/boaboyoz/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Oh my goodness, this is stupendous - GLWTA!", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1655381801, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8825904, "authorName": "69MGBGT", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/69mgbgt/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "What a beautiful car I\u2019ll be watching this one for sure", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1655382331, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8825964, "authorName": "Button", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/button/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Beautiful, timeless, elegant.", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1655383132, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8825983, "authorName": "Mandinga", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/mandinga/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Ciao Bella!", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1655383386, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8825990, "authorName": "wineguy55", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/wineguy55/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "The simplicity of perfection!", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1655383566, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8825994, "authorName": "apbb2", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/apbb2/", "bidAmount": 100000, "content": "$100,000 bid placed by apbb2", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1655383647, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 8826033, "authorName": "Dollycat3", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/dollycat3/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Absolutely beautiful and stunning and timeless \ud83d\udc4c\ud83d\udc4d", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1655384149, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8826052, "authorName": "TheOMDude", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/theomdude/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I remember when these first appeared in Road & Track. I was stunned that a car could be both high-performance and elegant. What perfection in proportion!", "likes": 9, "timestamp": 1655384362, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8826088, "authorName": "johnnyb11", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/johnnyb11/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "What a smart looking Car! The back story and repair history are the keys to buyers satisfaction on this one. I see DSFM put 200 miles on it, probably to ensure it's in fine fettle. @Seller, does the Overdrive work?", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1655384733, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8826092, "authorName": "Gary_T1", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/gary_t1/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I can visualize Sofia Loren driving this on a spring day in Rome. Two timeless beauties together.", "likes": 12, "timestamp": 1655384793, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8826142, "authorName": "CarFoolLane", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/carfoollane/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "\"The car was acquired in 1973 by a Northern California owner who retained it for close to five decades\"\n\nI'd love to know the price paid back then. Probably \"a lot of money for a 13 year old car\" at the time, but a steal by today's value. Nevertheless, an expensive car at the time, and expensive to own. Note the service invoice for the prior owner in 1971 - over $2000!", "likes": 4, "timestamp": 1655385339, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8826148, "authorName": "Hiker399", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/hiker399/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "A neighbor took his son and me to an auto show in San Francisco around 1960. I guess there were lots of other cars there. This is the one I remember! Elegance like nothing else on the road.", "likes": 6, "timestamp": 1655385345, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8826254, "authorName": "merlinautogroup", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/merlinautogroup/", "bidAmount": 200000, "content": "$200,000 bid placed by merlinautogroup", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1655386490, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 8826268, "authorName": "curated", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/curated/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I just want to say for the record, that I\u2019ve always LOVED this design\u2026 Such a chic sporty Ferrari with a proper Colombo V12. This was an ultimate gentleman\u2019s weekend cruiser. GLWTA", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1655386642, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8826382, "authorName": "Timr", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/timr/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "\u2026and a Marcel Massini report.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1655387834, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8826524, "authorName": "Spider_Mike", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/spider_mike/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "This is about as classy as you can get.", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1655389383, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8826620, "authorName": "On_that", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/on_that/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "The video is very well done. That said, am I the only one who was hoping to hear the engine? At least a little bit? GLWTA", "likes": 13, "timestamp": 1655390224, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8826771, "authorName": "Boss_2554", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/boss_2554/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "No, that's about all I could think of while watching it! Canned classical music vs Ferrari v12? Wrong choice made here!", "likes": 8, "timestamp": 1655391598, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8826793, "authorName": "stev3po", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/stev3po/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "No cup holders?", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1655391823, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8826927, "authorName": "Ranchero65", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/ranchero65/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Trust me. We're professionals.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1655393189, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8826937, "authorName": "Tripledigit", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/tripledigit/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Such a simple and understated design. A huge departure design-wise from modern-day Ferrari aesthetic. Love it!", "likes": 6, "timestamp": 1655393292, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8827576, "authorName": "TazioNuvolari", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/tazionuvolari/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Back in the late 60s, there used to be an Alfa Romeo dealer about 5 miles from where I lived that I used to visit on occasion to ogle the Alfas. One time they had something different in the showroom; a 1959 Ferrari 250 GT just like this one, except in silver. It was the first Ferrari I ever got to see in person, and even touch! It was beautiful.\r\n\r\nThey were asking $4000 for it. I was just a senior in high school and had no money, but that didn't prevent me from asking all sorts of questions. I remember the salesman said a tune-up was $250. I thought, Wow! That's a lot of dough!\r\n\r\nIf only.\r\n\r\nAs a follow up, about 3 years later I was in college and walking to get my car. Parked on the street was a silver 250 GT. I'm 99% sure it was the same car. I thought, What a lucky guy!", "likes": 14, "timestamp": 1655398646, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8827983, "authorName": "pessia", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/pessia/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Is there a better looking Ferrari?", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1655400526, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8828538, "authorName": "Vtec4ever", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/vtec4ever/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "You will never see Justin Beiber or the Kardashians driving a Ferrari like this. They would not even be able to identify it as one of Enzo's finest. This is for the true enthusiast who loves Ferrari for what it is. Not for the image that it portrays. Truly a gorgeous car from a mad genius. Thanks Enzo.", "likes": 15, "timestamp": 1655402517, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8829224, "authorName": "cb1", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/cb1/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Talk about class & beauty. Bellissima!!!!", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1655405311, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8829254, "authorName": "TheOMDude", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/theomdude/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@pessia: Funny you should ask. In my fantasy, I win the lottery this Saturday, and win this auction. Later, an enthusiast admires the car, and asks, \u201cWhy this particular Ferrari?\u201d My response: \u201cBecause a Lusso wasn\u2019t being offered.