In the name of all germans: Thanks for letting us have a proper Harrismonkey video again ! Makes waiting for Drive+ availability abit more bearable...Utterly beautiful machine...
***** Dann zahlt man keine 4$ für Drive+, sondern eben auch noch einen Betrag für einen Server im Ausland. Und schon kostet der Kanal deutlich mehr, das Preis/Leistungsverhältnis sackt ab und man muss sich fragen wie viel einem die paar Videos die man wirklich anschauen möchte Wert sind. Dazu habe ich gerade mal ZenMate ausprobiert, immernoch die gleiche Meldung beim Drive+ Kanal.
Dear Getawayer, your videos are pretty good too man. And to be honest Harris fucked up by asking money for hos videos - have u seen how many dislikes these teaser get? I've been watching your videos for a while now, they're high quality too, but u wouldn't ask for money.. In my opinion, thats the way to go on youtube... And sorry for my bad English..
Well, that dude he talks to is kind of annoying, particularly when he tries to lay down the superlatives. He jumps in too much and ruins the video slightly.
Because they are haters, or they were looking for a different video, couldn't find it, ended up here, and got pissed off, so they gave it a dislike. If you are here for what the video is about, you cannot dislike, especially Chris being a great care reviewer for a number of reasons.
That is without a doubt one of the most beautiful "classic" Ferrari's ever made. Even though a 1956 car, it looks absolutely incredible, even by today's standards. And yes, that classic "French racing blue" paint job is stunning to say the least. One of my favorite Ferrari's of all time.
Wow, I genuinely think that this is the most beautiful Ferrari I have ever seen. I know the 250 GTO's and 250 testa Rosa's go for more money but this Tour de France is just so elegant and I totally agree with Chris and Max- that light blue is the perfect colour for that car. Ferrari should show this car to all of their current design team.
I saw this magnificent Ferrari 250 TdF in Evo TV's video with Harry Metcalfe and I immediately fell in love with it. I'm glad Drive put this video of Chris Harris reviewing and even driving this beauty up for everybody because it deserves it. The car deserves it! Oh and by the way, finally a video of one of the best car reviewer out there that's longer than 3 minutes! Thank you for that.
I was very fortunate to ride in a original 1958 TDF several years ago. Was the first Ferrari I ever went in and it was quite an event! What a noise :D The last I knew, the owner was still competing in his car and driving it across Europe to it's races :D
Well constructed theory, my good Sir. Because clearly the demographic that usually buys these multi-million dollar beauties are the keyboard warriors that lament over 4$ sub fees. You most certainly gave me a reason to reach out for the trusty old tin foil hat as it has been gathering a bit of dust I must say.
Roshan Torcy I know what you mean, and I agree. However, if I was in the place where I could own a car like this, I would want everyone to know about the car and how wonderful it is. Those kind of videos, even if they're not directed towards the potential buyers of the cars, do add some value to them, I think.
The brakes are fed with a single Lockheed master cylinder . Some of the wheel cylinders are made with two different metals..know this, as the owner of 0969gt is a retired analytical chemist...who used a gas chromatograph to determine why they were seating up...dislike metals tend to corrode/oxidize. May be main reason why he doesn't have a responsive brake pedal. I drove his as the mechanic/transporter at FCA 2015 and found this same condition. 18 inch drum brakes, when they work, reported as good as a 60's corvette. Somes drums have six/eight fins that are there for cooling. Beautiful car!
It doesn't make financial sense to. It's a sad fact but us car enthusiasts are the minority nowadays. Just look at modern car advertising. You never see an advert talk about horse power or suspension technology etc. it's all just about fuel economy, how you can sync your iPhone and of corse... 'lifestyle'.
Because my Honda Fit will outperform it in 99.9% of all driving situations. My Fit would destroy this car in the 1957 Tour de France. This is an over powered, under braked, dangerous piece of death. Now it is just a ornament of wealth, traded between speculators, all hoping to get the better of the next buyer.
Your Fit "outperforming" the Ferrari is totally beside the point, and to chortle about "destroying" it in the 1957 Tour de France shows that you have little appreciation for craftsmanship and sheer style (if any at all). Bet you simply adore your iPhone.
