Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta SWB

1959 to 1962 · Coupe · Limited edition · 176 built

Over the past 12 months, 4 have sold publicly at a median of $8,645,246. The Shifty Estimate for a well-kept example is $7,927,500. Across the sales we have on file, prices ran from $280,000 to $25,305,000, depending on mileage, color, and history.

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Shifty Estimate

$7,927,500

Medium confidence · $6.74M to $23.5M

Median · 12 mo: $8,645,246
Sales · 12 mo: 4
Market cap: $1.4B · 176 built

Blue Chip

1959 Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta SWB, sold Apr 2026

Sold$19,506,336 · RM Sotheby's · Apr 2026

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Every recorded 1959 Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta SWB sale, by date and price

Apr 2026 · RM Sotheby's

$19,506,336 · Blu Scuro

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26 sales · 1 unsoldmedian $8.65Mupdated Apr 2026

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The newest 1959 Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta SWB sales with photographs

1959 Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta SWB, sold Jan 2026

Sold $16,844,425

€14,067,500

1960 · Nero

Jan 28, 2026 · RM Sotheby's

Euro-zone sales ran 5% below US sales for the same models over 3 years.

1959 Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta SWB, sold Oct 2025

Sold $446,068

€381,875

1959 · Grigio Scuro

Oct 18, 2025 · RM Sotheby's

Euro-zone sales ran 5% below US sales for the same models over 3 years.

1959 Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta SWB, sold Aug 2025

Sold $25,305,000

1961

Aug 16, 2025 · Gooding & Company

Sold $7,550,000

1961

Aug 16, 2025 · Gooding & Company

1959 Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta SWB, sold Aug 2024

Sold $5,615,000

1959 · Nero

Aug 17, 2024 · RM Sotheby's

Sold $17,055,000

1960 · Grigio

Aug 17, 2024 · RM Sotheby's

Every 250 GT

Sold prices, all years · Sep 28, 2026

Every 250 GT. Sold prices, all years · Sep 28, 2026
	Berlinetta SWB1959 to 1962	Cabriolet Series II1959 to 1962
Shifty Estimate	$7,927,500	$1,943,000
Sold median	$544,00037 sales	$1,405,59512 sales
12-month move	Too few sales to call	Too few sales to call
For sale	None	None

Also in the 250 family

Specifications

Engine: Naturally Aspirated V12, 3.0L
Power: 280 hp
0 to 60: 6 s
Top speed: 152 mph
Transmission: Manual
Drivetrain: RWD
Curb weight: 2,200 lb
Production: 176 built
Designer: Pininfarina

Common questions

How much does a Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta SWB cost?

What is a 1959 Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta SWB worth today?

The Shifty Estimate is $7,927,500. We rate confidence medium: 4 public sales in a year is a thin market, and the spread between them is wide.

How many Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta SWB have sold?

Shifty has 26 public sales of the Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta SWB on file. The earliest was on Jan 4, 2019.

What has a Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta SWB sold for at auction?

The 3 most recent public sales we have on file:

$19,506,336Apr 25, 2026Blu Scuro
$16,844,425Jan 28, 2026Nero
$446,068Oct 18, 2025Grigio Scuro

About the 1959 Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta SWB

The 250 GT Berlinetta SWB stands as one of Ferrari's greatest achievements, a perfect marriage of competition prowess and road-going elegance. Piero Drogo's shortened wheelbase transformed the already excellent 250 GT into something transcendent, equally at home at Le Mans or cruising the Riviera. With just 176 examples built, each SWB is a masterpiece of Scaglietti craftsmanship, featuring the sublime Colombo V12 in its most refined form. The competition history reads like a greatest hits of 1960s motorsport, with victories at every major venue. Today's market reflects this significance, clean examples routinely exceed eight figures, making the SWB one of the most valuable Ferraris ever built. It remains the ultimate collector Ferrari, combining rarity, beauty, racing pedigree, and that ineffable quality that separates the truly great from the merely excellent.