Monday, May 11, 2026

1962 Ferrari 250 GTE police car

With a past chasing Italian gangsters and it's lights and siren still in working condition, who WOULDN'T want this 1962 Ferrari 250 GTE?
Enzo Ferrari donated two GTEs to Rome's Squadra Mobile. The first car was destroyed in a crash in weeks. Chassis number 3999 survived. The highway police sold their original Ferrari interceptor in 1972 via a public auction of army surplus. The Italian buyer, Alberto Cappelli, knew what he had and spent his next 40 years preserving it. A 2+2 GTE isn't a 250 GTO but this is the only private car still allowed to wear blue lights and siren in Italy.
Celebrity status was acquired after a series of spectacular high-speed chases, including one that involved chasing gangsters in a Citroën down the Spanish Steps next to the Trinità dei Monti church in Rome. A low-budget action movie called Poliziotto Sprint followed, which included a sequence with a 250GTE driving down the steps. The real star was for sale, offered by Girardo & Co in Milan in 2020. No word on price or fate of the car.

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