Except he is right. This car was built to win races, now it's been relegated to a bunch of fucking beauty pageants because it's not a race car anymore. It's a speculation tool.
Good god, it is really beautiful and I can't say that for much cars. I don't know why so many people rave about the Jaguar E-Type, this is another level beauty!
Wow... One of the most beautiful cars in the world. Thank you Chris Harris for allowing me to see SOMEBODY enjoying this amazing machine. I'm so glad someone is.
What an amazing video Chris, I was shocked with that peace of art, i think modern cars needs to be more like this one, all the feelings that it gives you in every speed and moment, shows the essence of motorsport and why there are people that love cars. Thanks!
This car is simply stunning. It is actually the first car that I have ever seen that I would say is worth every single cent paid for it. Will it go 0-60 in 2 seconds? No Will it top 269 MPH? No Will it pull 1 G in the corners? No Will it bring a tear to your eye, every time you look at it in the garage, and a put woody in your pants, every time you drive it? Yessir, and the world is better for it.
+1997TL1000 A quote from a TDF owner in the know. " Early in the video Chris Harris introduces Max Giardo from RM Auctions in Europe (www.rmsothebys.com/specialists/specialist.cfm?specialist_id=55) Max is a typical car salesman. He spews facts mixed with a generous amount of pure crap (but I know that he speaks fluent Italian). The car in the video is 0563GT. It was 5th in the 1957 TdF as car #171 (The TdF plate is placed on the trunk in the video but not mounted). It is the 19th car of 93 listed in John Starkey's second book (including 6 "interim" berlinettas). Max says "only 9 were produced". I don't know what he is counting. There were 11 without louvres plus the first 14-louver produced just in 1956. Max also says "Imagine driving 165 miles per hour on dirt roads." The top speed for a 3 liter TdF with the tallest gears is 158 mph. The TdF included 7 hill climbs (where most, if not all, of the dirt roads were) so most competitors used lower rear end ratios. At about 5:50 in the video, Chris Harris who is relatively short) is driving slowly on a one-way road through a small town in England. He says to Max "The brake pedal, I'm pushing it quite hard now, there's not much happening ....The brake pedal is remarkable for its lack of cooperation but you can't really get to it because this beautiful wood steering wheel kind of fouls your knees." When I was driving my car on a regular basis, it stopped as well as my 1960 Corvette with competition drum brakes. I am determined to get it back to that state." f
+wing walker Isn't that the thing about cars though? The mystery of a car and the history, mostly a bit foggy a few lies thrown in, "Oh yeah she'll do a thousand miles an hour in a pinch, but only on the third Sunday of the leap year of every other millennia." But my word, this thing is a think of beauty that just kinda, warps your sense of reality to the point where, piss poor mechanical engineering is simply forgiven. Just simply because of the aching beauty, and amount of wood it produces in your tingly bits.
+1997TL1000 Yes, an apt description of the effect of the Ferrari name itself. At FCA 2015 at Laguna, the 0969gt was in garage 2. A lady of about 45 vintage was dressed plainly, standing about 6 feet from the right door, for about 45 minutes without moving from the spot...I finally took a moment from the preparations and asked her if she would like to sit in the car...she came unglazed for a moment...said it would detract from the experience and declined the offer... without being rude, I would say i had just witnessed a Ferrari-gasm. When we were given access to garage two, I had been rushed to transport the car to Laguna, it had been setting hidden for 47 years. The owner provided his own loading ramps, a poor second to the ones he has now. The very finely dressed lady in garage 3 was laughing at our attempts to safely unload the car with these old ramps...until she saw the TDF safely on the tarmac...very quiet after that. Many different emotions espoused st the meet.
Chris makes it so hard to not hate him with every fiber of my being. Driving vicariously through him is the only way I’ll ever get to drive the amazing cars he does. Best auto journalist ever.
Chris Harris is an eloquent and considered presenter. Lovely descriptions of the experience, from his turn of phrase I can imagine the sounds and sensations of something I will never get to experience. Lovely thing.
A full Chris Harris vid? I wasn't one of the ones calling you all the names and whatnot, but I'll loudly and gladly register my pleasure at seeing this in my sub box.
