Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa
Ferrari’s 250 Testa Rossa was a sports racer. Learn the name’s origin, compare the documented configurations, and distinguish works and customer histories.
What to check before buying
Verify the original specification, whether the car ran as a works or customer entry, and the provenance of its current body and engine. Period race photographs can establish which configuration competed.
A later pontoon-shaped body can resemble period coachwork. Use dated records to establish the original body and the point when the current body was fitted.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0738TR | Feb 2024RM Sotheby’s | Outcome unconfirmed | Auction evidenceThe public event page documents an offering from 21 to 23 February. A completed sale and price are unverified. |
| 0714TR | 17 May 2009RM Auctions | SoldEUR 9,020,000 · Includes buyer’s premium | Auction evidenceThe contemporary report gives the result in euros. A separate publication reports its dollar equivalent and describes the premium basis. |
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Factory specification and chronology
- Public introduction
- 1957
- Production
- 1957–1961
- Factory purpose
- Competition
- Body styles
- Spider
- Coachbuilder
- Scaglietti
- Displacement
- 2,953 cc
Publicly unveiled in November 1957. The works programme continued through 1961. Customer and works configurations used different coachwork and chassis specifications.
Name origin
Testa Rossa means “red head” in Italian. The name refers to the red cylinder-head covers of the engine and is often shortened to TR.
Also recorded as Ferrari 250 TR, Ferrari 250 Testarossa.
Documented variants
Individual chassis histories
- Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa chassis 0714TR
Period competition changes and the return of its original engine