No one wants to get stopped by the police. But when the police car is a Ferrari 250GTE, you might be prepared to make an exception.
Yes, you read that right. Between 1963 and 1968, a 1962 Ferrari 250GTE 2+2 Series II was used by the police in Rome.
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In response to criminals’ cars getting ever faster, Rome’s police needed to upgrade its fleet, the Alfa Romeo 1900s replaced by Giulia 1600 saloons, before a pair of 250GTE 2+2s came along, at the request of respected officer Armando Spatafora.
Indeed, these were the only two examples of the 250GTE Polizia built by Ferrari and this is the sole remaining one, because its sister car was destroyed in service after just a few weeks.
However this car, chassis 3999, remained on duty for six years and doubtless became a popular choice among the police, and a familiar sight on the streets of the Italian capital.
It was also used for emergency high-speed blood deliveries to Naples.
From day one, this was a police car, as stated on its Ferrari build sheets.
