THE CAR
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Ferrari 250 GTO chassis number “3527GT” was built at Enzo Ferrari’s Maranello, Italy, based factory in May of 1962, the seventh car of an edition of just 33. Designed for racing, 3527GT is seen at the Tour de France in September 1962 driven by Lucien Bianchi and Claude Dubois The 250 GTO was to prove a formidable and successful sports racing car in the mid-1960s.
Lucien Bianchi and Claude Dubois in Nice, Côte d’Azur, in preparation for the start of the challenging 1962 Tour de France race. Chassis 3527GT, the 16th of the line, left Ferrari’s Maranello factory in early September 1962, being delivered to its first owner, Jacques Swaters of Belgian racing team Ecurie Francorchamps, who duly passed it on to racing driver Lucien Bianchi.
Original letters of acceptance to enter the 1000kms de Paris and Tour de France races of 1962.
The 250 GTO negotiates tight corners at speed during the Tour de France. 3527 was leading the race but ended up 7th following a collision.
In the pits at the 1000kms de Paris, Montlhéry, October 1962, in which 3527 finished 5th.
Between 1962 and 1964, 3527GT entered numerous international motor racing events, including the Tour de France, Montlhéry 1000kms and Angola Grand Prix, attaining several 1st in class results.