Ferrari 488 GTB

The 125 S was the very first official racing sports car built by Enzo Ferrari and his team in 1947. It made its début on May 11 at the Piacenza racing circuit. With its bold red exterior and elegant silhouette, this model has become a true icon.

The 195 S Touring berlinetta is a racing sports car, and was introduced in 1950 at the Giro di Sicilia. It was driven by Giannino Marzotto, who was famous for taking the wheel in his signature double-breasted suit.

Owned by Fiat patriarch Gianni Agnelli, the striking 166 MM Touring barchetta (chassis° 0064 M) was introduced in 1950 and represents the evolution of the 125 S, Ferrari’s first car.

The elegant 195 Inter Touring coupé model was developed from the 166 Inter and was one of the first Ferrari Grand Tourers. It cuts a striking figure, and is finished in understated grey and gold, with chic beige and camel interiors.

This was a spectacular early competition Ferrari, a 340 America barchetta with coachwork by Touring. Its first owner was the Parisian Pierre Louis-Dreyfus, a WWII war hero who was a keen racing driver and sportsman. He entered his Ferrari into the 1951 and 1952 24 Hours of Le Mans races.

The 212 Inter Vignale cabriolet (1951) is admired for its sheer beauty and flair. Indeed it was awarded second place in the Ferrari Grand Touring class at Pebble Beach in 2014.

This 212 Inter Vignale coupé was one of only 34 to have been built by designer Alfredo Vignale (1952). With its ivory exterior and taupe livery, it is a truly striking car.

The Ferrari 340 MM Spider Vignale (1953) set a new speed record for the race, clocking up an average of more than 142 km/h. It is the last car in this series ever built, with its striking blue colour and white racing livery.

The 1953 Ferrari 375 MM Pinin Farina spider, was powered by a V12 engine based on that of the F1 single-seater. It features bold mono-chrome colour scheme and sleek interiors.

With its gleaming metallic brown colour and sleek lines, the gorgeous 250 Europa coupé by Vignale (1953) was one of the original Ferrari Grand Tourers and the successor of the 212 Inter.

This fabulous royal blue 500 Mondial Pinin Farina spider (1954), one of only 14 open-top models of this series built by Pinin Farina, was owned by the legendary Dominican Playboy Porfirio Rubirosa. He drove the car in just a single international race at Santa Barbara in September 1954. Sporting the number 235, the car finished eighth overall and second in its category.

The 375 MM Pinin Farina berlinetta (1954) was a one-off model originally commissioned by film director Roberto Rossellini for actress Ingrid Bergman. This is the car that gave Ferrari’s iconic Grigio Ingrid its name.

This 375 America, often also dubbed the “Agnelli”, was owned by the Fiat patriarch and was one of only 11 of these models ever built. With its racing green exterior and contrasting red interiors, it is particularly unusual.

This light green and white 250 GT Pinin Farina coupé, chassis °0419 GT from 1956 is a superb example of a model that was an important landmark in the Ferrari production car history, as it had the largest relatively homogeneous model production run up to that time, and it marked the point where Pinin Farina became, with only one subsequent exception, the sole designer of Ferrari series production cars to date.

This bold blue 1956 250 GT Berlinetta Scaglietti was one of the few competition berlinettas created by Ferrari. The car was owned by Spanish racecar driver Marquis Alfonso de Portago who won that year’s Tour de France endurance race, giving rise to the model’s popular TdF moniker.

This is a Pinin Farina interpretation of the 410 Superamerica, launched at the 1956 Paris Motor Show. It features a cool two-tone blue and white exterior and elegant blue interiors with white piping.

Bodied by Italian coach-builder Mario Boano, this gunmetal silver 250 GT Coupé was introduced at the 1956 Geneva Motor Show.

The 290 MM was built for Argentinian race legend Juan Manuel Fangio to be driven at the 1956 Mille Miglia, a thrilling race that ended with four Ferraris taking the first four places. The car had a racing livery that incorporated the blue and yellow colours of the Argentinian flag.

This silver and dark red 410 Superamerica is known as the “Shah Car”. The series was launched in 1956. It was originally bought by Mohammad Shah Reza Pahlavi of Iran as a gift for Princess Soraya. Before buying the car, the two headed to the Ferrari factory to order the sports car, adding a number of personal touches.