These downdraft Weber carburetors sit atop the 3-liter V12 of a 1960 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spyder. Cal Spyders are rare indeed, and the short-wheelbase variant, as this car is, with covered headlights, as this car has, is about as rare as it gets.
Webers are the nostrils for this rorty Italian engine, breathing deeply to produce 280 horsepower and a host of delightful noises. They are by no means the sexiest part of this very sexy car, but on this particular example, s/n 1963GT, they are part of an untouched, unrestored package replete with oily metal, crunchy rubber, dimpled sheetmetal, cracked paint, hazy glass, marked leather, worn wood, and dusty recesses. This Ferrari is patina.
It could very well bring $5 million when it crosses the auction block this weekend in Arizona.
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