Disaster Strikes! Ferrari 250 GT Coupe Road Test Drama | Tyrrell's Classic Workshop
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- Опубликовано: 19 июн 2024
- Join Iain as he introduces you to the exquisite Ferrari 250 GT Coupe, a masterpiece owned by none other than Christopher Haynes, the Chairman of the Haynes International Motor Museum and the custodian of the renowned Haynes Manuals empire.
In this captivating episode, we dive into the heart and soul of this exceptional Ferrari. Iain shares the rich history and provenance of the car, immersing you in its legacy and significance. But that's just the beginning!
Get ready for an in-depth exploration as Iain takes you on a journey through the Ferrari's 3-litre V12 engine, revealing the intricate engineering marvels that power this automotive icon. Gain insights into the engine's inner workings and the craftsmanship that makes it legendary.
As always, Iain treats you to an exhilarating road test to see and hear the car in action. With a practically brand-new engine, he takes it easy on the test route. However, disaster strikes with an ominous bang from the rear end. Has catastrophe truly befallen this magnificent machine? Can the problem be diagnosed and swiftly remedied?
But the excitement doesn't end there! In a special treat, Iain hands over the reins to Chris Haynes at the Haynes Museum in Sparkford, Somerset - even his Mum turned out to inspect! Join their conversation as they share their love for this remarkable car. Witness the sheer delight as Chris takes the wheel and drives the Ferrari, experiencing its magic first-hand.
Stay tuned until the end for a remarkable surprise as Iain demonstrates a special trick, balancing a £1 coin on the engine while it purrs away. It's a testament to the precision and engineering excellence of this Ferrari masterpiece.
Whether you're a Ferrari enthusiast, a lover of automotive history, or simply in awe of automotive craftsmanship, this episode promises an unforgettable journey. Hit the subscribe button, turn on notifications, and join us as we celebrate the fusion of artistry, engineering, and passion that defines the Ferrari 250 GT Coupe.
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Chapters
00:00 Introduction
00:31 The Ferrari 250 GT Pininfarina Coupe
09:42 Nerdy content - V12 engine stripped down
20:39 Why is this a special car for Ferrari?
21:51 Test run - disaster strikes!
29:39 Can Iain find and fix the problem?
32:08 Handing over to the owner
35:56 Christopher Haynes gets to drive his Ferrari
37:58 Outro
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All photos sourced from Wikimedia Commons unless otherwise stated.
Title: Peter Collins, Juan Manuel Fangio, Mike Hawthorn at the 1957 German Grand Prix
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Title: Mike Hawthorn driving for Ferrari in the 1958 Argentine GP
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Title: Possibly Col. Ronnie Hoard getting into his Ferrari 250 GTO at Monza, 1958
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Title: Morris Oxford Farina
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Title: Austin A55 MkII Cambridge saloon
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Title: Ferrari engineers Cassini, Gioacchino Colombo and Luigi Bazzi
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Title: Aurelio Lampredi with Ferrari 735 in 1953
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Title: Ferrari 250 GTO
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How could one forget the Haynes manual. 32 steps to pull a clutch cylinder, you turn a page and "assembly is the reverse of disassembly." Good luck!
Absolutely. God bless John Haynes. His manuals saved me a fortune in repair bills over 50 years.
Yes! Then we had internet forum, full of nonsense and then RUclips. Oh well! :)
@@alexandrecouture2462 tbh, forums are still full of nonsense.
@@GL-xz3xk It's true that it helps if you can read when using them...
@@GL-xz3xk It's true that they say/said "assembly the reverse of disassembly", but if you've taken it apart in a rational/logical manner and not strewn the parts everywhere, that shouldn't present a problem if you are competent. Incorrect photos not my experience with the 20 or so Haynes manuals I've had. YMMV.
To me the cars Ferrari made in the late 50s and early 60s are some of the most beautiful cars ever made. Pretty much everything they made with 250 in the title is gorgeous.
Totally agree....250 GT/L and 330 GTC are my personal favourites
I think pretty much any classics designed before computers and wind tunnels shaped the cars were the best looking - the engineers might not have got the most aerodynamic shapes, but they were the most pleasing to the eye!
I don't think the modern, pointy, aggressive, 'alien' looking styling in vogue at the moment is going to age well.
In fact, the most recent Ferrari I actually desire, based on looks, is probably the 550 maranello... almost thirty years ago.