\u201d", "likes": 5, "timestamp": 1655405395, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8830368, "authorName": "DSFM2005 (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/dsfm2005/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@johnnyb11 - Yes! the overdrive works. \r\n\r\nYour Friends, \r\n\r\n@DSFM2005", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1655410112, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8830643, "authorName": "SDSprint", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/sdsprint/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Another beautiful example of the high watermark of the late 50s/early 60s automotive design. Excellent color combo. Nice video. At the :48 mark, looks like the driver spent a lot of time left of the double yellow line. Maybe it was just a bit of editing magic.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1655411207, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8830666, "authorName": "TheOMDude", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/theomdude/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@SDSprint: Driving briefly in Bermuda?", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1655411341, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8830899, "authorName": "SDSprint", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/sdsprint/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@TheOMDude Could be! Or a quick sweep sweep through England or Oz!", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1655412358, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8831376, "authorName": "TheOMDude", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/theomdude/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@SDSprint: Look closely at that part of the video. The car is driving backwards!", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1655414794, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8831666, "authorName": "Dazed_and_Amused", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/dazed_and_amused/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "A scissor-doored Countach shouts \"Look at Me!\"\r\n\r\nThis car softly replies \"Old Money\".", "likes": 17, "timestamp": 1655415849, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8832570, "authorName": "MarkS", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/marks/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "When this car was new I was four years old; I had a little picture book called \u201cThe Lady Bird book of Motor Cars\u201d, a gift from my English grandparents. In it was an illustration of this Ferrari\u2026 so it\u2019s always been stuck in my mind. When I finally saw one in the metal, at Watkins Glen about a dozen years ago, I realized that my \u201cfirst\u201d Ferrari was still my favorite\u2026 and it still stands as the one I\u2019d most like to own. That won\u2019t happen\u2026 but I\u2019m very happy to see it here.\r\nGLWTA!", "likes": 5, "timestamp": 1655420247, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8832706, "authorName": "SDSprint", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/sdsprint/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@TheOMDude I thought that at first! Couldn't tell for sure from the perspective. Maybe the drone was flying backwards. Regardless, this is an exceptionally beautiful F-car with history and pedigree. Hope it brings all the money, no matter what the stock market does in the next 13 days. Will be fun to watch this one.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1655422135, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8833277, "authorName": "TheOMDude", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/theomdude/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@SDSprint: The drone flying backwards wouldn\u2019t show the car in the wrong lane.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1655429300, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8833808, "authorName": "3ponies", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/3ponies/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "A gentleman\u2019s coupe, love this!", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1655440473, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8834299, "authorName": "DradisContact", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/dradiscontact/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "And a gentleman wears a 1960s Herringbone Suit before getting behind the wheel.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1655470209, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8835149, "authorName": "pilot323", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/pilot323/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@CarFoolLane for comparison purposes; in the March 1973 edition of Road and Track there is an ad for a 1962 Ferrari 250 GT Farina convertible one owner, exceptional condition. $6000.00.\r\n\r\nIn 1973 I saw my first Ferrari, we were leaving Ambleside Park in West Vancouver (the home of old money), I spotted a Borrani wire wheel peeking out from behind the fender of an adjacent vehicle deep in the parking lot. I immediately wheeled my Dad's 51 MG TD (then $800.00) around to have a closer look at what was a fine example of a 250 GT Pinin Farina Coupe. Meanwhile my girl friend rolled her eyes.\r\n\r\n@Gary_T1 , I can still recall picturing the driver in my minds eye, Audrey Hepburn, spending a day at the beach.\r\n\r\nGLWTA", "likes": 6, "timestamp": 1655479224, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8835472, "authorName": "TigerJohn", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/tigerjohn/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Anybody ever seen one of these with covered headlights? (long nose?)... a local friend has had one of those for 45 years!", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1655481863, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8835680, "authorName": "Craigger", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/craigger/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Vtec4ever Precisely. Champagne would fall from the heavens. Doors would open. Velvet ropes would part.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1655483552, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8835698, "authorName": "platzman", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/platzman/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Production PF coupes did not have covered headlights. Perhaps referring to a 'special' PF coupe. Or possibly refers to a early Series I Cabriolet -", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1655483681, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8836142, "authorName": "TJClassic", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/tjclassic/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "The design of the lower seat cushions is rather peculiar in that it looks like the bottom seat was a bench cut in two pieces and not two individual bucket seats. Interesting and beautiful non the less.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1655486508, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8836315, "authorName": "GregJ", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/gregj/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "The design of the bottom seat cushions is standard 250GT PF coupe and convertible configuration. A little different I will say but Stock Ferrari 250GT PF.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1655487219, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8836300, "authorName": "watchcarefully", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/watchcarefully/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "If I owned an MGB- or MGC-GT, I would look longingly at the taillights before driving, and imagine I was behind the wheel of this.\n\nOf course, I mean no disrespect to owners of MGs (or Ferraris). I am simply tickled everytime I see the rear of one of these cars.", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1655487422, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8836582, "authorName": "GP1393", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/gp1393/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Lovely video.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1655488391, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8837492, "authorName": "gosubtothestradman", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/gosubtothestradman/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "A scissor-doored Countach shouts \u201cLook at Me!\u201d\r\n\r\nThis car softly replies \u201cOld Money\u201d \r\nfantastic color", "likes": 6, "timestamp": 1655491821, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8837583, "authorName": "Peter0", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/peter0/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Art on wheels. Visual, auditory and tactile. Nothing is missing here.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1655492312, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8838463, "authorName": "sludgo", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/sludgo/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Beautiful. Classy. Understated. Elegant. Masculine but not Macho. A reminder of a sepia-toned time that existed well before wind-tunnels made everything look like a finned and winged and vented bar of soap. \r\n\r\nI miss that time.