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  1. etienne

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    #1 etienne, Feb 17, 2024
    Bonham's announces the upcoming sale of the 250 GT chassis 1717GT, presented as "one-off period coachwork by Drogo". Estimate: €2,500,000 - €3,000,000

    Monaco, villa La Vigie, 10 May 2024 : https://cars.bonhams.com/auction/29207/preview-lot/5825993/1960-ferrari-250-gt-one-off-period-60s-chassis-no-1717gt/?utm_source=SFMC&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EU_CTC_MOT_MOT-CAR_29207_1_17022024&cid=16117497

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    I love this car
     
  3. etienne

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    #3 etienne, Feb 18, 2024
    It looks a bit like an evolution of the GTO 64, at least for the front section.
     
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    #5 amenasce, Feb 18, 2024
    Is it me or is that a very optimistic estimate?
     
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    #6 merstheman, Feb 18, 2024
    I think so too. But I like this car a lot.
     
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  8. Marcel Massini

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    #8 Marcel Massini, Feb 19, 2024
    1717 GT does not look like this anymore.

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    The rear window shape & style appears interestingly similar to one in the Maserati Mexico Protoype for which I reproduced a pair of new (glass) ones 15+ years ago.
    The previous window was a horribly ill-fitting/-shaped (& flexing) plexiglass.
    In attempt to make it fit and stay in place someone had used several sheetmetal screws through its one-off, one-piece, alloy trim molding ... :eek:
    Repairing/restoring the molding was almost as much work than making the mold and tooling for the glass. A very interesting project.

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    #11 zenitb, Mar 1, 2024
    I drove a Drogo 250 many years ago (it was late 70's/early 80's I don't recall the chassis number) and they take the term 'low roof' to a new level. I am not a tall guy but I couldn't drive the car with a helmet on. The seat was already fitted with spacers at the front to tilt the seat rearward.
     
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    #13 bigodino, Apr 15, 2024
    That you were able to drive it must have been a miracle! Here I am in 3213 and as you can see from my folded right leg, I didn´t fit at all. It was even worse for a friend of mine who is about 3-4 inches taller than me. He was completely folded up behind the wheel!
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  14. Marcel Massini

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    #14 Marcel Massini, Apr 16, 2024
    Just to be clear, 3213 GT is not a Drogo, has zero to do with Drogo's Carrozzeria Sport Cars and was not rebodied in period. It was built by Terry Hoyle in the UK.
    For some the looks might mimick a Drogo, perhaps. 3213 GT is a replica of 1717 GT which is already a rebody.

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    #15 GIOTTO, Apr 16, 2024
    #3213GT is similar to the 250GTO #3445GT when re-bodied by Carrozzeria Drogo.

    Several chassis were re-bodied by Allegretti and others in a similar style:
    #1257GT
    #2391GT
    #2423GT
    #3213GT
    #4769GT
    Certainly more.
    These cars shouldn't be called Drogo.

    The original Drogo body of #3445GT was fantastic and what was left of it after a serious accident is now on #2423GT.

    #1717GT is a unique and precious Ferrari.
     
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    I will correct my database accordingly.
     
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    Do you know who did the rebody on 2391?
     
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    #21 toparkt, May 8, 2024
    I’m a little confused . I understand the in-period RE body , be it 7 years later. Is the value in the coach builder and detailing vs. factory sanctioned 1 off .. ?


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  22. Marcel Massini

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    #22 Marcel Massini, May 9, 2024
    The factory "sanctions" nothing. That's not the point here.
    1717 GT was completed April 1960, as a regular PF Coupé.
    In 1965 it was damaged and thereafter rebodied by Piero Drogo's Carrozzeria Sports Cars S.n.c. in Modena.
    That's five years and means in-period rebody (ten would be max).

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