1963 250 SWB CALIFORNIA SPIDER RECREATION CHASSIS NO 47479GT V12 3.0 LITRE ENGINE    
    


 





  The  vehicle was commissioned in 1992 by Ricahrd Freshman of USA, a concours winning restorer, who has won Pebble Beach.
 His requirements were for a perfect recreation indistinguishable from an original SWB Cal Spider, except for the chassis number.
The only coachbuilders in the world capable of producing such an end result, are from  Italy.
 He decided upon world renowned Ferrari coachbuilder Franco Ferrari from Modena.         
         
In 1995/96, the vehicle was sold to Greig Jones from the USA, another world renowned Ferrari restorer,
 often showing at Pebble Beach and a senior concours judge. At this stage, the vehicle was in primer and required paint,
interior, mechanics, wiring, brakes, suspension and assembly.  As the vehicle was still in Italy,
he chose the best trimmers in the world - Luppi from Modena Italy- to complete all the interior.         
         
The vehicle was then shipped to the USA, where Greig Jones completed the project to an impeccable standard by the end of 1997.
Intricate details such as the timing cases, fuel pump drive and location were even changed to replicate a
168 Type engine as fitted to an original, =0 Arather than the 250 GTE donor type20128F engine. 
Such details are only noticeable by incredibly knowledgable experts.
Shortcuts are normally taken with most recreations, 4749 GT being an exception.         
         
The end product is a beautiful recreation of arguably the most beautiful and desirable Ferrari ever
produced at a fraction of the US$5.5-6 million cost of an original.         
         
Note: The main difference between the original and this vehicle is that a 4-speed gearbox with overdrive has been
fitted rather than a 4-speed resulting in a much more enjoyable car to drive at high cruising speed.