A 62-year-old Ferrari 250 GT Pinin Farina is up for grabs online in the USA. The seller claims it had been kept in a barn since 1971 and never used. It is also possibly the world’s only 250 GT model to have never been restored. This is why the coupe is offered with the starting price at $367,500 despite its poor condition – although the identity of the first owner could also factor in.
Ferrari only made 353 such vehicles, fitting each with a 3.0-liter V12. The production started in 1958, but this example was one of the last to roll off the assembly line. It was purchased new by none other than Carlo Abarth, a famous designer, engineer and founder of the Fiat tuning company by the same name. Nowadays, Abarth is an official division of Fiat.
In 1966, the Ferrari was imported into the United States. In 1971, its owner stored it in a barn and seemingly forgot it existed. It has only recently been recovered from the same barn it was put into, and the seller believes this is the first time in more than half a century the 250 GT goes on sale. No explanation is provided for the long disuse.
Per the listing, the sports car retains all of its stock units and components. Even so, it is clear that whoever resolves to buy it will need to spend a small fortune and a lot of time restoring it to prime condition.