And that's not just a Ferrari thing, I can't think of any car built since about 2005 that really makes me yearn for it.
@@K1lostreamyou cannot beat the eyes, heart, soul and loins for being THE driving force behind the best styled cars ever!
@@K1lostream Could not agree with you more , a late friend very much in to classic sports cars of this era , referred to the breed from the last couple of decades as looking much like vaccuum- cleaner crevice tools !
Even the LM & Breadvan were beautiful,,, was very disheartening to see Chandok blow the engine of a 250 GTO last week at Goodwood,,, he was clearly overrevving the piss out of it,,, no way that head wasn't warped to death. Not sure where the owner is going to source a new Columbo,,, not like there are a lot of 250 variants sitting in scrapyards around the world. Not like he can use a 365 variant,, or the 412i (because of the injector ports) ,,, and the displacement was different. So that'll be $70m down the shitter.
I was exceptionally lucky to see this very car being started up and driven only a few days ago as the owner, Chris Haynes, pulled into Haynes International Motor Museum in it whilst I was outside the building. Utterly wonderful sounding car.
As a middle aged man from Canada I bought over a dozen Haynes manuals in my youth for cars that I owned. Thank you for sharing such a treasure. I found my self grinning like an idiot the whole time ❤️🇨🇦😝
I helped pay for that car because I've bought quite a few Haynes manuals. The amazing thing about those Ferraris is they don't look dated. The styling is timeless.
Totally correct!
A Fabulous Art project.
Ir they were made today, people would still buy them.
An interesting, intelligent comment.
I've bought a few Haynes manuals over the years but i want to know why the one that covers my 04 hilux doesn't have d4d engine in it only oz or American motors, second half of 90s helped a mate take engine/gearbox out of his 250 don't know what model Ferrari it was though
They are kind of dated because they're designs of their time, but they're still beautiful, still highly desirable, as evidenced by their exclusivity & high prices.
Brilliant video, as someone who is self taught working on his own BMW and Mercedes cars I found the engine walk through fascinating. Please keep this kind of content up. I know its hard to make these videos but they are greatly appreciated and will be for generations to come.
Thank you for this feedback - I'm delighted you enjoyed it. Look out for the Miura engine rebuild coming soon, I'm sure you'll enjoy it.
@@iain_tyrrell A STUNNING car...THANKS for creating & posting this video.
I believe the ingredient omitted in run-in oil is Zinc. The maximum mileage
to subject any engine with run-in oil is 400 miles. Then, change the oil & oil filter. Another 400 miles on fresh run-in oil is recommended. Afterward, the proper viscosity Mobil-1 & a new oil filter...of-course. 🙂
Best regards from Yucatan Mexico,
Ben
I bought myself a BMW M Clubsport 330CI this week, my first BMW, you'd love it mate, totally restored and deadly.
It's amazing how interesting and complex the history can be for such a car. Filled with happenstance, interesting and well known people & events.
I am delighted to know you enjoyed it. Thank you!
Iain, you fill a very rarefied niche in the motoring community. Deep and well shared technical knowledge, mixed with historical facts and trivia. Very much appreciate your videos, thank you indeed for the efforts and time spent making these.
Fantastic car, fantastic engine rebuild and fantastic video production. The "coin balanced on airfilter" at the end summed it up ♣️
A stunning Ferrari, certainly not bland. You’re the Master Iain and that’s why those car owners take their distinguished vehicles to you, and we, your subscribers are privileged to be shown these fine cars.
I was quite shocked when he critiqued the body styling like that
A fabulously elegant and historic car , thank you Iain for an exceptional five star edition of ' the workshop ' !
Glad you enjoyed it and thank you so much for the kind words.
I found the following info online: "In 1958 the then Formula One World Champion, Mike Hawthorn, sold Ferrari road cars in the UK. At the London Motor Show that year he sold two 250GTs, one to a Major Desmond Fitzgerald who was described as an Irish landowner living in London. Fitzgerald's car, 1083GT, was originally white but is now black." This is the car. There's photos of it in White (and later black), same registration number and it's logbook.
Valve covers should be as they were from the factory.
If you want to file the crackle finish off the lettering it’s fraught with potential problems and has to be done carefully to avoid any ‘breaking out’. If done properly it looks good, but I’m probably with you on leaving it
When she exited the transporter at her home back at Haynes and the sunlight projected off the elegant sculpture that she is ! What a stunning piece of automotive art .
