Ferrari 250 GTO
Compare Ferrari 250 GTO Series I and Series II, understand what GTO stands for, and see how to assess the evidence behind a sale or race history.
What to check before buying
Establish the original engine capacity and body specification and document later factory work. For a reported sale, verify the chassis, date, currency, and whether the price includes buyer’s premium.
A 250 GTO wearing Series II coachwork may be a car rebodied later. Establish whether the body was original to that chassis and use that history when choosing sale comparables.
Documented auction results
If you’re deciding what to offer, start with transactions for cars of similar specification and history. Check the sale date, condition, and whether the price included buyer’s premium.
| Chassis | Date and auction | Outcome and price | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3729 GT | 17 Jan 2026Mecum | SoldUSD 38,500,000 · Includes buyer’s premium | Auction evidenceThe contemporary report gives a US$35,000,000 winning bid and a US$38,500,000 published result. |
| 3765Factory conversion | 13 Nov 2023RM Sotheby’s | SoldUSD 51,705,000 · Published sold price | Auction evidence |
| 3413 GT | 25 Aug 2018RM Sotheby’s | SoldUSD 48,405,000 · Published sold price | Auction evidence |
| 3851 GT | 14 Aug 2014Bonhams | SoldUSD 38,115,000 · Published sold price | Auction evidenceContemporary report of Bonhams’ published result. |
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Factory specification and chronology
- Public introduction
- 1962
- Production
- 1962–1964
- Factory purpose
- Competition
- Body styles
- Berlinetta
- Coachbuilder
- Scaglietti
- Wheelbase
- 2,400 mm
- Displacement
- 2,953 cc
- Reported production
- 36 cars
- Three-litre GTO production. Later rebodies retain their existing chassis identities.
Publicly introduced in February 1962. Some chassis histories date completion of 3223 GT to late 1961, before the conventional 1962–1964 production range.
Name origin
GTO stands for Gran Turismo Omologato, or homologated grand touring. The name refers to the car’s approval for the international GT competition category.
Documented variants
Individual chassis histories
- Ferrari 250 GTO chassis 3413 GT
Series I GTO with a period factory rebody