Category | GT coupe | ||||||||
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Designer(s) | Giotto Bizzarrini and Giovanni Volpi | ||||||||
Technical specifications[1][2] | |||||||||
Chassis | Ferrari type 539 (250 GT SWB 1961) chassis | ||||||||
Wheelbase | 2,400 mm (94.5 in) | ||||||||
Engine | Ferrari 250 Tipo 168 Comp./61 3 litre V12 NA Front mid-mounted | ||||||||
Transmission | 250 SWB four-speed | ||||||||
Weight | 935 kg (2,061.3 lb) (at 1962 24 Hours of Le Mans) | ||||||||
Tyres | Dunlop Racing 600 L 15 & 650 L 15 | ||||||||
Competition history | |||||||||
Notable entrants | Scuderia Serenissima | ||||||||
Notable drivers | Olivier Gendebien Lucien Bianchi Maurice Trintignant Nino Vaccarella Carlo Maria Abate Colin Davis Ludovico Scarfiotti Edgardo Mungo | ||||||||
Debut | 1961 Tour de France Automobile with original berlinetta body | ||||||||
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The Ferrari 250 GT SWB Breadvan is a one-off Ferrari made in 1962 from a 1961 Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta SWB, chassis number 2819 GT. It was built to compete against the new 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO at the 24 Hours of Le Mans and other FIA World Sportscar Championship races.