Only in one man's opinion... if you can settle yourself mentally into an old car, period correct drum brakes, "power nothing in the car," period correct horsepower, you don't expect to stand on the throttle to the last possible moment before braking or seeing how far sideways you can get it before everything turns brown & sticky. I have a 16 year old BMW with a healthy 3 liter straight six, 5-speed and all wheel drive. It's probably the most responsive car I've driven in many a year but it's far from the fastest. There's a difference between "oh my god I'm gonna die" acceleration and ripping down a narrow back road in a responsive, quick, tight handling small car that just makes you smile. The car that Chris showed us, while being worth a hundred times the value of my old Bimmer, is similar in that it doesn't try to throw your glasses into the back seat when you stand on it, it rewards your measured inputs with a great deal of satisfaction if you can appreciate that. Thank you Chris... I really enjoy your presentations.
I don't understand why their videos have been receiving so many negative views. First, you people have to understand that this was inevitable. Let me repeat this because you guys still wont understand. INEVITABLE. NOT THEIR FAULT. They give us amazing videos, and if you want to continue watching them, you have to pay one dollar a week. I guarantee you that at least 80% of you can afford one dollar a week. If you can't? Don't get angry at them for not giving you free service, IT WAS'NT THEIR CHOICE. Why give them dislikes? Would you rather have Drive+ or nothing at all?
Beautiful car. Its amazing that a car that was made for driving can fetch a $8.2 million dollar price tag. You see the La Ferrari and all the new era super car where technology drives the price up. Here is a classic driver, driven thousands and thousands of miles over roads that would be consider third world to us in this era. You wouldn't dare drive a new super car like this Ferrari 250 GT.
Dear Chris after this episode I can without problem say that you have the most amazing journalist job on planet( Even considering top gear guys). That old Ferrari have more "soul" that any car produced in last 30-40 years. And to drive one of those have to be truly incredible experience. Keep the good work!
I do quite like these classic car segments, and still think the mille miglia, goodwood revival, and pirelli tire launches were the best videos you guys did. Do sincerely hope more of that stuff comes up.
this was a fantastic video. from film choreograph to editing, great job all around. whoever chose the shots for the interview...wow...i don't remember being entertained from perspective in a while.
Manufacturers should take cues from this design for new vehicles and they will fly off the shelves. Need not be an exact replica, but similar in lines and modest features.
Beautiful car, and thinking about it, V12 with 3ltr sounds huge, as V12 is a huge engine in any era, specially back then. However, 3ltr was considered a big engine back then, but now it doesn't make sense to put 12 cylinders only on a 3ltr displacement. There is simply too much shafts, and crankshaft, and cylinders, and heavy metal components to spin up fast, and rev out quickly. You can have a straight 6 with 3ltr, and single cam shaft with well balanced valves at the time, and the engine should be coming to live faster. Really strange from today's perspective a 3ltr V12, but at the time it must have been insane, and the looks, and the suspension...awesome Ferrari.
I was going to add this beautiful machine to my "Cars I want if I was rich-list" but £5million is crazy a lot of money. I'll look for a 1:18 version :)
When Chris asked "how would they drive it in period?" The answer is this. Flat out on any road all the time because they could. They also didn't complain about not having no assistance in braking (not that Chris does) they were just more instinctive than that back then... A car was a car and a man was a man and a mans car was a mans car and this is the perfect example. Although in the braking question I think it was a mix of pushing the brake pedal hard and engine braking. Cars like this drive 100% differently than modern design and the simply organic nature of the car makes it better in every way regardless of slow speeds by modern standards. I'd rather have this car or any ferrari of this period (1948-1964) over any car period.
+Adam Othman This car does not have a hydraulic vacuum brake boosted system nor electric pump. This is old school! A Lockheed( or similiar,much like an old VW ) master brake cylinder with a single brake line splitting at the rear and one single brake line splitting at the front, this system plumbed to all four wheels. So you have a large 18 inch brake drum and a hard pedal...but if this car were driven more than stored as a museum piece..the brakes would respond in a smooth,gripping manner as they should.
What a brilliant video. My father and I both play cricket at Tilford and even learnt to drive on the roads around it! Hopefully you weren't caught out by that bugger of a bend just after the bridge!
