5 Greatest Ferrari Road Cars

Argue between yourselves, but these are the five Ferraris with numberplates we love the most

- By Jason Barlow

FERRARI 250 GT CALIFORNIA SPYDER

The 250 model line was the foundation on which the mighty Ferrari edifice was built, and by the late Fifties, the company's potent mix of glamour and performance had won it a global fan base. The California Spyder was dreamt up by John von Neumann, Ferrari's US West Coast agent, who figured a racier convertible would suit his rapidly expanding showbiz clientele. Luigi Chinetti, a former Le Man's winner for Ferrari and a key consigliere, persuaded Il Commendatore to back it. Launched in 1958 in long-wheelbase form, the car soon morphed into the 200mm shorter, 30mm lower SWB car, an unfeasibly cool-looking home for Giacchino Colombo's eternally magnificent 3.0-litre V12. Although Pininfarina was by now Ferrari's couturier of choice, the Cali Spyder was designed and built by body fabricator Scaglietti. Just 106 of all types were made, plenty were raced, and owners included French screen idol Alain Delon, and Hollywood star James Coburn. A replica starred and got trashed in the Eighties movie classic Ferris Bueller's Day Off.

FERRARI 365 GTB4 'DAYTONA'