\r\n\r\nSee y'all in 12 days...s", "likes": 16, "timestamp": 1655495907, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8838908, "authorName": "David_P", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/david_p/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "One of these shows up occasionally at shows for a local club I'm in. I believe the owner has had it for 40 years or so and has put lots of lots of miles on it. It's got original paint, interior, everything you can see and touch, and looks very well-worn yet well-loved. I hope that if I owned a car like this that I would drive it as much. It certainly deserves it. I suspect maybe it drives like a truck with a glorious engine (not that I would know), but that engine and what you get to look at would make up for a lot.", "likes": 4, "timestamp": 1655497888, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8840680, "authorName": "wkenlewis", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/wkenlewis/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Beautiful original set of factory manuals easily valued around $20K. Is there an original tool kit ? Those could easily run $20K", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1655511356, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8841423, "authorName": "Cornbread", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/cornbread/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Stunningly elegant car, wearing it's blue with dignity and grace. More proof of my long held belief that blue is best on Ferraris. So nice to see such a well-preserved example. The originality is so much nicer than 100pt restoration IMO. It's a shame there are a lot less of these around than there should be as so many were cut up for replicas of other 250 series or parted out when their value was nominal. Glad this one had a fine owner and weathered that storm when so many others didn't. This my be my favorite car on BaT right now.", "likes": 15, "timestamp": 1655524397, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8841582, "authorName": "Tonyantoci", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/tonyantoci/", "bidAmount": 225000, "content": "$225,000 bid placed by Tonyantoci", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1655531293, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 8842097, "authorName": "David993S", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/david993s/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "What a beautiful Ferrari. 250 GT Coupes were unappreciated for a long time. This one (and the video) proves how fantastic these cars are. If it sells, someone will have an amazing example.\r\nGLWA. (wanna trade for a 360?? LOL)", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1655558511, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8848321, "authorName": "smross", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/smross/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Back in the mid-seventies, I worked at a dealership called the Vintage Car Store in Nyack, NY. They dealt in high-end classics and exotics. We had one of these coupes for sale for a very long time. The price was $8500. For reference, my dad had recently purchased a loaded 1976 Buick Regal coupe for $6500. We didn't even keep the Ferrari inside; that's how poorly these cars were thought of back then. 250GT's and 2+2's were the cars that were turned into GTO replicas (and had Chevy small-blocks stuffed into them). That doesn't happen so much now ;-)\r\nOne other thing and it's been said a million times on this site; I think most people would rather hear the sound of that magnificent V12 than a musical soundtrack in the driving video. GLWTA", "likes": 10, "timestamp": 1655643615, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8848542, "authorName": "Roadworthy007", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/roadworthy007/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "IMO, the 250GT is an understated and elegant PF design that is timeless. This one is a beautiful example in Blu Sera.\nSeveral remarks here about disrespect for these Ferraris. I\u2019ve watched market trends in European cars, particularly Italian cars, since the early seventies. It\u2019s fair that the 2+2 250GTE was not a sought-after Ferrari at that time, however any coupe was still a desirable car. \nI still rue the day I passed up that $9,000 250GTE in \u201879, because I didn\u2019t have anywhere to store it\u2026", "likes": 5, "timestamp": 1655646878, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8852823, "authorName": "AlainDelon", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/alaindelon/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "C L A S S", "likes": 4, "timestamp": 1655685330, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8853939, "authorName": "Monzapolis", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/monzapolis/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@wkenlewis +1 agree Ken, looks like a nice set with an original(not repo) pouch. What year is the dealer directory? A very hard to find item and $$$.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1655729498, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8854049, "authorName": "wkenlewis", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/wkenlewis/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "59 and 60 Dealer Directory virtually the same. This is very early as it did not have Hollywood or Reno printed in the book. Prior to the paper books covered as a small booklet they were just folded pieces of paper to list the dealers.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1655730583, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8855149, "authorName": "bwananil", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/bwananil/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I'm curious as to why one would use overbore pistons in this engine. Then, would you replace the sleeves or bore them and is it safe to bore them?", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1655742441, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8859483, "authorName": "DSFM2005 (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/dsfm2005/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Driving video on the way! \r\n\r\nYour Friends, \r\n\r\nDSFM2005", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1655765409, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8859500, "authorName": "bringatrailer", "authorUrl": "", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "A ride-along video has been added to the video gallery.", "likes": 4, "timestamp": 1655765574, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8860058, "authorName": "roberto", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/roberto/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@wkenlewis: The $20K number for a toolkit was going price 20 years ago. Maybe more now?", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1655773497, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8861413, "authorName": "gold1911", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/gold1911/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Eligible for Classiche?", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1655818361, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8861480, "authorName": "DSFM2005 (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/dsfm2005/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@gold1911 - Yes", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1655819066, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8877244, "authorName": "Spqkumar", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/spqkumar/", "bidAmount": 226000, "content": "$226,000 bid placed by Spqkumar", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1655991861, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 8883065, "authorName": "DSFM2005 (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/dsfm2005/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "24in x 36in Poster Included", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1656024440, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8883518, "authorName": "UncleFred1", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/unclefred1/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "The driving video was great. Smooth all the way.\r\nThese elegant coupes are more my style than the low slung mid engines. And it was built the exact date of my birth\u2026maybe the world is telling me something\u2026\ud83d\udc4d\ud83d\ude09", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1656030722, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8883641, "authorName": "jdsprad", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/jdsprad/", "bidAmount": 2370000, "content": "$2,370,000 bid placed by jdsprad", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1656032484, "type": "bat-bid-canceled"}, {"id": 8883649, "authorName": "VTNB", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/vtnb/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "opps!", "likes": 4, "timestamp": 1656032613, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8883657, "authorName": "jdsprad", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/jdsprad/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "The bid of $2,370,000 was canceled by BaT", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1656032842, "type": "bat-bid-canceled"}, {"id": 8883662, "authorName": "bringatrailer", "authorUrl": "", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Please be careful @jdsprad and try your bid again.", "likes": 9, "timestamp": 1656032882, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8883691, "authorName": "Viper17", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/viper17/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "NOW that's a BID!", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1656033310, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8883874, "authorName": "Bringme", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/bringme/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Thanks funny - heart failure territory", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1656035912, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8884542, "authorName": "taosman54", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/taosman54/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Perhaps Spellcheck thought a bigger bid was in order. I'm always looking back to find words and thoughts I never wrote", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1656069978, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8884643, "authorName": "Tonyantoci", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/tonyantoci/", "bidAmount": 235000, "content": "$235,000 bid placed by