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Ferrari
250 GT Berlinetta SWB
176 built
Still being researched: full specifications. Everything shown is checked against the cited sources. Know more? Send us a source.
Photo: Alexandre Prévot from Nancy, France · CC BY-SA 2.0
Contents
01Overview
At a glance
- Built
- Not yet verified
- Years
- 1959–1962
- Engine
- Not yet verified
- Power
- 179 kW / 243 PSFactory: 240 hp · converted
- Top speed
- Not yet verified
- Body
- Not yet verified
- Designer
- Pininfarina
- In this archive
- Not yet verified
- Surviving
- Not yet verified
Sources and any conflicting figures are in the sections below.
Why it matters
The 250 GT Berlinetta SWB combined a shortened 2,400 mm chassis with a body that could be built as a comfortable road car or a lightweight racer. Sergio Pininfarina called it the first of Pininfarina's three quantum leaps in design with Ferrari, and it was used both on the road and in racing.
How rare is it?
Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.
Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.
Photos
Exterior, interior and detail photos with their licences.
Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta SWB (Wikimedia Commons search)
Photo: Alexandre Prévot from Nancy, France · CC BY-SA 2.0
Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta SWB (Wikimedia Commons search)
Photo: This picture has been taken by Oleg Yunakov. Contact e-mail: yunakovgmail.com. Image can be used in accordance with the terms of the СС-BY-SA license. Other photos can be seen here. · CC BY-SA 4.0
Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta SWB (Wikimedia Commons search)
Photo: MrWalkr · CC BY-SA 4.0
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02Production & history
Production
Every figure says what it counts.
No production figures recorded yet.
History
The SWB took its name from its debut at the 1959 Paris Auto Show, and was built from 1959 to 1962. It came in several forms: steel-bodied road cars with leather interiors and softer 240-horsepower engines, and aluminium-bodied cars with higher compression and larger carburettors for racing. The most potent were the SEFAC factory competition cars with ultra-thin aluminium panels, stripped interiors and tuned engines.
The SWB raced widely. In 1961 six were entered at Sebring, where one took the GT win. One SWB, chassis 2819 GT, finished second in the 1961 Tour de France and was rebuilt in 1962 by Giotto Bizzarrini for Scuderia Serenissima as the 'Breadvan'.
Variants
How each version differs from the standard 250 GT Berlinetta SWB.
No variants documented yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
03Specifications
Technical specifications
Engine
| Engine family | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Engine code | Not yet verified |
| Layout | Not yet verified |
| Displacement | Not yet verified |
| Bore | Not yet verified |
| Stroke | Not yet verified |
| Compression ratio | Not yet verified |
| Fuel system | Not yet verified |
| Power | 179 kW / 243 PSFactory: 240 hp · converted1 Independently researchedApplies to the road-specification steel-bodied cars; the competition cars had a higher-tuned engine without a figure in this source. |
| Power at | Not yet verified |
| Torque | Not yet verified |
Transmission & drivetrain
| Gearbox | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Gears | Not yet verified |
| Driven wheels | Not yet verified |
Chassis, body & dimensions
| Chassis | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Front suspension | Not yet verified |
| Rear suspension | Not yet verified |
| Brakes | Not yet verified |
| Steering | Not yet verified |
| Body construction | Not yet verified |
| Wheelbase | 2,400 mmFactory: 2,400 mm1 Independently researched |
| Length | Not yet verified |
| Width | Not yet verified |
| Height | Not yet verified |
| Front track | Not yet verified |
| Rear track | Not yet verified |
| Kerb weight | Not yet verified |
| Dry weight | Not yet verified |
Performance
| Maximum speed | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| 0–100 km/h | Not yet verified |
| Fuel tank | Not yet verified |
“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.
04Colours & options
Factory colours & interiors
Original paint and trim, with the number of cars in each where a source gives it.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Factory options & codes
Codes are shown exactly as written by the manufacturer.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
05Individual cars
Chassis register
Every documented car, with its colours, history and where it is now. Open a row for the full record. Known chassis are not automatically authenticated originals.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Competition history
Every race result of the individual cars, in date order. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Auction & sale history
Documented public sales of the individual cars. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
See one in person
Museums where an example of this car can be seen.
No example is documented on public display yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
06Reference
Identification guide
How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.
Being verified against factory or registry sources before it is published. Have a source? Contribute it.
Sources
Each number links to the exact facts it supports.
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1
The Greatest Ferraris of All Time (250 SWB entry) Level C Motor Trend
- softer 240-horsepower engines
- referring to a 2400mm wheelbase
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