www.QV500.com - Ferrari 250 GT TdF Berlinetta Part 3: 1957 - Series III
 

Scaglietti Berlinetta chassis 0879 GT		 April 1957 saw Ferrari introduce their third distinct incarnation of the Tour de France Berlinetta, once more the emphasis being on evolution rather than revolution. Set-up wise, the chassis and engines found in most Series III cars were the latest Tipo 508 C and 128 C items, these bringing with them several minor improvements. Again though it was the new Scaglietti bodywork that garnere attracted much interest. The most obvious changes took place at the front where Series III cars featured headlights set further back in the wing and housed underneath contoured Plexiglass covers.
   
Each wheelarch was subtly flared to accommodate larger wheels and tyres, the rear wings becoming more fin-like than preceding models. The 14 cabin ventilation louvres located on the cockpit sail panels of Series II Tour de France Berlinetta's were replaced by a more simple, three vent arrangement, other detail alterations coming in the form of a new triple-louvred engine ventilation bank located behind each front wheelarch (this had previously been a six-hole matrix) and an external Monza quick fuel filler located on the drivers side (just beneath the rear windscreen). 15 examples of the Series III 250 GT Berlinetta were constructed between the spring of 1957 and March 1958, Scaglietti managing to produce one of the all-time great designs for this third batch of cars. Their chassis numbers are listed below:

250 GT LWB Tour de France Berlinetta Series III Chassis Index
 
0723 GT August 1957, sold new to Curt Lincoln, Sweden.
0731 GT April 1957, sold new to Jean Francois Malle, France.
0733 GT July 1957, Scuderia Ferrari team car, Italy.
0747 GT September 1957, sold new to Jean Aumas, France.
0749 GT July 1957, sold new to Jean Estager, France.
0753 GT September 1957, sold new to Russel Cowles, USA.
0763 GT October 1957, sold new to Leon Dernier, Belgium.
0767 GT November 1957, sold new to Augusto Caraceni, Italy.
0771 GT December 1957, sold new to Russel Cowles, USA.
0773 GT November 1957, sold new to Luigi Chinetti, USA.
0781 GT December 1957, sold new to Dulles, Switzerland.
0787 GT January 1958, sold new to Oscar Papais, Italy.
0793 GT February 1958 , sold new to Guilio Giovanardi, Italy.
0805 GT January 1958, sold new to Pierre Noblet, France. Re-numbered from 0619 GT.
0879 GT March 1958, sold new to Wolfgang Seidel, Austria.

Scaglietti Berlinetta chassis 0879 GT