In my humble opinion, Chris's videos are the best car related videos I've seen yet... on any medium. As far as the comments regarding the possibility of a "less than aesthetically pleasing" Ferrari, let us not forget the 400i or the 412. We had a 412 in a shop I worked in a few years back that started out ugly, and after an untold length of time, had cracks through the upholstery clear down to the seat frame and it just plain smelled... BADLY! I felt like removing the Ferrari badge but that really wasn't my choice to make. Ferraris are, like a few other makes, beautiful cars mostly, but there are some that definitely stand out from the crowd. We remember those fondly such as the 250 SWB, 250 TR, 250 & 275 Lusso, 275 GTB, 330 LMB... is there a trend beginning to show here? The '60s were a really good period for Ferrari... in my humble opinion. ;^)
Chris Harris does a wonderful job with modern car reviews, but, with a classic like this, I haven't seen anyone do any videos more delicious than Alain de Cadenet...
i love drive videos, it's a shame i can't see them anymore :(
In the name of all germans: Thanks for letting us have a proper Harrismonkey video again ! Makes waiting for Drive+ availability abit more bearable...Utterly beautiful machine...
Drive+ will probably not happen for Germany at all. At least that's what I heard, something to do with licensing.
QuertrGTRR : Deinen Dialekt versteh ich nicht...
***** Dann zahlt man keine 4$ für Drive+, sondern eben auch noch einen Betrag für einen Server im Ausland. Und schon kostet der Kanal deutlich mehr, das Preis/Leistungsverhältnis sackt ab und man muss sich fragen wie viel einem die paar Videos die man wirklich anschauen möchte Wert sind.
Dazu habe ich gerade mal ZenMate ausprobiert, immernoch die gleiche Meldung beim Drive+ Kanal.
Dear Getawayer, your videos are pretty good too man. And to be honest Harris fucked up by asking money for hos videos - have u seen how many dislikes these teaser get? I've been watching your videos for a while now, they're high quality too, but u wouldn't ask for money.. In my opinion, thats the way to go on youtube... And sorry for my bad English..
Same here for Australia mate!!
Chris Harris, in a super rare Ferrari, in an over 8 minute video, with HD quality, and people still thumb it down. Go figure....
Well, that dude he talks to is kind of annoying, particularly when he tries to lay down the superlatives. He jumps in too much and ruins the video slightly.
+mojostevo they've got their thumbs up their arses.
must be Lambo fans... :)
Because they are haters, or they were looking for a different video, couldn't find it, ended up here, and got pissed off, so they gave it a dislike. If you are here for what the video is about, you cannot dislike, especially Chris being a great care reviewer for a number of reasons.
Prius drivers, perhaps?
That isn't a car. It's a legend, dream and fantasy on 4 wheels.
I'm just happy that I get to watch a new Chris Harris video that's longer than 3 mins.
That is without a doubt one of the most beautiful "classic" Ferrari's ever made. Even though a 1956 car, it looks absolutely incredible, even by today's standards. And yes, that classic "French racing blue" paint job is stunning to say the least. One of my favorite Ferrari's of all time.
Wow, I genuinely think that this is the most beautiful Ferrari I have ever seen. I know the 250 GTO's and 250 testa Rosa's go for more money but this Tour de France is just so elegant and I totally agree with Chris and Max- that light blue is the perfect colour for that car. Ferrari should show this car to all of their current design team.
As long as Chris has full length videos, you have a happy and grateful viewer. Thanks!
There is no longer version on Drive+ for those of you who'll ask, this is the full video
After watching Chris drive this on Top Gear I had to come back and watch this video. Wow I love that car.
I saw this magnificent Ferrari 250 TdF in Evo TV's video with Harry Metcalfe and I immediately fell in love with it. I'm glad Drive put this video of Chris Harris reviewing and even driving this beauty up for everybody because it deserves it. The car deserves it!
Oh and by the way, finally a video of one of the best car reviewer out there that's longer than 3 minutes! Thank you for that.
