LONDON.- RM Sotheby’s will return to its traditional home at the Louvre Palace’s spectacular Salles du Carrousel on 28 January 2026 for the 13th running of Europe’s premier collector car auction in Paris, and will feature three highly significant Ferraris.

An undoubted highlight of the Paris sale is a 1960 Ferrari 250 GT California Spider SWB by Scaglietti. Chassis# 1915 GT is the 3rd of 56 short-wheelbase examples built, and one of only 39 cars originally configured with covered headlamps. This fine example of what is surely the most coveted of all open Ferraris, was delivered new to Paris, France, and is offered from 30 years of fastidious single-owner care having only had five documented keepers from new.

One of only 39 Factory covered headlamp examples, the car boasts highly desirable factory specifications confirmed by factory build sheet copies and the Ferrari Classiche “Red Book”. Completed in September 1960, the official marque dealer Franco Britannic Autos in Levallois-Perret, France displayed it on the Ferrari Stand at the October 1960 Paris Motor Show. Originally finished in Bianco paint over a Nero interior, the Ferrari was sold in October 1960 to Pierre Liechti and registered 663 EW 68. Later, in February 1965, it changed hands and a lady named Micheline Dalbard registered the car in Paris before selling it to Roland Deteurtre in 1967, a merchant based in Paris who retained possession of the 250 GT through at least 1968 before passing to Roger Baillon, who subsequently sold the car to Guido Bartolomeo. At some point prior the car was repainted to a classic shade of red and remained preserved and largely untouched in Mr. Bartolomeo’s garage for a number of years.

In February 1996 the Ferrari was sold by Mr. Bartolomeo to the consigning owner, who entrusted the 250 GT to the marque specialist Carrozzeria Campana Onorio in Modena, Italy, for a two-year nut-and-bolt restoration that included a refinish of the coachwork in Nero. Following completion of this rejuvenating work, the California Spider participated in the Ferrari 50th Anniversary Celebration that toured from Rome to Modena in June 1997. In 2008 chassis number 1915 GT was certified with a Ferrari Classiche “Red Book” that authenticated the presence of the matching-numbers chassis, engine, rear axle, and coachwork. More recently, in late 2025 the interior was re-trimmed with period correct head-dyed Rosso leather. The Ferrari Classiche certification was reissued in November 2025, reconfirming that the car is an original covered-headlamp version. This remarkable car is estimated at €12,000,000 - €14,000,000.

The next example in this trio of important Ferraris is a 1967 Ferrari Dino 206 S, chassis No. 032, being one of only two examples fitted with the most powerful Tipo 233 engine that contained the final evolution of the Dino 206 S engine development. Although subjective, the car is widely regarded as one of the most beautiful sports racers of the 1960s, if not in all automotive history.

The car on offer is the last of only 13 examples constructed with stunning Piero Drogo-designed Spyder bodywork and was sold new to Corrado Ferlaino, the famous long-term owner of Napoli, the Italian Football team. Chassis #032, holds a special place among Dinos as the final Drogo 206 S constructed. Out of the 18 examples, two were bodied by Pininfarina and three were coupes, making this the final of only 13 Drogo Spyders built and is believed to be one of only two cars fitted with this most powerful tipo 233 engine, as well as Lucas fuel injection. According to the research, chassis 032 raced in several Italian hillclimbs during 1966-67 and was subsequently serviced at the Ferrari Factory in November 1968 before being sold to a short series of Italian owners in the 1970s. By 1979 French Ferrari collector Pierre Bardinon had amassed the largest and most important collection of Ferrari sports race cars ever assembled and chassis 032, recognized as a supremely original example, was quickly added to the collection.

By the 1980s chassis 032 was sold to noted Parisian Ferrari collector Jacques Setton, who had himself amassed one of the greatest Formula One collections before selling the car to British connoisseur Robs Lamplough, and then on to fellow UK collector Carlos Monteverde, who raced it a number of times in the Ferrari Historic Challenge. Having then passed to a prominent collection in the U.S, it was treated to a full restoration at the Ferrari Factory where Red Book certification was completed, noting the car has a correct type Dino 206 engine, matching numbers gearbox and original body and chassis.

Chassis 032 presents its next owner with an extremely rare opportunity to acquire what is widely regarded as one of the most beautiful sports racers of the 1960s, and is estimated at €3,800,000 - €4,200,000.

For serious collectors of historically significant Formula One cars, few finer opportunities will present themselves than the 1997 Ferrari F310 B, a chassis driven by seven-time Formula 1 World Champion Michael Schumacher during the 1997 Belgian Grand Prix weekend and also raced by Eddie Irvine in the 1997 Italian and Austrian Grands Prix.

The car first appeared at the 1997 Belgian Grand Prix, where Schumacher ventured out in qualifying but subsequently switched to his other chassis to set the 3rd fastest time. A Sunday downpour, which paved the way for the first-ever F1 race to start behind the safety car, prompted the German to revert to the older chassis that was better-suited to the low-grip conditions rather than 179, which was optimised for dry conditions. Irvine first raced chassis 179 at the Australian Gran Prix, where he lined up 8th on the grid, but thanks to a minor collision with Jean Alesi’s Benetton, was forced to retire mid-race.

Chassis 179 was further taken as a spare car to the Luxembourg, Japanese, and European Grands Prix before being retired from Works duties. It was sold by Ferrari in 1999 and moved into the ownership of a small group of collectors. First in Germany and subsequently in the United States, the car was driven on a number of occasions in Ferrari F1 Clienti events before being acquired by the Audrian Auto Museum in Newport, Rhode Island in 2014. More recently, the Ferrari was piloted by British Formula 3 champion Robbie Kerr at the 2019 Goodwood Festival of Speed in celebration of Schumacher’s 50th birthday.

Significantly, chassis 179 has also been certified by Ferrari Classiche in January 2007 and is offered with its “Red Book” along with a number of spare parts and items. Chassis 179 proudly stands among the other incredible machines to be driven by one of the greatest champions in motorsport history.