Description
This ¾-scale re-creation of the Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa “Lucybelle II” was hand-built by the Little Car Company of Bicester, England, in 2024 under license from Ferrari. The hand-formed aluminum bodywork replicates a Scaglietti-designed pontoon-fender example, of which 19 were produced, and was reportedly created using drawings held by Ferrari Classiche as references. This is the 143rd example of a planned 299 units. The body is finished in metallic white with blue over-the-top stripes over a black tubular steel frame and is powered by a 12 kW electric motor with forward and reverse operation. Additional details include 12″ Borrani chrome wire wheels, enclosed headlights, taillights, leather hood and trunk straps, a windscreen with an aluminum frame, a wood-rimmed Nardi-style three-spoke steering wheel, a four-mode drive selector, and a red leather bench seat. This Ferrari Testa Rossa J is now offered at no reserve on a bill of sale in Saint Louis, Missouri.
Ferrari began development of the 250 Testa Rossa, or “red head,” as a successor to the 500 TRC in anticipation of lower displacement limits that would soon be imposed by the Commissione Sportiva Internazionale. After a single prototype was built with enveloped bodywork, revised Scaglietti bodywork was introduced featuring a cutaway nose and nacelle-style fenders contoured to channel airflow to the brakes. The Testa Rossa claimed overall victories at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, 12 Hours of Sebring, 1000 km Buenos Aires, and the 3 Hours of Auvergne.
Features include faux air intakes, headlights with enclosed covers, taillights, leather-and-chrome hood and trunk straps, along with matching latches, a driver-side headrest fairing with an access door for the charging port, a plexiglass windscreen with an aluminum frame, a rear “MO 1957” license plate, painted Scuderia Ferrari fender shields beneath the clear coat, and a Ferrari prancing horse emblem recessed into the nose panel.
Chrome-polished 12″ Borrani wire wheels with branded spinners are mounted with Pirelli Cinturato 125 SR tires. Solid-disc brakes are fitted at each corner.
The cockpit is fitted with a red leather bench seat with white piping, a booster cushion, and a handbrake positioned on the left side. Per the seller, the drilled aluminum foot pedals were sourced from Ferrari.
The Nardi-style wood-rimmed steering wheel features a black-and-yellow prancing horse center hub ahead of an aluminum panel with Ferrari-branded instrumentation, including a centrally mounted kph speedometer with a digital display and switches to operate the lights and horn. Per the seller, the odometer shows 30 kilometers (~19 miles). The painted dashboard features rotary switches for forward and reverse, along with a drive mode selector offering Novice, Comfort, Sport, and Race. To comply with North American regulations, an installed fuse limits the car to 19 mph. The seller notes that, when unrestricted, the car has a top speed of 80 km/h (~50 mph) in Race mode.
Lifting the front-hinged hood reveals batteries that the seller states were manufactured in the Netherlands. Manufacturer’s plaques are riveted to the car under the hood. The motor is accessed beneath the rear bodywork panel. A charger and presentation box are included, as shown in the gallery.
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