OMG, your face was brilliant, almost sheer panic. If only all car problems were that simple to fix. By any standards, that is one beautiful car.
I was lucky to see the Haynes museum this Summer.The experience of smelling a 1965 mini was wonderful,our family owned at least 4 over the years.Highly recommended.I spent 6 hours,could have been longer.
To add,I must say how pleased I was in the Haynes museum,to see Grandparents and grandchildren ,having a good family outing,being interested in the cars.All the cars were so interesting.I will definitely go back again.Thanks so much again Iain,for your videos and excellent work on all these amazing cars,that I hope will be well preserved for the future,when driving will never be the same in EV’S.
This is one of the best car features I’ve seen. Never seen a coupe before- and in black. So glad we got to see him take it out. Even the mishap on the road added something. Didn’t know they were a V12- lovely beast! People on other posts are saying you should be able to do whatever mods you like to a car. You are only the custodian of these machines and this beauty is proof that you shouldn’t change them.
I was proper nervous watching this video especially when you were doing the test drive. I kept expecting the engine to explode into a million pieces because that piece of rubber hose on the oil feed had disintegrated. Glad it was nothing too calamitous. Another brilliant video, thank you so much Iain it's always a good Sunday evening when Harry and you have both posted new videos. Can I also add my voice to your call for people to visit the Haynes museum, I don't live too far from it and I go several times a year. They have an amazing collection of cars there, the red room is my favourite, so many cars, all in red. I can't decide between the Countach or the Masrati Merak, I'm a sucker for a flying buttress! Thanks again.
I was also nervous! Not with what was going to happen to the Ferrari, but my 'nervousness' stemmed from taking-out a very valuable car on such narrow roads, and the risks of a drunken driver hitting it! I was also concerned that the Tyres on the Ferrari may have been 'out of date', and I was expecting a blowout too! Today, a car like that is not suited to roads or Supermarket Car Parks. It is a showpiece that should be greatly admired in a Showroom. I couldn't conceive the Insurance Premium on such a car. To Iain, your knowledge is invaluable, and I have watched this video twice now. The Rubber Junction in the Oil Pickup however, would be changed for a more modern and resilient solution, and this shouldn't detract from the cars value at all. Greetings from Australia.
At @27:28, this is similar to certified aircraft engines like Continentals & Lycomings. The break-in oil allows a bit more friction for the rings to seat with the bores. During breakin we also run them at 70% power or higher as the high cylinder pressures facilitate breakin. You know it's broken in when oil consumption stabilizes and cylinder head temps drop slightly.
Back in '99 the staff at the Haynes museum where kind enough to let me sit in the red countach they had on display. It truly changed my life, as a meet your hero moment it let me experience the compromised ergonomics, and the McLaren F1 then became my ultimate car goal. Still working on that though....
I can imagine what that must have been like, but at least you got the chance to sit in one. May I refer you to this episode to see me attempting to get into one... ruclips.net/video/JqvkVRDzaF0/видео.html
During my restoration career , I was fortunate enough to work on and road test many early Ferrari cars .
As you said , a road test very often reveals problems not on the work schedule .
When you revealed the doughnut joint failure , it reminded me of the many E types I did work on . The drive train components very rarely received lubrication .
As the propshaft was buried within the tunnel and floor skin , I made the decision to always replace it with a brand new one if either the engine/box or diff cage assembly were removed .
The customer had no decision in the matter !
When you explained the cost of replacement on its own , nobody ever complained .
Most remarked on a smoother drive .
Really enjoy your engineering videos .
Please continue .
Ian, absolutely glorious work.. I'm not a Ferrari fan myself, but mechanical art,,, I am.. I've been a licensed mechanic for over 48 years in Canada and I find nothing more beautiful than any manufacture in those times with zero computer aided calculations, wind tunnels, cad drawings and so on. To think the billion dollars of technology we have now and we produce some of the most ugliest mundane cars ever.. my son and I are restmodding a 86 XJS, which at that time produce about 300 hp but absolute torque and beauty.. we have high strung 6 and 8 cylinder bolted to zero stying cars. When these old girls go down the road everyone stops and appreciate it.. these new piles of plastic, all look the same.. if you took the badges off , you wouldn't know.. keep up the great work..
Haynes followed by the Fleet Air Arm Museum you will regret missing out two wonderful experiences, Superb Channel.
