Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta
Compare road and competition Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinettas, including the Comp/61 known as the SEFAC Hot Rod, on the 2,400 mm chassis.
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A 1961 registration date alone cannot establish Comp/61 specification. Compare the original body material and factory or period documents against the configuration being claimed.
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Factory specification and chronology
- Public introduction
- 1959
- Production
- 1959–1963
- Factory purpose
- Road and competition
- Body styles
- Berlinetta
- Coachbuilder
- Scaglietti
- Wheelbase
- 2,400 mm
- Displacement
- 2,953 cc
Introduced at the 1959 Paris Salon. The last documented production car, chassis 4065 GT, was completed in January 1963.
Name origin
SWB means short wheelbase, or passo corto in Italian. The name refers to the 2,400 mm chassis introduced in 1959.
Also recorded as Ferrari 250 SWB.
Documented variants
| Variant | Production | Body style | Coachbuilder | Wheelbase | Factory specification | Documented examples |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta Competizione | From 1959 | — | — | — | Competition · Standard competition specification | |
| Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta road specification | From 1960 | — | — | — | Road · Road | |
| Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta Comp/61SEFAC Hot Rod | From 1961 | — | — | — | Competition · Lightweight competition · Aluminium alloy |
Comp/61 identifies the lightweight competition specification introduced in 1961. Auction catalogues also call it the SEFAC Hot Rod.
Sources
- Ultimatecarpage, Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta Competizione
- Ultimatecarpage, Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta chassis 4065 GT
- SBR Engineering, Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Passo Corto specifications
- RM Sotheby’s, 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta
- Ultimatecarpage, Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta
- Gooding, Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta SEFAC Hot Rod