Pure class. F12 for weekdays and that for Sunday's/weekends
I was very fortunate to ride in a original 1958 TDF several years ago. Was the first Ferrari I ever went in and it was quite an event! What a noise :D
The last I knew, the owner was still competing in his car and driving it across Europe to it's races :D
Holy sh*t, Chris is back with his marvelous videos? :O
Stunningly beautiful old car.
holy shit I don't believe you guys got one of these. Hats off
Watching this again...I don't think there was a moment Chris or Max lost a smile when driving the car. So beautiful.
Omg it's so damned clean. The Holy Grail
I guess the video is longer for marketing purposes, as the car is on sale at an auction.
Cleverly thought
Well constructed theory, my good Sir. Because clearly the demographic that usually buys these multi-million dollar beauties are the keyboard warriors that lament over 4$ sub fees. You most certainly gave me a reason to reach out for the trusty old tin foil hat as it has been gathering a bit of dust I must say.
Yeah, because the kind of person who would buy this finds potential purchases on TH-cam....
You advertise a Toyota, a Ford, a Hyundai, you don't advertise a Ferrari. Especially a 60 year old one!
Roshan Torcy I know what you mean, and I agree. However, if I was in the place where I could own a car like this, I would want everyone to know about the car and how wonderful it is. Those kind of videos, even if they're not directed towards the potential buyers of the cars, do add some value to them, I think.
The brakes are fed with a single Lockheed master cylinder . Some of the wheel cylinders are made with two different metals..know this, as the owner of 0969gt is a retired analytical chemist...who used a gas chromatograph to determine why they were seating up...dislike metals tend to corrode/oxidize. May be main reason why he doesn't have a responsive brake pedal. I drove his as the mechanic/transporter at FCA 2015 and found this same condition. 18 inch drum brakes, when they work, reported as good as a 60's corvette. Somes drums have six/eight fins that are there for cooling. Beautiful car!
Thanks for throwing us a bone on the free channel with 8 minutes of this. This is just gorgeous.
Stunning, and filmed just down the road around Tilford and south Farnham!
I love the shot where it drives close to Peugeot 206 :) Such a different car in every way
they look more or less the same size too dont they?
the best part of these videos is watching people who like cars as much as I do. Glorious in every sense.
Why aren't cars built like this anymore? Just as enthusiast cars?
Damn, it's so beautiful.
It doesn't make financial sense to. It's a sad fact but us car enthusiasts are the minority nowadays. Just look at modern car advertising. You never see an advert talk about horse power or suspension technology etc. it's all just about fuel economy, how you can sync your iPhone and of corse... 'lifestyle'.
Because my Honda Fit will outperform it in 99.9% of all driving situations. My Fit would destroy this car in the 1957 Tour de France. This is an over powered, under braked, dangerous piece of death. Now it is just a ornament of wealth, traded between speculators, all hoping to get the better of the next buyer.
Your Fit "outperforming" the Ferrari is totally beside the point, and to chortle about "destroying" it in the 1957 Tour de France shows that you have little appreciation for craftsmanship and sheer style (if any at all). Bet you simply adore your iPhone.
Except he is right. This car was built to win races, now it's been relegated to a bunch of fucking beauty pageants because it's not a race car anymore. It's a speculation tool.
Wow what a beautiful car!
I'm nearly in tears. Absolutely beautiful piece here. Purely brilliant. Well done Drive.
The 250 GT California Spider is the most beautiful car I have ever seen. If I am able to become a multimillionaire, I will definetley get one.
Car porn at its finest. Oh this is pure art, humanity at its greatest. Oh to be a race car driver from the late 40s through the 60s
Good god, it is really beautiful and I can't say that for much cars. I don't know why so many people rave about the Jaguar E-Type, this is another level beauty!
Fantastic video! It just grasps with both hands what driving an older car is all about.
These 250 Ferraris are just the most beautiful and elegant and dynamic cars ever made!
Wow... One of the most beautiful cars in the world. Thank you Chris Harris for allowing me to see SOMEBODY enjoying this amazing machine. I'm so glad someone is.
What an amazing video Chris, I was shocked with that peace of art, i think modern cars needs to be more like this one, all the feelings that it gives you in every speed and moment, shows the essence of motorsport and why there are people that love cars. Thanks!
first Drive video I've watched in 2 months. I used to watch them every other day.
