En Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider Competizione från 1961 såldes för rekordbeloppet 25 305 000 dollar på Gooding Christie’s Pebble Beach-auktionen 2025, vilket markerar det högsta priset någonsin för modellen på offentlig auktion. Denna försäljning belyser det bestående värdet hos dessa klassiska roadsters, som producerades mellan 1957 och 1963. Priserna för modellen har stabiliserats efter en uppgång i mitten av 2010-talet, där kort hjulbasversioner vanligtvis når 16–18 miljoner dollar.
Ferrari 250 GT California Spider, utvecklad för den amerikanska marknaden med kaross av Scaglietti, nådde först auktionspriser över 10 miljoner dollar 2008, då ett SWB-exemplar från 1961 köptes av den brittiske programledaren Chris Evans på RM Sotheby’s i Maranello, Italien, för det milstolpebeloppet. Production totaled 106 units: 50 long-wheelbase (LWB) and 56 short-wheelbase (SWB) variants introduced in 1959. While the model was not primarily for racing, a few competition-spec cars achieved notable results, such as a fifth-place finish overall at the 1959 24 Hours of Le Mans. Auction prices surged during the 2014–2016 classic Ferrari boom, with SWB sales climbing to $15 million–$18 million and LWB peaking below $10 million. Since then, the market has stabilized for SWB cars in the $16 million–$18 million range, while LWB models have slipped to $5.5 million–$8 million. Competition versions remain outliers; the second-highest sale was $18,649,760 for a barn-find 1961 SWB from the Baillon Collection at Artcurial Paris in 2015. The 2025 Pebble Beach record involved chassis 2383GT, the first public sale of this SWB Competizione since the mid-1960s. Another outlier at the same auction was a 1961 SWB sold post-hammer for $7,550,000, the lowest for such a model since 2009. Just over 30 examples have sold at public auction since 2008, with 15 above $10 million. Upcoming is a 1962 SWB, chassis 2955 GT, estimated at €14.5 million–€16.5 million ($16.8 million–$19.2 million) at RM Sotheby’s Monaco in April 2026. Repeat sales are rare, showing these as blue-chip investments.
