{"id":5464,"date":"2020-04-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-27T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/ferrari-250-gte-22-polizia-2\/"},"modified":"2020-10-09T12:48:07","modified_gmt":"2020-10-09T12:48:07","slug":"ferrari-250-gte-22-polizia-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/en\/ferrari-250-gte-22-polizia-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Ferrari 250 GTE 2+2 Polizia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Italian police and sports cars – this topic goes back further than some readers might think at this point. Of course there has been a partnership with Lamborghini for 16 years, first with some Gallardos and since a few years with the V10 successor model Hurac\u00e1n. But the real story goes back to 1963, when Ferrari delivered two 250 GTE 2+2 to the police in Rome. The corresponding model series had been presented only three years earlier as the first sports car with a 2+2 seat configuration at the 24 Hours of Le Mans and subsequently went into production at Maranello. Ferrari thus replaced the 250 GT and for the first time also appealed to sports car enthusiasts with a small family. The chassis with the internal abbreviation Tipo 508, which all 250s had received up to that point, continued to be used as the basis. However, the 250 GTE 2+2 was lengthened by around 30 centimeters and widened a bit, while the engine and gearbox were moved forward by an additional 20 centimeters to create additional space for the rear seats. For the design, Pinin Farina was once again in charge. They created a completely new coup\u00e9 with a hatchback and a long trunk. The V12 engine Tipo 128 delivered 177 kW\/240 hp. By the time the model was replaced by the 330 America in summer 1963, 954 units had been built.

Two of this model series went to the police headquarters in Rome as described above. While one of these cars fell victim to an accident after only a few weeks, chassis number 3999 was used for a very long time. The reason for this unusual step was that since the late 1950s in Italy the number of escape trips with fast cars after criminal acts had increased considerably. Although the police used quite powerful, black painted Alfa Romeo 1900s, nicknamed ‘Pantera’ (Panther), and green Alfa Romeo Giulia 1600s, they soon couldn’t keep up with this anymore. At that time Armando Spatafora, one of the most respected and successful policemen in Rome at that time, was asked what he would need to be even more successful. His answer was: “What could be better than a Ferrari?” Shortly afterwards he became one of only four police officers selected for a highspeed driving course in Maranello. There he got to know the 250 GTE 2+2 to the limit. At the end of the course, the new police vehicles were handed over.<\/p>\n\n\n

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