Carroll Shelby’s Winning Ferrari 410 Sport Spider Heads to Monterey Auction

Driven by the legendary Carroll Shelby to overall victory at the 1956 Palm Springs Road Races, the iconic 410 Sport will be offered on Saturday night at RM Sotheby’s 27th annual Monterey Car Week sale.

• The 1955 Ferrari 410 Sport Spider by Scaglietti is a one-off prototype.
• Featuring tailor-made, one-off spider coachwork by the masterful Sergio Scaglietti.
• Driven by the legendary Carroll Shelby to overall victory at the 1956 Palm Springs Road Races.
• The last racing Ferrari acquired by Tony Parravano, a trailblazing Southern California sports car racing impresario of the 1950s.
• Retains its original matching-numbers engine.
• Only four connoisseur owners in the last 53 years, including a 37-year period in one of the foremost Ferrari collections in America.
• Comprehensively restored by marque specialists in 2017 and exhibited at the 2018 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance.
• To view the lot, click here.

MONTEREY, CA, 16 July 2024 – July 17, 2024 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – RM Sotheby’s is thrilled to announce the auction of the legendary 1955 Ferrari 410 Sport Spider by Scaglietti at Monterey Car Week. This unique, one-off sports racing Speciale, the prototype for the iconic 410 Sport Scuderia Ferrari Works cars, is a centerpiece of the event and a testament to Ferrari’s golden era of 1950s sportscar racing. 

Enzo Ferrari’s determination to win the 1955 World Sportscar Championship faced numerous challenges, leading to the creation of the 410 Sport. This car, with its wide, low-riding tubular spaceframe and a powerful 4,961-cubic-centimeter V-12 engine, was initially built to contest for victory at the Carrera Panamericana. Only four examples of the 410 S were produced, with chassis numbers 0592 CM, 0594 CM, 0596 CM, and 0598 CM. Chassis 0592 CM, featured in this auction, is widely regarded as the initial development car, setting the stage for Ferrari’s future successes. 

The 410 Sport is distinguished by its Superamerica-based specifications, including a shortened version of the Superamerica’s type 514 chassis and a 12-plug type 126 Superamerica engine. Following its development at Ferrari, 0592 CM was selected by one of Ferrari’s foremost VIP clients at the time, the legendary Tony Parravano. 

Tony Parravano, an influential figure in the American West Coast racing scene, purchased 0592 CM in late 1955. The car was tailor-made with custom features, including cross-hatched fender-vent louvers and a unique ovoid grille. Driven by Carroll Shelby, it achieved victory at the 1956 Palm Springs Road Races, marking a significant moment in Shelby’s racing career as his first victory, out of what would go on to become many, in a Ferrari 410 Sport. 

Following Parravano’s mysterious disappearance in 1960, the car changed hands several times, eventually joining prominent Ferrari collections in Germany and the United States. In 2017, it underwent a comprehensive restoration by Ferrari specialists, returning to the spotlight at the 2018 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance.

Chassis 0592 CM stands as a highly original specimen of the four 410 Sport examples, retaining its matching-numbers engine and illustrious racing history. This prototype, driven by Carroll Shelby and meticulously restored, is a breathtaking thoroughbred Prancing Horse, eligible for the world’s most prestigious events (Estimate: In Excess of $15,000,000).

FOR MORE NEWS FROM RM SOTHEBY’S:

Visit: rmsothebys.com
Instagram
Twitter
Facebook
YouTube

About RM Sotheby’s

RM Sotheby’s is the world’s largest collector car auction house by total sales. With over 40 years of proven results in the collector car industry, RM’s vertically integrated range of services, from auctions (live and online) and private sales to estate planning and financial services, coupled with an expert team of Car Specialists and an international footprint, provide an unsurpassed level of service to the global collector car market. RM Sotheby’s is currently responsible for eight of the top ten most valuable motor cars ever sold at auction.

Source: RM Sotheby’s

####