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5 GREATEST FERRARI RACECARS

1958

FERRARI 250 TESTA ROSSA

he 250 Testa Rossa elevates itself on a purely statistical basis thanks to its three overall wins at the Le Mans 24-Hour Race (in 1958, 1960 and 1961), which led to constructors’ titles for Ferrari in those same years. But the TR is also about as drop-dead gorgeous as any racing car has ever been. The best known Testa Rossas were among the first 34 made, and featured the dramatic ‘pontoon’ bodywork, whose scooped out front wings were 

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