1/18 Ferrari 250 GTO, RHD Moss/Ireland1962 Goodwood #15 Chassis 3505GT, LE 2200
Description
Painted in the striking Laystall colors (light green), this was the first right-hand drive 250 GTO. Originally, Stirling Moss was supposed to drive the car with the UDT Laystall team, but after his accident and retirement at Goodwood, Innes Ireland, driving the number 15, instead took overall victory in the Tourist Trophy at Goodwood on August 18, 1962. M-247 represents this exact car. Ireland was still delighted afterward: "We picked up the car in Maranello, drove it straight to Goodwood, and after a quick spark plug and tire change, we set off for a one-hour test on the track."
Chassis 3506 has been successfully raced by various famous drivers, including Willy Mairesse (Le Mans Trial), Masten Gregory (Silverstone), Innes Ireland (Le Mans, Brands Hatch, Goodwood), and Gunther Philipp, an Austrian owner and racing driver who had chassis 3505GT repainted and campaigned the car triumphantly in the Vienne GP, Austrian GP, and Preis von Wien, GT races. In 2012, the car was acquired by the current custodian for a reported $35 million, which at the time was the highest bid ever paid for a car.
Finished in the striking Laystall colors (pale green), this was the first right-hand
driver 250 GTO.
Originally ordered for Stirling Moss to race for the UDT-Laystall team, but after his
career-ending crash at Goodwood, it was raced by Innes Ireland instead on August
18, 1962 with start number #15 to an outright victory in the Tourist Trophy at
Goodwood. This is the car that M-247 presents. In retrospect, Ireland mesmerized:
“We picked up the car at Maranello, drove it directly to Goodwood and immediately
After a plug and a tire change we started a one-hour testing on the track.”
Chassis 3506 was raced successfully by various famous drivers, including Willy
Mairesse (Le Mans Trial), Masten Gregory (Silverstone), Innes Ireland (Le Mans,
Brands Hatch, Goodwood), and Gunther Philipp, an Austrian owner and racecar
driver, who had chassis 3505GT repainted red and campaigned the car triumphantly
in Vienne GP, Austria GP, and Preis von Wien, GT race. In 2012, the car was acquired
by the current custodian for a reputed 35 million dollars, which at the time was the
highest bid ever known to have been paid for a car.
Notice
Painted in the striking Laystall colors (light green), this was the first right-hand drive 250 GTO. Originally, Stirling Moss was supposed to drive the car with the UDT Laystall team, but after his accident and retirement at Goodwood, Innes Ireland, driving the number 15, instead took overall victory in the Tourist Trophy at Goodwood on August 18, 1962. M-247 represents this exact car. Ireland was still delighted afterward: "We picked up the car in Maranello, drove it straight to Goodwood, and after a quick spark plug and tire change, we set off for a one-hour test on the track."
Chassis 3506 has been successfully raced by various famous drivers, including Willy Mairesse (Le Mans Trial), Masten Gregory (Silverstone), Innes Ireland (Le Mans, Brands Hatch, Goodwood), and Gunther Philipp, an Austrian owner and racing driver who had chassis 3505GT repainted and campaigned the car triumphantly in the Vienne GP, Austrian GP, and Preis von Wien, GT races. In 2012, the car was acquired by the current custodian for a reported $35 million, which at the time was the highest bid ever paid for a car.
Finished in the striking Laystall colors (pale green), this was the first right-hand
driver 250 GTO.
Originally ordered for Stirling Moss to race for the UDT-Laystall team, but after his
career-ending crash at Goodwood, it was raced by Innes Ireland instead on August
18, 1962 with start number #15 to an outright victory in the Tourist Trophy at
Goodwood. This is the car that M-247 presents. In retrospect, Ireland mesmerized:
“We picked up the car at Maranello, drove it directly to Goodwood and immediately
After a plug and a tire change we started a one-hour testing on the track.”
Chassis 3506 was raced successfully by various famous drivers, including Willy
Mairesse (Le Mans Trial), Masten Gregory (Silverstone), Innes Ireland (Le Mans,
Brands Hatch, Goodwood), and Gunther Philipp, an Austrian owner and racecar
driver, who had chassis 3505GT repainted red and campaigned the car triumphantly
in Vienne GP, Austria GP, and Preis von Wien, GT race. In 2012, the car was acquired
by the current custodian for a reputed 35 million dollars, which at the time was the
highest bid ever known to have been paid for a car.