Tonyantoci", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1656073427, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 8903610, "authorName": "AMALF1", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/amalf1/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "These were cars, not saying anything negative against modern day Ferrari's but unless you've driven one of these you can't understand. If I had the space I would be a bidder on this one (not at $2mm LOL). GLWTA and I do love the Blu Sera .", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1656280391, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8903880, "authorName": "billyblyth", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/billyblyth/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "If there is any such thing as a reserved, understated Ferrari, this would be it. What a beauty!", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1656284881, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8904872, "authorName": "realdealatthewheel", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/realdealatthewheel/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Another magnificent piece of rolling art fresh out of the Ferrari factory. Stunning machine, best of luck with your auction \ud83d\ude0e", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1656318786, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8916624, "authorName": "JDarby", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/jdarby/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Superb Timeless Elegance!", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1656445754, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8917392, "authorName": "Sbrown30305", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/sbrown30305/", "bidAmount": 240000, "content": "$240,000 bid placed by Sbrown30305", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1656449172, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 8917549, "authorName": "DSFM2005 (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/dsfm2005/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Thank you all for your comments and bids and to the entire @BaT team for another great listing. In our nearly twenty years of sourcing and selling vintage Ferrari\u2019s, we have had the pleasure of owning and offering various 250 GT models and the Series II PF Coupe is one of our favorites! These cars are beautiful to look at and a pleasure to drive with an iconic sound from its powerful V12. This late example is well documented and presents well throughout making it the ideal touring classic. \r\n\r\nWe have enjoyed speaking and emailing with many of you and encourage interested bidders to contact us via the \u201cContact Seller\u201d button with any last-minute questions. We are here and happy to assist. \r\n\r\nShould the winning bidder need assistance with National or International transport we have great contacts and will be happy to assist with logistics. \r\n\r\nBest of luck to all the bidders! As always, we are here to SELL! \r\n\r\nBID TO WIN! \r\n\r\n#driveclassics #savethemanuals\r\n\r\nYour Friends, \r\n\r\nDSFM2005", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1656449743, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8918185, "authorName": "hawk", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/hawk/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "For me...the ultimate Ferrari. A true gentleman's express", "likes": 5, "timestamp": 1656452624, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8918486, "authorName": "dennis", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/dennis/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "While stationed in Italy in '66, the Aviano site Italian \"representative\" had a '57 Farina coupe for sale for the amazing price of $1500! Rare compared to the \"common\" Boano coupe, I remember 137 MPH at 7500 RPM (what music!!!!!!!) in 3rd gear OD. This article says the OD was introduced in the Series II, but I know the '57 had an OD, perhaps not the same brand as this one. The '57 was silver (paint worn through where the owner would \"cruise\" where his arm rested out the window; what cool patina! At an airman's pay I was $300 shy of purchasing when someone else purchased. Had Maroon leather interior, 16\" wire wheels and drum brake. Yes, it said \"Farina\" on the fender behind the front wheel in Script. This a beautiful example of the breed.", "likes": 7, "timestamp": 1656456334, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8918870, "authorName": "OldFahrt", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/oldfahrt/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "In 1962 or so in BARINGTON HILLS, ILL. One of these was left by the side of Lake, Cook road for several days. Apparently it died and the owner, Mr. Sirragusa, was so angry he left it there. I stopped several times in my '57 MGA beater just to dream. Only the wrong people could afford them back in the day.", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1656461797, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8918937, "authorName": "Tonyantoci", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/tonyantoci/", "bidAmount": 245000, "content": "$245,000 bid placed by Tonyantoci", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1656462561, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 8919220, "authorName": "coffeebreak", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/coffeebreak/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@DSFM2005 The stringback driving gloves is a nice touch in the video.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1656467489, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8919223, "authorName": "vonius", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/vonius/", "bidAmount": 255000, "content": "$255,000 bid placed by vonius", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1656467539, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 8919387, "authorName": "Tonyantoci", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/tonyantoci/", "bidAmount": 265000, "content": "$265,000 bid placed by Tonyantoci", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1656471755, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 8919555, "authorName": "MLINKK", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/mlinkk/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Wow! No words \ud83d\ude36", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1656476528, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8919576, "authorName": "vonius", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/vonius/", "bidAmount": 275000, "content": "$275,000 bid placed by vonius", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1656477440, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 8919689, "authorName": "RevSome", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/revsome/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I just turned 57 on June 28. It blows my mind how our BaT colleagues can talk about when they saw these cars on the lot when they were kids. \r\n\r\nI love reading the stories from our BaT friends who have an actual memory of historic cars like this.", "likes": 10, "timestamp": 1656486244, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8919807, "authorName": "AMALF1", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/amalf1/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Happy Birthday, I turned 55 back in March and agree with you. I just love the cars from when we were growing up. The new ones are great, but they just don't give you that same feeling and they never will. This 250 GT is just gorgeous and I am looking for a V-12 to complete my set but don't have the room just yet. GLWTA", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1656501353, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8919937, "authorName": "ACCauctions", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/accauctions/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "this is one absolutely gorgeous car. wow.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1656505777, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8919969, "authorName": "Sbrown30305", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/sbrown30305/", "bidAmount": 295000, "content": "$295,000 bid placed by Sbrown30305", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1656506208, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 8920061, "authorName": "Turkii", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/turkii/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Man, I was praying that he went over that double line in the driving video to pass that truck!!! Well done, perfect exclamation point to a beautiful piece of ART!!! GLWTS", "likes": 4, "timestamp": 1656507799, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8920071, "authorName": "rv8pilot", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/rv8pilot/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Hawk, Dean Batchlor who wrote for Road and Track used the phrase \" Gentleman's Express\" but he was describing a 1969 365GTC at the time.