Bertone Ferrari 250 GT fetches $16.5 million in Pebble Beach - Communities Digital News
PEBBLE BEACH, August 17, 2015 – The 1962 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta “Shark Nose” previously owned by Nuccio Bertone shattered pre-auction estimates, selling on Saturday for $16. 5 million during Car Week and the Concours d’Elegance on the... The Concours d’Elegance was originally founded 65 years ago, with car lovers participating in a 17 mile drive and then displaying their cars for mutual admiration. The 1962 250 GT is a one-of-a-kind car, a unique collaboration between designers Nuccio Bertone and Giorgetto Giugiaro. Its value is further boosted by the fact that the car was made for and owned by Bertone, who commissioned the car to show off his company at the Geneva and Torin Auto Shows in 1962. Giuseppe “Nuccio” Bertone was an Italian automobile designer... ” Bertone was known for identifying and training promising young designers, including Giorgetto Giugiaro, and for his successful groundbreaking designs. Bertone is best known for designing the Lamborghini Countach, as well as Lamborghini Miura and Espada. Bertone was highly successful in the early 1960s, but had failed to win rights to design a Ferrari, the holy grail for Italian auto designers. He and Giugiaro then designed the 250 GT SWB Berlinetta Speciale. Source: www.commdiginews.com