What a classy machine. The 250PF never looked better, Iain.
Well done to all who were involved.
Thoroughly enjoyable to watch. I have fond memories working on cars with my late father in the mid 1970's. Flicking through a Haynes car manual with oily fingers. Those were the days!
You could visibly see Iain’s look of horror on the test drive. 🤯 Glad to see it was a relatively simple fix. Phew!
My Haynes manual for a TR-7 told a tale of woe by following the gease stained pages of my teenage fingers.
The TR7 featured in the tv series The Detectorists sold for £30,000
I had a propshaft donught explode on my 1983 BMW 528i Auto, just approaching the East Lancs road on the M6 north. I pulled onto the hard shoulder, called the AA and waited. I couldn't start the car. After a lot of playing around, I lent on the auto selector as the AA guy tried to crank the engine and it started, turned out when the doughnut exploded, it bent the gear selector rod, when we both thought it was in D, it was in P!!. Another great video and as usual very informative.
The pound coin standing on end as the motor ticks over was a nice send off. 😉👍
Another excellent glimpse into an historic motor car. Also liked the fun with Chris Haines.
Absolutely gorgeous. Compare this to cars sold today. This is pure art. And as always, Mr Tyrrell does it justice.
@@OneIssueVoter Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, I think this is a beautiful if understated car.
There are still some very beautiful cars being produced
Very bland styling, but pleasing to look at.
@@chesswizard31Don’t get that it’s bland at all. It’s all relative to what people expect a Ferrari to look like. It’s certainly nothing like as dated as the BMC Farina cars that were shown.
The Haynes Motor Museum and the Tank Museum would be my choices to visit in the SW
Agreed! The Museum at Bovington is a brilliantly curated collection covering the full history of the tank. Well worth a full day’s visit. 👍
Very fitting that both Harry and Iain have featured Ferraris on the day the Scuderia finally broke the stranglehold Red Bull had on this season’s F1 championship.
👍
Oh yes indeed! Phew
Red Bull will resume its dominant form.
“Had”? 🧐
you misspelled „sanctioned, locked in cheating”
I met John Haynes once. He was driving around in a magnificent Rolls Royce. Mr Haynes was a really nice man. The museum is fantastic.
Truly fantastic bit of motoring history - how many of us grew up with our Haynes manuals, covered with our oily thumb prints all over them, whilst laid under our cars, in the road? Fascinating insight into the engineering of these beautiful engines and cars, Iain; and your meticulous work. Whilst UJs don't fail usually anymore they wear and become noisy; those rubber joints made sense once.
Apparently Mike Hawthorn clipped an oncoming Bedford lorry, on the A3 Guilford By-pass, after hitting a bollard in his very modified MK1 3.4L saloon (VDU 881); Rob Walker was advised to deny any mention of 'racing' at the coroner's inquest; hence the speculation for a long time; but did admit to it many years later. Really enjoyed this film, thanks.
Thanks to you too for the added information
Thanks so much for leaving the failure in, yr face was quite a picture when that clunk happened 😂Such a beautiful car and such an amazing insight into the engine
Great video. Love the honesty of when failures happen you show it. You could of easily edited that out. Excellent.
Yes, I could have. I wanted to show the reality of working with and - potentially - living with these cars and this it. Delighted that you enjoyed it.
Iain is really in his element in this one. Absolutely loved the deep dive into the Colombo engine design. I learned a lot of really cool details about this amazing V12 design and loved every minute.
Wonderful video. What struck me early on during the ownership discussion at the beginning of this video, was the very idea of becoming a Ferrari dealership back then. You had to actually buy the Ferrari, with likely no financing at all from anyone, just your pocket. And then you had to sell it with no advertising or real support from the factory. Just. your own skills and background, word of mouth, networking. If anyone smashes it in a test drive, or there is some sort of failure and defect, YOU fix it. There was no other place to take it, and I doubt spares came with it. And after the sale, YOU are the guy the owner will come back to with problems. An enormous gamble for these early dealers. Same with foreign car dealerships in the USA in the 50s.
Excellent video, as always 👌
I would keep those rocker covers original being such a special Ferrari.
With you there…
For such an understated, car that to me oozes cool.
Wonderful video thankyou.
When i was 12 or 13 in about 1959/60 icame out of school to find a beautiful black sporty car outside. I was fascinated by the aluminum wheels more than anything, they had Boranni stamped on them.
