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1961 Ferrari 250 GTE is for sale

In 1952, Ferrari presented its new sports car, the Ferrari 250. It was produced until 1964 and was offered in many variants designed for road use or sports car racing. Between 1960 and 1963, 954 units of the Ferrari 250 GTE were produced. It was clothed by Pininfarina and was elegant and ideally suited to the more discerning Ferrari customer. One of them, a 1961 Ferrari 250 GTE is for sale.

The Ferrari 250 GTE is powered by a 3.0-liter Tipo 128F V12 engine with a factory output of 232 hp (173 kW) and 181 lb-ft (245 Nm) of torque. Power is sent to the rear wheels via a 4-speed manual transmission with Laycock de Normanville overdrive. It reaches 60 mph in 8 seconds with a top speed of 230 km/h (143 mph). It is mounted on Borrani wire wheels are wrapped in 185R15 Avon tires.

This car is finished in dark gray metallic, and is in good condition. It is equipped with a steel body, aluminum hood and trunk panels, slim inset headlight bezels, grille-mounted driving lights, and chrome Superamerica-style taillight housings, servo-assisted four-wheel disc brakes. The car was completely refurbished in four years (2019 – 2022), which included repainting, removing rust on the fenders, quarter panels, wheel wells, and door panels as well as repairs to the nose area, replacing the water pump, repairs to the bell housing and oil pan, and rebuilds of the fuel pump, starter, alternator drive pulley, and timing chain adjuster assembly.

Inside, the seats are covered in red leather that also covers the center tunnel and door panels. In front of the driver is a wood-rimmed steering wheel behind which is a five-digit odometer showing 13,318 kilometers. Additional equipment includes blue-gray Wilton wool carpeting, an ivory-color headliner, a lockable glovebox, a Pininfarina-branded ashtray, and a Becker Grand Prix pushbutton radio.

The car comes with spreadsheets from the 2019-2022 refurbishment, various invoices and registration documents from previous ownerships, an owner’s manual, and a clean California title.

The auction ends on June 24 and the current highest bid is $250,250 USD.

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1961 Ferrari 250 GTE is for sale

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Rolls-Royce Spectre passed 2.5 million kilometers of testing

Rolls-Royce Spectre is the first electric car of the British manufacturer, and the company announced that during testing several examples traveled a total of almost 2.5 million kilometers.

This ultra-luxurious EV Coupé is considered by many to be a modern version of the Rolls-Royce Wraith. However, Rolls-Royce does not think so. “It’s not in any way the successor of the Wraith. It’s a different proposition for our clients. It will feel very different, it will look very different. We will go from combustion engines straight into electric when we substitute certain positions in our portfolio, ” and that is the way forward,” said Rolls-Royce CEO Torsten Mueller-Oetvoes at the beginning of 2022.

Rolls-Royce is proud to say that demand for the Spectre is beyond expectations, so they had to change the plan on the number of examples that will be produced. The first deliveries of the ultra-luxury EV to customers are scheduled for the fourth quarter of this year.

The Rolls-Royce Spectre will be powered by two electric motors with a total power of 585 hp (430 kW) and 664 lb-ft (900 Nm) of torque. That’s enough to push the 5.45 meter long Coupé to 62 mph (100 km/h) in 4.5 seconds with a top speed of 250 km/h (155 mph). With one battery charge, the car has a range of 335 to 640 kilometers.

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Rolls-Royce Spectre passed 2.5 million kilometers of testing

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2024 Alpine A424 LMDh

As previously announced, the French car manufacturer Alpine will enter the top class in the WEC (World Endurance Championship) from next season. Now they presented the prototype of the car they will use in the next season, the Alpine A424 LMDh.

Alpine is not the only brand that will join the company of the best in the WEC, as BMW and Lamborghini have also announced their participation earlier. This will mean more excitement but also more competition for the current best teams such as Ferrari and Toyota Gazoo Racing.

The Alpine A424 will be powered by a turbocharged 3.4L V6 engine that, in combination with an electric motor, delivers a total power of 680 hp (500 kW). Power is sent to all wheels via an Xtrac 7-speed sequential gearbox.

The first indoor tests, in cooperation with Orec and Mecachrom, were made in the middle of last year, while the rest of the tests will be at the Paul Ricard, Motorland Aragon and Jerez tracks. At the end of November, the A424 will face the 24-hour endurance test at Aragon for the first time, and ahead of FIA homologation in December, it will take part at the Portimao circuit in Portugal. The car has a carbon body, and on the rear there are housings of LED lights in the form of the Alpine trademark, and the last two numbers in the prototype designation refer to the legendary 24 hours of Le Mans.

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2024 Alpine A424 LMDh

Source: Alpine