Beautiful beautiful beautiful...... Achingly beautiful. Thanks, everyone involved in showing us this car.
Thanks for sharing a few moments with this historic machine. Spectacular.
a beautiful piece of functioning art. Thank you for corralling the opportunity to share such a thing with us.
Driving around my area of the country :)
I know some of those roads.
Tilford!
It’s Adam ha fun to see you here too
So gorgeous a piece of art, the Ferrari 250 GT, beauty, design, prestige, iconic, masterpiece, Scuderia Ferrari.
Thank you /DRIVE for letting us have an awesome 8 minute long video. Hope you will keep doing this once in a while!
What an absolutely gorgeous masterpiece of a car. Love Ferrari.
This car is simply stunning.
It is actually the first car that I have ever seen that I would say is worth every single cent paid for it.
Will it go 0-60 in 2 seconds?
No
Will it top 269 MPH?
No
Will it pull 1 G in the corners?
No
Will it bring a tear to your eye, every time you look at it in the garage, and a put woody in your pants, every time you drive it?
Yessir,
and the world is better for it.
+1997TL1000
A quote from a TDF owner in the know. " Early in the video Chris Harris introduces Max Giardo from RM Auctions in Europe (www.rmsothebys.com/specialists/specialist.cfm?specialist_id=55) Max is a typical car salesman. He spews facts mixed with a generous amount of pure crap (but I know that he speaks fluent Italian). The car in the video is 0563GT. It was 5th in the 1957 TdF as car #171 (The TdF plate is placed on the trunk in the video but not mounted). It is the 19th car of 93 listed in John Starkey's second book (including 6 "interim" berlinettas). Max says "only 9 were produced". I don't know what he is counting. There were 11 without louvres plus the first 14-louver produced just in 1956. Max also says "Imagine driving 165 miles per hour on dirt roads." The top speed for a 3 liter TdF with the tallest gears is 158 mph. The TdF included 7 hill climbs (where most, if not all, of the dirt roads were) so most competitors used lower rear end ratios.
At about 5:50 in the video, Chris Harris who is relatively short) is driving slowly on a one-way road through a small town in England. He says to Max "The brake pedal, I'm pushing it quite hard now, there's not much happening ....The brake pedal is remarkable for its lack of cooperation but you can't really get to it because this beautiful wood steering wheel kind of fouls your knees."
When I was driving my car on a regular basis, it stopped as well as my 1960 Corvette with competition drum brakes. I am determined to get it back to that state."
f
+wing walker Isn't that the thing about cars though? The mystery of a car and the history, mostly a bit foggy a few lies thrown in, "Oh yeah she'll do a thousand miles an hour in a pinch, but only on the third Sunday of the leap year of every other millennia." But my word, this thing is a think of beauty that just kinda, warps your sense of reality to the point where, piss poor mechanical engineering is simply forgiven. Just simply because of the aching beauty, and amount of wood it produces in your tingly bits.
+1997TL1000
Yes, an apt description of the effect of the Ferrari name itself. At FCA 2015 at Laguna, the 0969gt was in garage 2. A lady of about 45 vintage was dressed plainly, standing about 6 feet from the right door, for about 45 minutes without moving from the spot...I finally took a moment from the preparations and asked her if she would like to sit in the car...she came unglazed for a moment...said it would detract from the experience and declined the offer... without being rude, I would say i had just witnessed a Ferrari-gasm.
When we were given access to garage two, I had been rushed to transport the car to Laguna, it had been setting hidden for 47 years. The owner provided his own loading ramps, a poor second to the ones he has now. The very finely dressed lady in garage 3 was laughing at our attempts to safely unload the car with these old ramps...until she saw the TDF safely on the tarmac...very quiet after that. Many different emotions espoused st the meet.
Chris makes it so hard to not hate him with every fiber of my being. Driving vicariously through him is the only way I’ll ever get to drive the amazing cars he does. Best auto journalist ever.
The french blue color with the tri-color stripe is absolutely gorgeous.
Those Colombo V12 with six Weber carburetors packed in whatever lightweight fashion is the pinnacle of pre electronic machinery.
awesome as always, thank you for not putting it out on drive+, everyone should be able to watch a video of such a masterpiece
Thank you Chris for coming back to the old car review format.
