A vintage Ferrari owned by Angelina Jolie will be offered at Christie’s auction house’s “Exceptional Sale” on November 20 in Paris. ( Also read: Angelina Jolie reportedly asks Brad Pitt to ‘end the fighting’ as she dismisses a major lawsuit ) Angelina Jolie's vintage Ferrari Jolie is the current owner of the 1958 Ferrari 250 GT with coachwork by Pininfarina SpA, Christie’s confirmed. The black coupé with wire-spoke wheels is the 11th of the 353 of its kind built from 1955 to 1960, according to the sale catalog.
But many details surrounding the auction headliner remain unclear, including basic facts related to its provenance, mechanical condition and how many components are original to the vehicle. First introduced at the 1958 Paris Motor Show, the Ferrari 250 GT coupé model line offered a 12-cylinder, 240-horsepower engine with highly desirable and advanced Weber carburetors. The sporty two-door replaced Ferrari’s Boano and Ellena coupés and showed off the new capabilities of the Pininfarina design house, which had recently opened its factory in Grugliasco, Italy, and was ready to implement higher-volume production.
In a phone call and email exchange, a Christie’s spokesperson confirmed that the car retains its original engine but was “probably” repainted in 1978 from its original color of white and blue; the original black interior has been changed to red. The odometer reads 64,244 miles, although it was unclear whether those miles were original. .
