250 bhp, 2953cc V12, four-speed gearbox
Estimate: ¤800,000-1,000,000 (Rs 5 to 6.3 crore approx)

The 250 GT/L – L for Lusso, or luxury – was unveiled at the 1962 Paris show. Designed to be a luxurious grand tourer, the 250 GT’s Pininfarina lines took people’s breath away. The engine was the latest iteration of the Colombo V12, and could take the machine to 100 kph in less than seven seconds and to a top speed of 240 kph. It was everything what one would expect from street-going Ferrari. Yet, this first production Lusso, was raced and is one of only three known Competizione examples.

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1952 FERRARI 212 INTER COUPE
170 bhp, 2960cc SOHC V12,five-speed manual gearbox
Estimate: ¤650,000-800,000 (Rs 4.1 to 5 crore approx)

The 212 is a special model for Pininfarina, as the famed coachbuilder’s first creation on a Ferrari chassis was with this model. Launched at the 1951 Brussels show, Ferrari produced about 100 examples of the 212 over the next two years. The 212 saw plenty of racing success: the Tour of Sicily, the Coppa Inter Europa, the Coppa Toscana, and most importantly, a 1-2 in the Carrera Panamericana in 1951.This particular 212 Inter Europa was purchased new by the famous film director Roberto Rossellini as a wedding anniversary gift for his wife, the gorgeous Ingrid Bergman. The director and actress were close friends with Enzo Ferrari, and Bergman was supposed to have told Il Commendatore, ‘Instead of getting a new flat, we’re getting a new Ferrari with a bigger trunk.’ The movie star called this 212 her ‘Growling Baby.’