So i walked round to the boot to see the make, it said Ferrari and looked exactly like this one or at least a 250 hardtop.
And now after all these years i finally own a Ferrari 250 ......... Wheel..... a Borrani 6.5x15L BW 3801.
😂
I would imagine that a larger number of folks who have subscribed, and who watch this channel, know that awful feeling of something going "SPROING". You did a masterful job of hiding it, but I am still pretty sure that the "pucker factor" went up quite a few points when that rubber doughnut gave out. I would have used quite a few words you can't broadcast on family videos. To have that happen to such a rare beauty on a test drive of which you are making a video...what are the odds? Glad it was an easy fix. What a car. What a video. Thank you, Mr.Tyrrell, for all you do.
As the proud (usually) owner/driver/mechanic of a 70s British sports car, I am well acquainted with Mr. Haynes' manuals. They continue to help me out to this very day.
I found this to be one of Tyrrell's best videos. Lots of nerdy details and Ferrari history.
30+ years ago I’d just bought a ‘77 Alfetta GTV. We were just getting acquainted with each other, up around 5800 rpm when, boom, that sounded expensive, followed by an unpleasant vibration which obviously was a doughnut coupling.
$500(ish) dollars later and all was right with the world. A brown trouser moment, that turned out to be ok.
Your videos are nicely down to earth, so easy to watch.
I would keep the cam covers black in this day.
The comparison with the BMC Farina saloons was maybe a bit unkind - I think the 250 looks fabulous. You can definitely see some influence from this in the slightly later Peugeot 404, and also the Lancia Flaminia coupe. Thanks as always Iain - a Ferrari I’d not seen until now!
i used to bring my cars for tuning/serving back in the day to your wallasey garage
I like how you gave us a pause to think, “Oh, _THAT_ Haynes?” Then after a moment, I wondered how many of the cars in that museum were in various states of confused disassembly. 😂
The coin presentation in the last few seconds is simple AMAZING!
I honestly couldn't see a resemblance between this car and an Austin Cambridge or Morris Oxford, until we saw the bonnet shot of it being driven, when the raised tubular looking wings instantly reminded me of riding in my late uncle Ronnie's light blue Cambridge on a trip around Barry and back home to Burry Port in West Wales, just after he'd bought it. It'd take about two days to do that trip now, thanks to Mark Drakeford's 20 MPH speed limit, which came into force this very day. Lovely guy, hope he doesn't choke on his Welsh rarebit !
I live about 5 minutes down the road from Haynes and I have lost count how many times I visit. Fantastic collection.
Very pleasing to see the delight in driving a special car, in a person responsible for so many special cars
Love the bedding in process. That was my favourite time after rebuilding an engine.
During a tour with the U.S. Army in Germany in the '60's, I owned a BMW 700 coupe which employed donuts to join the half-shafts to the rear wheels, and was prone to just such a failure. The donuts were inexpensive and easy to change out, and MUCH smaller on that 700cc vehicle.
What a gorgeous and elegant car. I can imagine it in a period drama with an aristocratic latin adonis behind the wheel, a voluptuous mistress in the passenger seat and an Accordion in the background spoiling the soundtrack of the V12. They round the bend and checking the rear-view mirror, he finds himself just ahead of a Lamborghini 400- its his competitor for the big contract with the biggest Pasta manufacturer in Italy- Don Chewoniti. They both know that whoever gets to the Don's Villa first will seal the deal- who wins?Thank you for this fabulous story. Content continues evolving to both inform and enthral.
I think you missed your calling- you should have been a movie producer!
Thank you indeed. Hailing from the North East, reality dictates the exotic tin might have a different mixture with a Clan Crusader being pursued by a Datsun 240Z and the need for subtitles as the Geordie slang might not quite translate as lyrically as the Mama- Mia prose we would expect from a latin-influenced ripping yarn. But jest as I do, your video's are delightful, even this far away in sweltering Sydney. Regards from there.@@iain_tyrrell
Glorious. I like the understated looks of these. There’s something a little wolf in sheep’s clothing about them. I like a quality car that doesn’t shout about it or try too hard. It’s elegant in my view and the sound of that V12…
I can certainly vouch for the Haynes Museum being well worth a visit too; we were there earlier this year. It’s a lovely modern museum with many interesting exhibits well laid out. There’s a little café there too.
