1954 Ferrari 250 GT Europa
The Ferrari 250 GT Coupé represented a series of road-going, grand touring cars produced by Ferrari between 1954 and 1960. Presented at the 1954 Paris Motor Show, the 250 Europa GT was the first in the GT-lineage. The design by Pinin Farina was seen as a more civilised version of their sporty Berlinetta 250 MM. Series built cars were an answer to the wealthy clientele demands of a sporty and luxurious Ferrari Gran Turismo, that is also easier to use daily.
Common among all the 250 GT cars was the 3.0-litre Colombo V12 engine and the fact that all were two-seaters. The predecessor to the series was the Lampredi-engined 250 Europa, built in very limited numbers.
1954 Ferrari 250 GT Europa race car with its characterful front light protection grills from a Concours selection at this year’s Days of Elegance 2022. This car enjoyed notable racing success, finishing 3rd at the Liège-Rome-Liège in 1956 with Ferrari’s Le Mans winner Olivier Gendebien and Pierre Stasse behind the wheel.
Claiming the top prize in the Made to Measure class (the final flowering of the coachbuilt coupé)—dedicated to Italian coachwork of the 1950s and 1960s—this is the only Ferrari 250 ever made that was not bodied by Pininfarina.
n total around 30 Europa GTs were constructed including a stunning one-of manufactured by Vignale for the Princess Liliane de Rethy of Belgium and a pair of Berlinetta Speciales. Later in the production, several cars received the stronger Tipo 128 engine. Eventually the model was replaced outright by the 250 GT Boano.
