Making History: The Very First Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider Produced, 1960 Geneva Motor Show Car, to Headline RM Sotheby’s Flagship Monterey Auction

The very first 250 GT SWB California Spider will join a 1960 Ferrari 400 Superamerica Cabriolet and a 1959 Ferrari 250 GT LWB California Spider as RM Sotheby’s announces early highlights for its Monterey, California auction this August.

• The very first Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider ever built and Ferrari’s show car at the 1960 Geneva Motor Show headlines RM Sotheby’s Monterey auction. Estimate: $16-18 million USD.
• The 1960 Ferrari 400 Superamerica SWB Cabriolet, the third of seven short-wheelbase 400 Superamerica Cabriolets and fully restored to concours standards, to also be offered. Estimate: $6,000,000 – $7,000,000.
• The 1959 Ferrari 250 GT LWB California Spider, famously used in the 1967 Italian film “Anyone Can Play,” and once owned by the renowned Swiss racing driver Jo Siffert, rounds out the trio from Maranello on offer. Estimate: $5,500,000 – $6,500,000.
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MONTEREY, CA – June 7, 2024 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – RM Sotheby’s is thrilled to announce early highlights for this year’s highly anticipated Monterey Car Week auction. Headlining the offerings is the very first Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider ever produced and the 1960 Geneva Motor Show car. Joining this remarkable car are two other legendary Ferraris: a 1960 Ferrari 400 Superamerica Cabriolet and a 1959 Ferrari 250 GT LWB California Spider.

The First California Spider: 1960 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider, chassis 1795 GT

Not very often do you come across a car that checks all the boxes of what makes an automobile exceptionally collectible like this California Spider does. As an icon amongst icons, it holds a unique place in Ferrari history as the very first 250 GT SWB California Spider ever built and holds remarkable provenance as Ferrari’s factory show car at the 1960 Geneva Motor Show.

Its current owner has cherished and maintained it for the past 16 years and developed a close friendship with Formula 1 driver Michael Schumacher and through this friendship, his passion for driving and Ferrari as a brand deepened. Not only for contemporary models, but also for the best examples of classic Ferraris. This very enthusiasm naturally led him to one of Maranello’s finest outputs, the California Spider—the ultimate form of open-top driving from Ferrari’s golden era.

The 1960 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider by Scaglietti stands as one of the most important and finest examples of its kind in existence. Equipped…