Boano Ferrari 250 GT Convertible #0461GT

This Ferrari 250 GT Convertible by Boano is one of three nearly identical cars with this style and the first Ferrari Boano ever constructed. The car was first shown at the '56 Geneva Show and at the '56 Torino Show, on March 8th, in a light blue color. At the '56 New York Show the car was painted in a darker metallic blue. The car was named after its debut at the 1956 Geneva Show. Script on the dashboard reads "B Geneve" alongside the Ferrari script and logo.

The "B Geneve" featured a number of unique design traits that were quite profound and had little influence on future Ferrari design. The most obvious of these were curved tail fins that began on front fender and extended to the end of the car. Both the front and rear featured bumpers had abrupt right angles which were quite risky.

#0461GT was sold to Robert M. Lee in 1956 straight from the New York Auto Show floor. At the direction of Enzo Ferrari, Mr. Lee bought the car for $9,500, far below cost. He still owns the car, along with two Ferraris 410 Superamerica with the same body design. One is a convertible (#0485SA) and the other a coupe (#0477SA).