page_title: Ferrari 250
section_title: 250 GT Berlinetta SWB
hierarchical_section_title: Ferrari 250 / GT cars / 250 GT Berlinetta SWB
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Intérieur de la Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta SWB English: Interior of a Ferrari 250 GT SWB, based on other images in the Flickr stream, this has license "SWB 250", which has been on display at the 2014 NEC Birmingham show.[1]
context_page_description: The Ferrari 250 is a series of sports cars and grand tourers built by Ferrari from 1952 to 1964. The company's most successful early line, the 250 series includes many variants designed for road use or sports car racing. 250 series cars are characterized by their use of a 3.0 L Colombo V12 engine designed by Gioacchino Colombo. They were replaced by the 275 and 330 series cars.
  Early Ferrari 250 cars fitted 16" Borrani wheels with either Pirelli Stella Bianca Crossply tyres or 185R16 Cinturato radial tyres. Later road cars fitted 15" Borrani wheels and 185R15 Pirelli Cinturato.
context_section_description: One of the most notable GT racers of its time, the 1959 250 GT Berlinetta SWB used a short (2,400 mm (94.5 in)) wheelbase for better handling. Of the 176 examples built, both steel and aluminum bodies were used in various road ("lusso") and racing trims. Engine output ranged from 240 PS (177 kW; 237 hp) to 280 PS (206 kW; 276 hp). The "lusso" road car version was originally fitted with 185VR15 Pirelli Cinturato (CA67).
  Development of the 250 GT SWB Berlinetta was handled by Giotto Bizzarrini, Carlo Chiti, and young Mauro Forghieri, the same team that later produced the 250 GTO. Disc brakes were a first on a Ferrari GT, and the combination of low weight, high power, and well-sorted suspension made it competitive. It was unveiled at the Paris Motor Show in October and quickly began selling and racing. The SWB Berlinetta won Ferrari the GT class of the 1961 Constructor's Championship. Also won 1960, 1961 and 1962 Tour de France Automobile before giving ground to the GTO's.
  In 2004, Sports Car International placed the 250 GT SWB seventh on a list of Top Sports Cars of the 1960s, and  Motor Trend Classic placed it fifth on a list of the ten "Greatest Ferraris of all time".
caption: 250 GT Berlinetta SWB interior
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