Ferrari TR

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1958 250 Testa Rossa from the Ralph Lauren collection

1961 250 TR Spyder Fantuzzi Serenissima version from the Ralph Lauren collection

One of Ferrari's most famous racing models was the 250 Testa Rossa of the 1950s and early 1960s. These cars dominated their arenas, with variations winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1958, 1960, and 1961. They were closely related to the rest of the Ferrari 250 line, especially the legendary 250 GTO.

In all, 34 250 Testa Rossas were built, from 1956 through 1961. The most well known, the 250TR, was produced from 1957 to 1958; only 2 factory cars and 19 customer cars were built. After the 250 GTO, the 250 Testa Rossa is the second most valuable Ferrari model, often valued at more than US$8,000,000.

250 Testa Rossa

Named for the red cylinder heads, the original 250 TR had unorthodox bodywork by Scaglietti. The front fenders are visually separated from the central "nacelle" body, a design inspired Formula One racers, with air ducting across the front brakes and out through the open area behind the wheels. Olivier Gendebien and Phil Hill took Le Mans with this car in 1958.

250 TR

This aerodynamic design was controversial and successful in racing, but Ferrari began changing the look almost immediately. Other, more conventional bodies were designed by Ferrari stalwards, Pininfarina and Touring. The engine had the same displacement as the rest of the 250 series but was tuned to produce far more power. The front styling of the 250 TR61 pictured served as inspiration to the current Ferrari F430 road car.

The 250 TR lines of 1960 and 1961 were dominant racers - Olivier Gendebien took Le Mans again those two years, with Paul Frère in 1960 and Phil Hill in 1961.

[<-earlier]		Ferrari road car timeline, 1960-present ([ edit])
Type		1960s										1970s										1980s										1990s										2000s
		0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
FR	GT	America				330		365		Daytona																												550						575M					599
		250				275
	2+2	250GT				330GT			365GT				GTC/4		GT4			400			400i						412									456 GT						456M GT					612
MR	V6/V8									206		246					308					308i		308qv			328					348					F355				360						F430
																						208
	2+2														GT4						Mondial 8					Mondial 3.2				Mondial T
	F12													365BB				512BB					BBi			Testarossa							512TR			F512M
supercars				250 GTO																						288 GTO			F40											F50		F50 GT		Enzo			FXX

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