1963 Le Mans 24 Hours. Scuderia Ferrari took three of their 250 Ps to France plus a works 250 GTO. They would be supported by NART, Maranello Concessionaires and Pierre Noblet, all of whom were supplied with a 330 LM Berlinetta. The big race took place over June 15th and 16th. The Ferrari 250 GTO was made in 1962 and 1963, with a total of 36 cars manufactured during that period. What is a Ferrari 250? The Ferrari 250 is a collection of sports cars and grand tourers manufactured by Ferrari from 1952 to 1964, consisting of various versions intended for road use or sports car racing. Sixty years ago, a car regarded by many as the greatest road racer of all time was launched. And this month – March 1962 – it made its competitive debut on the track.It was the start of a journey for the Ferrari 250 GTO that would help it become not only the world’s most valuable collectors’ car but also acquire a mythical aura that means today it stands alone in the pantheon not only Introduced at the 1963 Paris Auto Show, the 250 LM is a superb sports car that Ferrari built to dominate the racing world. The 250 LM was essentially the coupe version of the 250 P and was initially supposed to replace the legendary 250 GTO as the premier Ferrari GT-class racer. The 250 LM is a rear wheel drive Pininfarina designed coupé passenger car with a mid positioned engine, produced by Ferrari. Its 12 cylinder, single overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 3.3 litres. This unit musters power and torque figures of 316 bhp (320 PS/236 kW) at 7500 rpm and 313 Of all the many legendary Ferraris, without question the most iconic is the 250 GTO. Designed to take the fight to the AC Cobra, Jaguar E-type and Aston Martin DP214 in Group 3 GT racing, the car harnessed the talents of golden era Ferrari engineers such as Giotto Bizzarrini and Mauro Forghieri. The 1962 330 LM was based on a long wheelbase version of the 250 GTO’s special chassis that used smaller diameter tubing than Ferrari’s previous GT racing cars. A 20mm extension had been incorporated in order to accommodate the big four-litre engine in the 330 LM’s Tipo 539/566 chassis (taking the overall wheelbase to 2420mm). The Ferrari 250 GTO won the GT World Championships in 1962, 1963, and 1964 using this engine and architecture. It also won the Targa Florio, Sebring 12-hour, Le Mans, and Spa 1000km. The Ferrari won more than 300 races across the world when it was on the track, taking first place in its class. Ferrari became a public company in 1960, and from 1963 to 2014 it was a subsidiary of Fiat S.p.A. It was spun off from Fiat's successor entity, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, in 2016. The company currently offers a large model range which includes several supercars, grand tourers, and one SUV. The tightly-sewn upholstery is all new cow, but designed to ape the look exactly of an original 1960 SWB’s interior trim. Elsewhere on the options list, there’s a concealed USB port for 1hrI.