Chris Harris is an eloquent and considered presenter. Lovely descriptions of the experience, from his turn of phrase I can imagine the sounds and sensations of something I will never get to experience. Lovely thing.
Chris was made to drive cars all cars all day brilliant videos
This car is absolutely beautiful! The color scheme matches the car so well.
A full Chris Harris vid? I wasn't one of the ones calling you all the names and whatnot, but I'll loudly and gladly register my pleasure at seeing this in my sub box.
That car is absolutely stunning!
What a job. Man, I messed up 35 years ago. Should have goal back then.
Only in one man's opinion... if you can settle yourself mentally into an old car, period correct drum brakes, "power nothing in the car," period correct horsepower, you don't expect to stand on the throttle to the last possible moment before braking or seeing how far sideways you can get it before everything turns brown & sticky. I have a 16 year old BMW with a healthy 3 liter straight six, 5-speed and all wheel drive. It's probably the most responsive car I've driven in many a year but it's far from the fastest. There's a difference between "oh my god I'm gonna die" acceleration and ripping down a narrow back road in a responsive, quick, tight handling small car that just makes you smile. The car that Chris showed us, while being worth a hundred times the value of my old Bimmer, is similar in that it doesn't try to throw your glasses into the back seat when you stand on it, it rewards your measured inputs with a great deal of satisfaction if you can appreciate that.
Thank you Chris... I really enjoy your presentations.
I don't understand why their videos have been receiving so many negative views. First, you people have to understand that this was inevitable. Let me repeat this because you guys still wont understand. INEVITABLE. NOT THEIR FAULT. They give us amazing videos, and if you want to continue watching them, you have to pay one dollar a week. I guarantee you that at least 80% of you can afford one dollar a week. If you can't? Don't get angry at them for not giving you free service, IT WAS'NT THEIR CHOICE. Why give them dislikes? Would you rather have Drive+ or nothing at all?
I am now convinced Chris Harris has sold his soul....mate, you are soooo lucky! Share the love and bring back the longer videos....for free!
Go check out EVO checking out these cars, they are all on auction :)
This 1956 Ferrari didn't have disc brakes, the 1955 Citroën DS had them all-round. Puts things in perspective.
Thanks for the video, glad to see a car like this moving
Now that is a stunning looking colour on a Ferrari 250 GT, nice vid !
Wow, CH and Ferrari must be best buddies these days with all the Fez vids he's been shooting. Now that's a turn up for the books lol.
absolutely beautiful; the front fascia is gorgeous
That blue colour is gorgeous
Stunning. I’ve never used that word but that’s it.
Beautiful car. Its amazing that a car that was made for driving can fetch a $8.2 million dollar price tag. You see the La Ferrari and all the new era super car where technology drives the price up. Here is a classic driver, driven thousands and thousands of miles over roads that would be consider third world to us in this era. You wouldn't dare drive a new super car like this Ferrari 250 GT.
Immaculate!! They just don't make them like this anymore.
True, that goes for the video and the car.
TheJoeMB I see what you did there, clever ;)
TheJoeMB Too good of a joke to pass up I`ll Admit. But let give them cred for at least giving us pions a great video for free.
You are a lucky man Chris Harris.
dear Chris - as a very enthusiastic driver and cyclist tyanks for giving the cyclist plenty of room. An ace driver and a gent!
Dear Chris after this episode I can without problem say that you have the most amazing journalist job on planet( Even considering top gear guys). That old Ferrari have more "soul" that any car produced in last 30-40 years. And to drive one of those have to be truly incredible experience. Keep the good work!
I do quite like these classic car segments, and still think the mille miglia, goodwood revival, and pirelli tire launches were the best videos you guys did. Do sincerely hope more of that stuff comes up.
Wow! Chris is so well respected. Can't see Nick Trott getting a drive anytime soon.
Wow, wow, wow... thanks for the experience!
this was a fantastic video. from film choreograph to editing, great job all around. whoever chose the shots for the interview...wow...i don't remember being entertained from perspective in a while.
Manufacturers should take cues from this design for new vehicles and they will fly off the shelves. Need not be an exact replica, but similar in lines and modest features.
