Features Sublimely Beautiful Scaglietti Coachwork with Distinctive Fin
The Last of Just Four 857 Sports Built
Multiple Podium Finishes in 1956 with Carroll Shelby and Jack McAfee
Additionally Driven by Olivier Gendebien, Richie Ginther, Masten Gregory and Other Racing Luminaries
Exactingly Restored by the Renowned DK Engineering
An Extremely Significant Competition Ferrari with Matching-Numbers Engine
The 857 Sport made its debut at the Royal Automobile Club Tourist Trophy in Ireland, where Scuderia Ferrari entered three new works 857s to compete with Mercedes-Benz. Included in this lineup was this very example, chassis 0588 M, the last of the four 857 Sports built. Entered by Olivier Gendebien, the 0588 M crashed during practice, and was subsequently returned to Carrozzeria Scaglietti in Modena for repairs, where it was uniquely fitted with a tail fin to the headrest. It was then shipped to the US, where it was purchased by sports car team owner John Edgar of Hollywood, California via Luigi Chinetti Motors. Edgar enlisted Jack McAfee for the 1956 season’s most important races, including the Palm Springs National Championship Races, the Stockton Road Races – where it placed 1st Overall, the Pebble Beach Road Races, and the SCCA National. At a SCCA Regional race in Montgomery, New York, the 857 Sport was piloted by none other than Carroll Shelby, with fantastic results.
0588 M would continue to be raced by Shelby, McAfee, Masten Gregory, and Richie Ginther over the next few seasons. In 1966, it was sold to Andy Warhol, who retained the car in New York. In the early 1970s, 0588 M returned to Italy under the ownership of Luigi P. Rezzonico Castelbarco, also known as “Count Bobily.” During his ownership the 857 S appeared at the 1973 Le Mans Historic, and later was sold to respected collector Jean-Claude Bajol. In 2011, after an extensive restoration by DK Engineering, the 857 S was returned to its John Edgar livery, and made its debut at the Goodwood Revival. In 2012, 0588 M joined the collection of its current owner, where it has been maintained by his expert staff of caretakers. With gorgeous and unique Scaglietti coachwork, a matching-numbers engine, and exceptional history including countless track time with some of the greatest drivers of the era, this is quite possibly the best 857 in existence.
Another racing legend on offer at Gooding & Co
1956 Ferrari 500 TR
A Rare Four-Cylinder Testa Rossa; The Last of 17 Examples Built
Period-Race Record Includes Entries at Le Mans, Reims, and the Cuban Grand Prix
Driven in Period by François Picard, Peter Collins, and Howard Hively
Retains Matching-Numbers Engine and Original Scaglietti Coachwork
Last Exhibited in 1994 at the FCA International Concours in Monterey
Offered Direct from 55 Years of Single Family Ownership
This 500 TR Scaglietti Spider, chassis 0654 MDTR, is the last of 17 examples built in total. According to Ferrari historian Marcel Massini, it was sold new to Robert Tappan on behalf of French racing driver François Picard via Luigi Chinetti Motors. On June 30, 1956, Picard debuted the 500 Testa Rossa at the 12 Hours of Reims in France with co-driver Roberto Manzan, finishing 5th Overall and achieving 1st in Class. The following month, the 500 TR was entered in the 24 Hours of Le Mans before appearing at the Grand Prix of Sweden at Kristianstad in August. In 1956, the 500 TR was exported back to the US to its second owner, Howard Hively of Cincinnati, Ohio. Hively promptly entered 0654 MDTR in the annual Bahamas Speed Week in Nassau, winning his class in the Governor’s Trophy and placing 8th Overall in the Nassau Trophy. While in the Bahamas, Hively also entered the car in the Cuban Grand Prix in 1957.
In 1958, the 500 TR sold to Robert Walker of Stuttgart, Arkansas. 0654 MDTR would pass to Frank F. Pinkerton of San Jose, California, who retained the car for nearly a decade before selling it to Joseph Castello. The 500 TR remained in static storage in Mr. Castello’s garage until the mid-1980s, when he embarked on an extensive restoration. A trained machinist, Mr. Castello relied on a team of talented friends to restore the Testa Rossa, including John Merino, who restored the bodywork, while Castello oversaw the mechanical restoration. After completion, the 500 TR debuted at the 1991 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance®, and was displayed at the 1994 Ferrari Club of America International Concours, where it received a class award. The 500 TR has not made any public appearances since the mid-1990s; having remained in the Castello family’s care, the 500 TR presents beautifully today in its traditional Ferrari livery with its matching-numbers engine and original Scaglietti coachwork.
