There was nothing special about the 250 Testa Rossa’s engineering design, but that was the idea: they were designed to be tough and reliable for lead-footed customers and for endurance racing.

The Testa Rossa name, meaning simply ‘red head’ after the engine’s red-painted cam covers, was applied to a series of cars with various body styles, but the one that really counts is the 1958 Le Mans winner, the
250TR58, s/n 0728TR, driven by Phil Hill and Olivier Gendebien.

This car forms part of Pierre Bardinon’s Mas du Clos collection, and made a rare public appearance at the 2006 Goodwood Revival. Hill and Gendebien later won Le Mans in the similar 330TRI/LM. Although arguably less desirable, it still made over million in 2003.

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