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1656507998, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8920084, "authorName": "Alanserfaty", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/alanserfaty/", "bidAmount": 300000, "content": "$300,000 bid placed by Alanserfaty", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1656508182, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 8920106, "authorName": "ScoobyDone", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/scoobydone/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "this car gives me goosebumps!", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1656508507, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8920196, "authorName": "Jimmyblues1959", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/jimmyblues1959/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Now this is a \"Classic Motor Car\" in every way! GLWTA \ud83d\ude00", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1656509643, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8920265, "authorName": "JM30525", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/jm30525/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "That museum piece is so fine, I\u2019d probably put it in my living room!", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1656510432, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8920416, "authorName": "mlsekeres", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/mlsekeres/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "This is NOT a car\u2026it is an AUTOMOBILE", "likes": 5, "timestamp": 1656512306, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8920507, "authorName": "Stickerman", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/stickerman/", "bidAmount": 301000, "content": "$301,000 bid placed by Stickerman", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1656513570, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 8920562, "authorName": "aleccartio", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/aleccartio/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "It's not an AUTOMOBILE, it's an ARTOMOBILE", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1656514051, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8920599, "authorName": "Deeceex2", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/deeceex2/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "LOL, great driving video. You gotta love driving a V12 Ferrari, while wearing the proper string backs, and absolutely nailing the pass over a double yellow. Incredible car.", "likes": 4, "timestamp": 1656514335, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8920600, "authorName": "tlcamg", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/tlcamg/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Still in amazement about the driving video...! Fine automobile that we all get to witness for a couple more hours. Thank you for presenting this and also for the most deserving comments on this iconic road car. GLWTA", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1656514338, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8920652, "authorName": "Geewagens", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/geewagens/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "60\u2019s Ferraris bring back such good vibes from my childhood. Too bad we don\u2019t see them on the road much anymore. I remember seeing George Dyer drive is GTO around town like it was a grocery getter. There is one local guy who drives his cars often, including a 1958 250 GT Tour de France and a rare Corvette Grand Sport. Parks them outside and doesn\u2019t seem to mind. Oh and his McLaren F1 as well. Hopefully this 250 will see some time out in the wild and not in a warehouse.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1656514870, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8920667, "authorName": "patrickdougherty", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/patrickdougherty/", "bidAmount": 310000, "content": "$310,000 bid placed by patrickdougherty", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1656515029, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 8920685, "authorName": "Super7Driver", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/super7driver/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Geewagens, I\u2019m pretty sure I saw a yellow 275 going the other way a couple of weeks ago. Looked real.", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1656515327, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8920714, "authorName": "pricesensitive", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/pricesensitive/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I owned #997GT for a few years. It was a pleasant car to own. Under my ownership, I replaced the motor mounts, serviced the generator with new brushes, and had to replace the pinion bearing in the rear end due to a failed crush washer. Since I always turned my wrenches I remember the car quite well. \r\n\r\nP.S. I stripped and repainted the body in its original shade of dark red using R-M acrylic lacquer.", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1656515615, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8920746, "authorName": "saabvader", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/saabvader/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Ferrari and Pinin Farina excellence. Listening to that Colombo roaring was just music to my ears...I think I might have giggled a little when you passed that truck. What a beautiful work of art. Unfortunately for me, way above my pay scale...GLWA", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1656515963, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8920764, "authorName": "boaboyoz", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/boaboyoz/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Deeceex2 LOL, great driving video. You gotta love driving a V12 Ferrari, while wearing the proper string backs, and absolutely nailing the pass over a double yellow...................\r\n\r\nIndeed - well said! More excitement in that pass than in many other driving videos around here", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1656516079, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8920794, "authorName": "MikeAuc", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/mikeauc/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "In 1973 I bought one of these in Tucson AZ for $1,400. It had a 283 chev v8 and a powerglide trans. I installed a 327 and a 4 speed manual. Car still had the Borrani wire wheels and brakes welded to a chevy rear axle. It was fun to drive and probably as fast as the original V12. After a few years I sold it for $1,400. Oh well, live and learn.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1656516317, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8920852, "authorName": "navchak", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/navchak/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Love blue Ferraris! Quick, any day trading ideas that can net me $500k in the next hour and another $500k a week from now? That way I could buy this and the Blue Dino. I know... silly me...", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1656516871, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8920866, "authorName": "Sbrown30305", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/sbrown30305/", "bidAmount": 325000, "content": "$325,000 bid placed by Sbrown30305", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1656517042, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 8920910, "authorName": "collector_edi", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/collector_edi/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Move Review: Brilliant. Ending could of been a little better. I'm glad however they didn't Thelma and Louise it. ; )", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1656517475, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8920948, "authorName": "boaboyoz", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/boaboyoz/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@navchak Love blue Ferraris! Quick, any day trading ideas that can net me $500k in the next hour and another $500k a week from now? That way I could buy this and the Blue Dino. I know\u2026 silly me\u2026..............\r\n\r\nHow much wood could a navchak chuck\r\nIf a navchak could chuck wood?", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1656517801, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8920977, "authorName": "RevSome", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/revsome/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I just showed this to my old dad and he smiled, saying it looks like a Fiat from the front but once you take a look elsewhere, it's obviously something special.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1656518078, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8921033, "authorName": "tlcamg", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/tlcamg/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "This one was built literally right before I was born, so maybe if one of you could simply buy it for me... That would be good\r\n@navchak- agree on the color scheme as well\r\n one good hour coming up!!", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1656518701, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8921094, "authorName": "zacht", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/zacht/", "bidAmount": 327500, "content": "$327,500 bid placed by zacht", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1656519177, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 8921106, "authorName": "KVO30X", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/kvo30x/", "bidAmount": 329000, "content": "$329,000 bid placed by KVO30X", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1656519259, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 8921126, "authorName": "DSFM2005 (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/dsfm2005/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Best to all the bidders! \r\n\r\nThis is a great 250 PF Coupe, one of the last produced, with numbers matching engine and stamped body panels. Presented in a great original factory color of Blu Sera and offered with exceptionally rare manuals and literature. 1 of just 353 Produced! \r\n\r\nAs always we are here to SELL! Don't miss it! Currently a BARGAIN! \r\n\r\nYour Friends, \r\n\r\n@DSFM2005", "likes": 5, "timestamp": 1656519391, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8921133, "authorName": "gspaldin", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/gspaldin/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@boaboyoz I've got some ideas but you'll need 600K to make the 500k.", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1656519494, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8921137, "authorName": "Alanserfaty", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/alanserfaty/", "bidAmount": 330000, "content": "$330,000 bid placed by Alanserfaty", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1656519548, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 8921147, "authorName": "boaboyoz", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/boaboyoz/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@gspaldin & @navchuk I\u2019ve got some ideas but you\u2019ll need 600K to make the 500k.....