Thank you for another wonderful video and the chance to get a glimpse of the incredible engineering that went into that engine. It’s still impressive and beautiful.
Iain, I thoroughly enjoyed the slightly longer format with extra nerdy content. Thank you.
Donut, eh...now I finally know what they call that in English! Had that fail on one of our sailboats when we were in rough seas and the stern bobbed about and lifted up out of the water and settled back into the high waves for an entire night under power. The frquent changes in the torsion on the prop shaft taught us a lesson or two but "Donut" we shall call it from here on in...thank you for the run-down on Mr. Colombo´s work of art and the pitfalls of the early triple-throat fuel ingestion...
Thank you for your very keen insight into the Columbo 250 GT V12 for the Ferrarri 250GT. Very much enjoyed!😅
Great video, it's really interesting to see inside a classical Ferrari V12. I used to see this car quite regularly at Oulton Park. I hope Chris Haynes gets lots of enjoyment from his new toy.
Glad you enjoyed it. I certainly hope he does too.
Fantastic video. I loved how you went through all the details of both the specific car, the engine and the history of the 250GT. I could have watched hours of this. I often see interesting cars in the background, even if you cannot go through all of them, I think a quick walk around just mentioning what is in and what you’re doing on each car, would be really interesting. I will look forward to the next video, please keep them coming.
Gotta say it looks really good in black! I watched the video for the white 250 gt, didn't quite like the looks of it, but here am I, the black colour really does make a change and the same coupe looks more stylish.
The styling is perfect. More reminiscent of Farina's Lancia's than his Austin or Morris ( or Peugeot ).
Another great video, not only educational but with suspense, drama! Perfect happy ending. Loved the pound coin.
These cars are so Beautiful to this 57 year old American.. we had very few if any automobiles with such style and sheer genius
Wow, amazing job, please keep them coming. Such a pleasure to watch! Fantastic
I can confirm that in 1959 it was alleged that Mike Hawthorn in his 3.8 Jaguar and Rob Walker in his 300SL were racing along the Guilford by pass when Mike went off the road and hit a tree. I saw the scene of the accident. But I must repeat it was ALLEGED they were racing, but never confirmed officially.
Mike only had a few months to live at the time as he was dying from kidney failure. One of his kidneys was completely shut down and the other was faltering. He knew he would be dead in a matter of months so he was taking risks he normally wouldn't have.
"Mike Hawthorn Golden Boy" is a terrific biography and has the most sober, thoughtful analysis of the incident in there. Highly recommended.
@@peterrenn6341 It was only the popular press that alleged they were racing, and the press were not even there ! Never believe all that you read in the newspapers.
"I can confirm that in 1959 it was alleged that Mike Hawthorn in his 3.8 Jaguar " Er - no, you can't. Hawthorn was driving his famous racing 3.4 Mark 1 racing saloon VDU 881. The 3.8 wasn't available in the Mark 1.
Was able to follow your explanation of the engine workings quite well, you are very clear with your description!
Beautiful car. Thank you for all the included detail.
Had to smile stupidly at a couple of things today. One was did you use a Haynes manual to do the engine restoration. Two, if someone didn't already know it was a Farrari, reading the tappet covers is a bit late to find out. Love the nerdy details thank you. Oh and your wonderfully expressive expressions when things happen. Brilliant video thank you.
I said it before I say it again, such a relaxing experience listening to Ian explain these automotive pieces of art. Thank you Iain...
From the rear it looks like a sporty Rover P6! Beautiful car.
That engine looks like it would perform very well as long as everything was "just so"- not very tolerant of indifferent maintenance or adjustment. You'd certainly have to know your way around them. I'll put that museum on my bucket list.
Sensational video! It has everything - fascinating backstory, in depth engineering, a road test, a twist, and even a customer handover - this is some A+ TCW!
Truly a work of art and i really appreciated the insights and explanations of the block and heads in this video,,,all wonderful reveals of engineering from "the day"...many thanx,,excellent video once again!!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Gorgeous car - and what a lovely sound it makes! (The test drive thump excluded, of course.)
I think I remember an episode of that BBC automotive show in which Clarkson's Alfa GTV6 experienced the same driveline component failure....
Capo Ingegnere Colombo was the great man behind the 250 Ferrari's (except the 250 Europa by Lampredi) and his genius mated to the beautiful Italian styling, created some of the greatest cars ever. Thanks for this episode, much apprecaited.
