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One more very cool (and important) Ferrari, though only 78 examples were produced from 1956 to 1959. The ancestor of the 250GT SWB, previously posted, was the long-wheelbase (2400mm/102.4 inches) 250GT Tour de France. The Tour de France was the preferred mount of the sports racer or wealthy owner who might race on weekends.

The 3-liter engine was much the same, though not quite as powerful as the SWB, at 260 hp. The tires were 6.00-16. Ferrari did not really have a production line per se at the time, so each car had its own little idiosyncrasies -- some had exposed headlights, some were covered, B pillar configurations varied from car to car.

The last attachment is a brief Sport Car Graphic data panel covering the TdF and its open counterpart, the LWB California Spider.

Edit: The 4th photo illustrates one of the perils of Ferrari. It is NOT an original 250GT Tour de France, but a lesser model -- perhaps a 250GT PF coupe -- that has been rebodied as a TdF. This is the sort of thing that happens when the real thing becomes valued in the millions. It is a nice reproduction so I'll leave it here as a cautionary note: antique collectible Ferraris are not always what they seem.