\r\n\r\nlol. thanks mate. And great to see the bids start rolling in......GLWTA!", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1656519660, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8921170, "authorName": "Scoopman", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/scoopman/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "So very lovely. Just such a personal work of art created by brilliance, skill and above all, love. \r\nGreat driving vid too. Passing on a double yellow, love it!", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1656519901, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8921176, "authorName": "jcp911s", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/jcp911s/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I think dark blue is the perfect color for these cars....", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1656520000, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8921182, "authorName": "Deeceex2", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/deeceex2/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@boaboyoz Thanks for the kind words. I was so hoping that he would not ruin that run by slamming the brakes and meekly tucking in behind the truck.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1656520024, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8921190, "authorName": "boaboyoz", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/boaboyoz/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@jcp911s I think dark blue is the perfect color for these cars\u2026.\r\n\r\nCorrectamundo.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1656520072, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8921199, "authorName": "VGK", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/vgk/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "With the new Countach LPI 800, it makes me wonder if Ferrari will ever 'modernize' any iconic models such as the F40 or PF.\r\n\r\nOne can dream...", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1656520116, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8921231, "authorName": "ferrarifrank3", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/ferrarifrank3/", "bidAmount": 340000, "content": "$340,000 bid placed by ferrarifrank3", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1656520410, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 8921259, "authorName": "Stickerman", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/stickerman/", "bidAmount": 341000, "content": "$341,000 bid placed by Stickerman", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1656520659, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 8921261, "authorName": "Banyangroup", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/banyangroup/", "bidAmount": 350545, "content": "$350,545 bid placed by Banyangroup", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1656520670, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 8921262, "authorName": "ferrarifrank3", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/ferrarifrank3/", "bidAmount": 355000, "content": "$355,000 bid placed by ferrarifrank3", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1656520686, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 8921279, "authorName": "boaboyoz", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/boaboyoz/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Deeceex2 no worries mate", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1656520874, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8921321, "authorName": "Benjimax", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/benjimax/", "bidAmount": 365000, "content": "$365,000 bid placed by Benjimax", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1656521177, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 8921332, "authorName": "TheOMDude", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/theomdude/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "We\u2019ve got a long way to go here.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1656521301, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8921341, "authorName": "tlcamg", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/tlcamg/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I cleared my schedule just for this one..!!", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1656521337, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8921347, "authorName": "ferrarifrank3", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/ferrarifrank3/", "bidAmount": 370000, "content": "$370,000 bid placed by ferrarifrank3", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1656521379, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 8921352, "authorName": "Banyangroup", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/banyangroup/", "bidAmount": 385000, "content": "$385,000 bid placed by Banyangroup", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1656521420, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 8921353, "authorName": "BabyD69", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/babyd69/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Such a sweet ride", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1656521426, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8921355, "authorName": "ferrarifrank3", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/ferrarifrank3/", "bidAmount": 390000, "content": "$390,000 bid placed by ferrarifrank3", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1656521450, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 8921358, "authorName": "kodpkd", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/kodpkd/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Get your head around this...... Original list price $13,000", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1656521465, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8921359, "authorName": "Tonyantoci", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/tonyantoci/", "bidAmount": 395000, "content": "$395,000 bid placed by Tonyantoci", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1656521466, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 8921363, "authorName": "DSFM2005 (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/dsfm2005/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "*** ALERT ***\r\n\r\nDRIVING GLOVES INCLUDED!", "likes": 10, "timestamp": 1656521486, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8921364, "authorName": "ferrarifrank3", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/ferrarifrank3/", "bidAmount": 400000, "content": "$400,000 bid placed by ferrarifrank3", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1656521488, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 8921370, "authorName": "ferrarifrank3", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/ferrarifrank3/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Gloves are a must - Are they leather??", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1656521508, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8921371, "authorName": "Tonyantoci", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/tonyantoci/", "bidAmount": 410000, "content": "$410,000 bid placed by Tonyantoci", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1656521509, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 8921374, "authorName": "AllTerrainOutlaw", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/allterrainoutlaw/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I know absolutely nothing about this car. I just want to watch the carnage", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1656521519, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8921375, "authorName": "delinlf", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/delinlf/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "So much for waiting for the last two minutes!", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1656521522, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8921377, "authorName": "BabyD69", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/babyd69/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Wish there was video of this car running and driving", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1656521536, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8921380, "authorName": "AllTerrainOutlaw", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/allterrainoutlaw/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Does this car come with a pack of expensive cigars?", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1656521552, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8921387, "authorName": "LLRinCO", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/llrinco/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "There are videos.....", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1656521568, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8921388, "authorName": "boaboyoz", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/boaboyoz/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "The way the bids have been flying in seems like the gloves are off!\r\n\r\n@BabyD69 Wish there was video of this car running and driving............