So good to know you enjoyed it - thank you for watching!
I had Haynes manual for all my car's when i was young. The private classified ads, sellers used to state if the car came with a Haynes.
There is a grey one in Sydney, I remember being followed by it through the inner western suburbs one Sunday I went to visit my mum. Older couple driving, it looked very original. RHD.
Now that was a truly fascinating film, thank you Iain and your team and Christopher Haynes for sharing this automotive history, fabulous indeed. 👏😀👍🏍
Wonderful. Enthralling. Mesmerising. Thank you. Seeing the workings of such a beautiful and classic car is humbling. Your international reputation is well deserved. You do nurd like no one else. 😍
Thank you so very much! That's very kind.
Love these in depth dive into the mechanics of engines ect. Your knowledge of this subject brings it all to life. Thanks Iain and team 👍
Thank you, thank you. It's great to know you enjoyed it.
Iain one of your best. I would have been ten years old when this car came out. So as I went on thru the years I've seen lots of design trends (and materials used). But the design concepts of the mid-to-late 1950s...ah! That to me is Elegance. This Ferrari's design reminds me of the Lincoln Continental Mark II, made for Elizabeth Taylor by Ford, and painted violet to match her eyes. Same clean simple elegant lines. Less is more!
Stories, geeky stuff and Ian's charm.. Great!
Mr Haynes, please keep the cam covers in their original all black crackle finish. Please! :0)
"nuts and bolts and oily bits" 😊
Only the best for my viewers!
What a great episode, a lot of effort goes into these and all for our benefit. I've not been to Sparkford for years, I'll have to visit again next time I'm back in old Blighty getting some Scrumpy.
Maybe the best vid I’ve seen on this channel,the involvement of the owner and in depth review of the engine in particular,brings the car to life ,helps to understand the magic,without in anyway being ostentatious.
"I'm not an automobile historian" - knows more than most automobile historians out there
Outstanding content👍Great to see the inner workings of a Colombo V12 of that era and a test drive, it must be a bit nerve-racking to drive such expensive and rare cars through traffic.
Thanks! It can be “interesting” sometimes!
Fine work,my lieblings-englunder😘thx,for this!👍👍👍
Iv passed your workshop so many times when going to chocks away. And never knew what you actually did. Amazing
I loved the banter at the end about the best man for the job! Classic British humor.
Wonderful, I love hearing about the engines and designs, I find it incredibly interesting and inspiring. As an ignorant backyard mechanic used to working on my own old cars since I was a young fella I have learned a bit, often the hard way but I really like to know how things work and really appreciate you telling me. Plus who doesn't like a beautiful classic car ;). One day I might get to England and the Haynes museum sounds wonderful. Keep up the great work, it's much appreciated.
Ferrari innovations are fascinating. They just kept on coming! What a great hands on video this is, chock full of nuts (& other oily bits).
Thank you for highlighting the styling synergy with the Bmc Farina range. Ive had the privilege of working on one of these that narrowly escaped being body swapped. Its owner though wasnt quite so amused when i jokingly called his car a Morris Oxford sports coupe!
Very tasteful, understated car. Wonderful looking, really. It’s too bad many were rebodied. But I guess time has a way of making us appreciate things taken for granted in period.
That so many were rebodied can only help the value of these rare survivors. Personally I prefer the subtle elegance of these GTs more than their exotic cousins.
I saw a coin been balanced on a vintage RR in Berkeley California in 1976. The guy was so proud of his car that he insisted on the test, and sure enough, no coin wobble. Don't ask me where he got the money for the RR as all the dudes in his non salubrious part of town with thier Saturday Night 10 yard long Caddies, Lincoln Town Cars ect when I asked what thier occupation was (I worked in a gas station) their reply, without exception, was, 'French Polishers!!!. Never realised it was such a great paying job, and so popular. Huge market? I was a kid from Ireland. Indeed I was.
What a beautiful car. SWB Ferraris may be more glamorous, but to me the 250 GT has its own kind of perfection. It would have been a tragedy if this particular car had been turned into a replica California Spider. It is true that you can see similar design features in the Farina BMC cars, but none of them have the perfect proportions of this car. It was fascinating looking inside the Colombo V12.
28:53 the look of anguish hahaha been there done that myself. Come on baby just 5 more blocks and we are home.
Fabulous Car, a great and well documented story.
Thank you for this fantastic video.