![]() ![]() ![]() The 2.9-litre V6 is in a 120° ‘hot’ vee configuration, withĪ pair of IHI turbos sitting within the cylinder banks, so it’s low, wide, and has a fabulous centre of gravity. The 296 GTB is an object lesson in how to network the additional energy a hybrid provides. A replica starred and got trashed in Eighties movie classic Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. Just 106 of all types were made, plenty were raced, and owners included French screen idol Alain Delon, and Hollywood star James Coburn. Although Pininfarina was by now Ferrari’s couturier of choice, the Cali Spyder was designed and built by body fabricator Scaglietti. Launched in 1958 in long wheelbase form, the car soon morphed into the 200mm shorter, 30mm lower SWB car, an unfeasibly cool looking home for Giacchino Colombo’s eternally magnificent 3.0-litre V12. Luigi Chinetti, a former Le Mans winner for Ferrari and a key consigliere, persuaded Il Commendatore to back it. The California Spyder was dreamt up by John von Neumann, Ferrari’s US West Coast agent, who figured a racier convertible would suit his rapidly expanding showbiz clientele. The 250 model line was the foundation on which the mighty Ferrari edifice was built, and by the late Fifties the company’s potent mix of glamour and performance had won it a global fan base. ![]()
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