Yes, more than 3 Minutes for everyone :)
Used to work in that area of Surrey, and its great for a /Drive can only imagine what it was like in that stunner.
Beautiful car, and thinking about it, V12 with 3ltr sounds huge, as V12 is a huge engine in any era, specially back then. However, 3ltr was considered a big engine back then, but now it doesn't make sense to put 12 cylinders only on a 3ltr displacement. There is simply too much shafts, and crankshaft, and cylinders, and heavy metal components to spin up fast, and rev out quickly. You can have a straight 6 with 3ltr, and single cam shaft with well balanced valves at the time, and the engine should be coming to live faster. Really strange from today's perspective a 3ltr V12, but at the time it must have been insane, and the looks, and the suspension...awesome Ferrari.
Chris, this thing is touched by Enzo. And presented by you, I love this beauty! :D
Could you imagine this car being recreated today with the F12? An F12 Berlinetta Tour De France in these colours would be amazing.
Chris Harris is living my dream....
I was going to add this beautiful machine to my "Cars I want if I was rich-list" but £5million is crazy a lot of money. I'll look for a 1:18 version :)
Chris Harris, you live in what I would imagine to be like heaven... o_0
Cars from this period were works of art,and they are priced that way. I wonder what it sold for,$15-$20 million? Magnificent piece of automotive art.😍
When Chris asked "how would they drive it in period?" The answer is this. Flat out on any road all the time because they could. They also didn't complain about not having no assistance in braking (not that Chris does) they were just more instinctive than that back then... A car was a car and a man was a man and a mans car was a mans car and this is the perfect example. Although in the braking question I think it was a mix of pushing the brake pedal hard and engine braking. Cars like this drive 100% differently than modern design and the simply organic nature of the car makes it better in every way regardless of slow speeds by modern standards. I'd rather have this car or any ferrari of this period (1948-1964) over any car period.
+Adam Othman
This car does not have a hydraulic vacuum brake boosted system nor electric pump. This is old school! A Lockheed( or similiar,much like an old VW ) master brake cylinder with a single brake line splitting at the rear and one single brake line splitting at the front, this system plumbed to all four wheels. So you have a large 18 inch brake drum and a hard pedal...but if this car were driven more than stored as a museum piece..the brakes would respond in a smooth,gripping manner as they should.
What a brilliant video. My father and I both play cricket at Tilford and even learnt to drive on the roads around it!
Hopefully you weren't caught out by that bugger of a bend just after the bridge!
What a lovely sonorous sound...beautiful...and it stll must be quick with that power to weight ratio.
gotta love these old cars
I love the beautiful cars from the sixties ( e.g cobra Daytona, gt40, e type, ect)
In my humble opinion, Chris's videos are the best car related videos I've seen yet... on any medium. As far as the comments regarding the possibility of a "less than aesthetically pleasing" Ferrari, let us not forget the 400i or the 412. We had a 412 in a shop I worked in a few years back that started out ugly, and after an untold length of time, had cracks through the upholstery clear down to the seat frame and it just plain smelled... BADLY! I felt like removing the Ferrari badge but that really wasn't my choice to make. Ferraris are, like a few other makes, beautiful cars mostly, but there are some that definitely stand out from the crowd. We remember those fondly such as the 250 SWB, 250 TR, 250 & 275 Lusso, 275 GTB, 330 LMB... is there a trend beginning to show here? The '60s were a really good period for Ferrari... in my humble opinion. ;^)
Chris Harris does a wonderful job with modern car reviews, but, with a classic like this, I haven't seen anyone do any videos more delicious than Alain de Cadenet...
Thank you Chris Harris
What a lovely car.
Cars are meant for driving
Screw the value
“It’s a glorious piece of kit”
beautiful car and these small capacity v12 sound absolutely marvelous
A free video? Shocking... Actually I've stopped clicking on /Drive uploads, but this one was 8 minutes so I figured I'd give it a shot.
what a delight!
If you just go to 4:13 it looks like Chris is going for a ride with his brother, maybe and older brother.
I'ts hard to believe that you have drove this car. I just the video of Evo of this car, and just, I discover that you drove... Wouah, great... :D.
Utterly Glorious