\r\n\r\nThere are, look up. lol", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1656521570, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8921389, "authorName": "jcp911s", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/jcp911s/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "So many of the styling details of this car were copied, it looks a bit cliche today, but in 1960 it was a conservative, but brilliant design", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1656521572, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8921391, "authorName": "ferrarifrank3", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/ferrarifrank3/", "bidAmount": 415000, "content": "$415,000 bid placed by ferrarifrank3", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1656521584, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 8921393, "authorName": "brettmars", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/brettmars/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Getting close, the highest 1960 250 GT sold for $585K on BAT two years ago.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1656521596, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8921399, "authorName": "BabyD69", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/babyd69/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Oops - sorry about that - completely missed the vids", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1656521622, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8921401, "authorName": "tlcamg", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/tlcamg/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Gloves off... great comment", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1656521625, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8921404, "authorName": "Banyangroup", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/banyangroup/", "bidAmount": 430000, "content": "$430,000 bid placed by Banyangroup", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1656521632, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 8921420, "authorName": "70_duster", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/70_duster/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Such a beautiful color!", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1656521695, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8921423, "authorName": "ferrarifrank3", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/ferrarifrank3/", "bidAmount": 435000, "content": "$435,000 bid placed by ferrarifrank3", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1656521700, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 8921424, "authorName": "Benjimax", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/benjimax/", "bidAmount": 437000, "content": "$437,000 bid placed by Benjimax", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1656521702, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 8921431, "authorName": "AllTerrainOutlaw", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/allterrainoutlaw/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Who's going to let them scan this car to go into forza?", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1656521722, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8921432, "authorName": "ferrarifrank3", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/ferrarifrank3/", "bidAmount": 440000, "content": "$440,000 bid placed by ferrarifrank3", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1656521725, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 8921440, "authorName": "Benjimax", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/benjimax/", "bidAmount": 445000, "content": "$445,000 bid placed by Benjimax", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1656521768, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 8921442, "authorName": "RobH", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/robh/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Long way to go I should expect", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1656521771, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8921455, "authorName": "Tonyantoci", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/tonyantoci/", "bidAmount": 450000, "content": "$450,000 bid placed by Tonyantoci", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1656521836, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 8921445, "authorName": "Cornbread", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/cornbread/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "This is still by far my favorite car on BaT by a longshot. If I were lucky enough to be able to buy this, it would be entering another long-term ownership as I couldn't really see myself ever selling it. Just maintain and drive. Once I get things, I keep them. I hope this find a new owner today that will treat this special car as I would. Good luck all.", "likes": 6, "timestamp": 1656521853, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8921460, "authorName": "Banyangroup", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/banyangroup/", "bidAmount": 480000, "content": "$480,000 bid placed by Banyangroup", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1656521856, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 8921463, "authorName": "JM30525", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/jm30525/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "There should be a pub where everyone watches bat auctions on a screen and makes wagers on where the price goes to!", "likes": 15, "timestamp": 1656521879, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8921466, "authorName": "ferrarifrank3", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/ferrarifrank3/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@banyangroup - WOW!~", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1656521901, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8921469, "authorName": "AllTerrainOutlaw", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/allterrainoutlaw/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@jm30525 give me the coin and ill build one.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1656521903, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8921471, "authorName": "KVO30X", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/kvo30x/", "bidAmount": 483000, "content": "$483,000 bid placed by KVO30X", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1656521906, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 8921470, "authorName": "jcp911s", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/jcp911s/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "10 years ago these were cut up to build GTO re-pops... nice to see them getting some respect", "likes": 7, "timestamp": 1656521906, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8921475, "authorName": "Tonyantoci", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/tonyantoci/", "bidAmount": 485000, "content": "$485,000 bid placed by Tonyantoci", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1656521910, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 8921483, "authorName": "KVO30X", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/kvo30x/", "bidAmount": 487000, "content": "$487,000 bid placed by KVO30X", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1656521942, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 8921489, "authorName": "AllTerrainOutlaw", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/allterrainoutlaw/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "i hope this will be as legendary as the spyker auction", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1656521966, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8921492, "authorName": "daddydmm", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/daddydmm/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "All the fun of watching and none of the noise of an auctioneer. thanks for allowing me to enjoy the show.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1656521983, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8921495, "authorName": "Larry_T", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/larry_t/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Tonyantoci wants to park this next to the red one. Best of luck.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1656521998, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8921497, "authorName": "DSFM2005 (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/dsfm2005/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Great 250GT and a great price!", "likes": 4, "timestamp": 1656522011, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8921506, "authorName": "AllTerrainOutlaw", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/allterrainoutlaw/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "what makes this car so cool? I've honestly never heard of this", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1656522041, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8921502, "authorName": "tlcamg", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/tlcamg/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "One of my favorite parts as well, no noise but all the excitement", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1656522048, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8921511, "authorName": "kmiselis", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/kmiselis/", "bidAmount": 489000, "content": "$489,000 bid placed by kmiselis", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1656522052, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 8921512, "authorName": "3Pedalonly", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/3pedalonly/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "\"There should be a pub where everyone watches bat auctions on a screen and makes wagers on where the price goes to!\"\r\n\r\nWell there is a place in NYC called Le Bar Bat...", "likes": 10, "timestamp": 1656522056, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8921514, "authorName": "Cornbread", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/cornbread/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Long doesn\u2019t necessarily equal \u201clegendary\u201d. I\u2019d rather see shorter with large bids if only for entertainment.