Missed one
Papa Tony
"Technically speaking... Bertone really only built ONE Ferrari body and that was the beautiful 308GT4..."
Are we forgetting the 208GT4... the smallest production V8 in history for a road car. Okay same body so a bit pedantic
But seriously
The 250 GT SWB #3269GT / #1739GT by Bertone !!
Depends upon the Anorack wearing semantics of what one classifies as "built". Enzo built the chassis but generally the bodies were made by whomever until car manufactures started doing everything 'in house' in the 1990's. When Pinn was building almost all the bodies for the 250 Nuccio Bertone did order a few chassis from Enzo and put his own body on it. Perhaps a way of showing Enzo what his company was capable of.
This showcar was Nuccio Bertone's personal transportation, he ordered and paid for the chassis himself. When the rolling chassis were sent Enzo wrote a short note ( as he often did ), Ferrari wrote "your thoughts and words are the unmistakable signs of a man gripped by the same passion that has led me to where I am today" ¹
http://coachbuild.com/index.php?option=com_gallery2&Itemid=50&g2_itemId=1319
Some say there were two others say that Bertone made three of Enzo's 250 bodies. The vast majority of 250's are Pinin Farina coachwork but some bodies were also made by Carrozzeria Scaglietti. Pinn is the one that is remembered by the public in general though. I have won many a beer over the bet that the 250 California was not a Pinin, Ferrari's most coveted model the 250 California + 250 GTO were Carrozzeria Scaglietti (the 'garage' across the road from Ferrari).
WRT to Enzo not liking Nuccio's work I have a hunch it was the other way around. Nuccio was a very proud man who wouldn't be seen in coachwork by any other Carrozzeria. Pinn was favored by the old man in Maranello perhaps as Nucio was far too busy with more mainstream car makers like Alfa and other European volume car manufacturers.
Last time I read one of these coming to Auction it was 15-18 million, not sure of what the number was when the gavel fell.
¹ Anselmi, Angelo et. al. Making a Difference, Le Edizioni Dell Opificio: 2006.
"Ferrari is not for Sale", shares possibly but no majority block to exercise operating control.
The much discussed IPO to create cash for FCA may never happen. Sergio is talking the price up and says the valuation is WAY below what it is worth, numbers roughly 5 but Sergio wants 10 Billion many say this is one reason why Sergio and Luca fell out and Luca was told to go. The 10 billion euro valuation would represent around 60 percent of the group’s total value. If Sergio achieves enough operating cashflow then I doubt it will see the light of day, the IPO has been talked about for many years. The current 'plan' was to sell 10% of Ferrari in the IPO and distribute the other 80% it owns in the sports-car maker to FCA shareholders to create a key component in Fiat Chrysler’s plans to invest 48 billion euros in new product and global growth over the next five years.
That spinoff was scheduled for the beginning of June just passed, new date is October (Oct. 12, 2015, is one year since completion of the merger that produced Fiat/Chrysler). Lots of smoke and mirrors going on, if you can guess what he is really going to do ring your stockbroker, be warned Serg is a master of misdirection and strategic planning.
I don't think we will see the IPO this year, former Ferrari chairman Luca di Montezemolo ( now at Alitalia ) has been mumbling in the press against the move, as he always did. You could guess that 15 Billion is what Sergio really wants. The news feeds I read come out of Europe but I read the Wall Street Journal was running a column on it, if you can get past the damn paywalls or subscribe perhaps worth a look. Currently Sergio's pet 'concept' of more inter brand engineering development between the makers is being ignored across the Auto sector, I feel that if he has the cash then he will have better leverage - that would be a really interesting legacy when he retires in a few years time. I'm not saying it's good - just interesting in how it will change the landscape of global Auto manufacture.
Not well known but interesting all the same Henry Ford II blew the deal of the century when he was approached by Enzo to buy into the company, but Enzo walked away when he realized the American wanted ALL of the say and ALL of the control so Enzo would not be at the helm. Agnelli took it up and Enzo kept the big chair with FIAT taking operating control.
Fiat acquired 50% of Ferrari in 1969 and expanded its stake to 90% in 1988, but Ferrari is not for sale in a majority stake sense. Much to the disappointment of now retired VAG boss Ferdinand Karl Piëch, father of the Audi Quattro and the Bugatti Veyron, 'grandson' of Ferdinand Porsche, it is he who over saw the acquisition of Lamborghini, Bentley and Bugatti. He wanted it so bad that his efforts brought some rather strong public words from current FCA boss Sergio.
Enzo Ferrari's 10% share is currently owned by his son Piero Lardi Ferrari, it will NEVER be sold now matter how much he is offered. They are OLD money and if you understand Italian culture, Royalty ( his grand mother was Princess Virginia Bourbon del Monte )
Edit: Mea Culpa. Ooops Thats the Agneli blood line not Ferrari, but the message is the same these two families want to take control of Ferrari so it cant be raided by 'barbairans'.
Get a load of this and the picture of whats going on may make sense
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...mily-to-tighten-grip-on-ferrari-after-spinoff
One sad thing is if it does go ahead, the Ferrari company will be listed on the New York Stock Exchange as a Dutch holding headquartered in the UK, following in the footsteps of parent Fiat Chrysler, which is also now based in London.
Technically it ceases to be Italian.
