Ferrari 250 LM

Information

Ferrari Classiche Certified
Production number 9 of 32 as mentioned by owner in a Petrolicious video
Originally finished in Rossa Cina and fitted with Panno Blu seats.

Crashed in 1965, the car flipped onto its roof during a practice run for the SAR Engelberg Hill Climb. Third owner Hans Illert removed the damaged Scaglietti body and replaced it with that of a Porsche 906 Carrera 6, shortening the chassis in the process to conform to the 906 wheelbase. In doing so, the Porsche body itself was also altered to resemble the LM, but it was easily given away by the 906 gullwing doors. Ultimately, this transformation shaved 200 kilograms off of the standard 250 LM, and Illert renamed the car LM-P.
In 1968, the car’s original 3.3-liter engine was replaced by fourth owner Pierre Sudan with a 4.0-liter V12 unit from a 330 P (stamped number 0818), which was sourced through David Piper. Sudan retained Illert’s nomenclature, renaming the car 330 LM-P to properly identify its new powertrain.
Previous owner Paul Schouwenburg later acquired the car’s original 3.3-liter engine through David Piper, trading the 4.0-liter V12 back to Piper in the process. After sourcing its original engine, Schouwenberg sold the car to Eric Stewart, of the British pop band 10CC. It was Stewart who finally committed to bringing the car back to life in its original configuration. In 1977, he commissioned a restoration by Victor Norman and Bob Houghton’s Rosso Limited in Cirencester, England. To refit a proper 250 LM body, the original chassis was sent to Ferrari’s Assistenza Clienti in Modena and subsequently William Vaccari for restoration. The renewal was completed in May 1981.