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1656522082, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8921524, "authorName": "boaboyoz", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/boaboyoz/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@3Pedalonly 3Pedaling, once again, AND with a NYC reference. Bravo, sir!", "likes": 4, "timestamp": 1656522102, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8921527, "authorName": "KVO30X", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/kvo30x/", "bidAmount": 491000, "content": "$491,000 bid placed by KVO30X", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1656522114, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 8921535, "authorName": "Turkii", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/turkii/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "do I hear 500??", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1656522159, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8921539, "authorName": "boaboyoz", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/boaboyoz/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Turkii 500!", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1656522175, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8921541, "authorName": "BabyD69", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/babyd69/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@allterrainoutlaw\r\n\r\nI share the same sentiment - never heard of this car until I came across it 7 days ago and fell in love immediately", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1656522180, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8921546, "authorName": "AllTerrainOutlaw", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/allterrainoutlaw/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Hey thats bad juju. When we start predicting it usually goes 150k over", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1656522193, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8921550, "authorName": "jcp911s", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/jcp911s/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "3 pedal... there is a place where people get drunk and over-bid on cars...\r\n\r\nMecums", "likes": 16, "timestamp": 1656522212, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8921556, "authorName": "KVO30X", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/kvo30x/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Sold on 6/29/22 for $491,000 to KVO30X", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1656522235, "type": "bat-bid-reserve"}, {"id": 8921561, "authorName": "70_duster", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/70_duster/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Great Buy!", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1656522244, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8921562, "authorName": "boaboyoz", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/boaboyoz/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@KVO30X congrats mate, legendary purchase!", "likes": 4, "timestamp": 1656522248, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8921564, "authorName": "Turkii", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/turkii/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Nice job", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1656522251, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8921565, "authorName": "tlcamg", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/tlcamg/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Well there you go... Congrats to the new owner", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1656522253, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8921568, "authorName": "eraser9898", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/eraser9898/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Worth every penny!!!", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1656522256, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8921567, "authorName": "AllTerrainOutlaw", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/allterrainoutlaw/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I do like a good v12 and hey look at that.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1656522256, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8921573, "authorName": "Jimmyeldo79", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/jimmyeldo79/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "congrats good luck", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1656522269, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8921575, "authorName": "kodpkd", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/kodpkd/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "yaaaaaaa,,,,, it sold!", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1656522273, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8921578, "authorName": "Ohdannyboy", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/ohdannyboy/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Congrats on getting this beautiful car!", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1656522283, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8921580, "authorName": "delinlf", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/delinlf/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Turkii...no!", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1656522291, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8921617, "authorName": "JimmieJames", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/jimmiejames/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "stole it!", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1656522482, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8921540, "authorName": "3Pedalonly", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/3pedalonly/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Congrats @KVO30X and congrats @DSFM2005 Absolutely stunning car\n\nIf this was either a Pinin or a Farina I could have swung it but Pinin Farina was just too much for my budget...", "likes": 6, "timestamp": 1656522604, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8921683, "authorName": "mbaum", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/mbaum/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Congrats to both, buyer and seller. Unfortunately, this seems to be the new reality for 60s Italian cars as they are in a slump right now. Change in taste of the collector world? Seasonal fluctuations? Likely all of that contributes to that but I feel not forever as you rarely find so much style and substance in one package from Ferrari, Alfa or Lancia (and many more).\n\nFor now I think market correct but hopefully very well bought in the future. Enjoy!", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1656522775, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8921729, "authorName": "UncleFred1", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/unclefred1/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I guess you could consider it a slump\u2026I think a lot of European buyers are hesitating a bit due to the current world situation. It will be interesting to see if the prices at the various Monterey auctions in August continue that trend. But for now, that car was both well bought and sold, and I do have those driving gloves and shoes, so\u2026.if you are ever in San Francisco\u2026\ud83d\ude09\ud83d\udc4d", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1656522944, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8921864, "authorName": "TazioNuvolari", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/tazionuvolari/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "And to think. In 1971 when I was a poor student in college, one just like this was being offered for $4,000. Oh well..........", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1656523503, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8923007, "authorName": "MagickMan", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/magickman/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Wow, deal of the week.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1656528265, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8923266, "authorName": "Mr_M", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/mr_m/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Yes it's a beautiful car, but I keep thinking how many other great beautiful cars are available for far less. And I would be far less terrified of damaging or trying to get parts for.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1656529263, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8923726, "authorName": "ima68tr", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/ima68tr/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I was strongly tempted in the early '90s on one of these when they were $55-$80K but twigged that fixing and keeping it up would be taxing as hell. No regrets, nor loss of love for the art embodied therein.\r\nI guess it was in overdrive where the speed was 80mph @ 3500rpm...or maybe not since a TRIUMPH will do that speed at 3100 rpm in O/D. Anyway, I'll have to settle for my Michelotti TRs with their Webers for a facsimile of the styling and sound this epitomizes. Congrats to both ends of this deal!", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1656531594, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8926121, "authorName": "RobH", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/robh/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "In a just world this is a million dollar car", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1656543160, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 8948327, "authorName": "Tonehound", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/tonehound/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "ima68tr .. show me pictures of a TR with a V12 ?? (RPM) other than GT6 special swap/build", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1656795068, "type": "comment"}]