The Ferrari 250 was launched at the 1954 Paris Salon, although racing versions of the car had been on the tracks for 2years. Its main feature was the fabulous lightweight Colombo Tipo 125 V12 2,953cc engine. In 1955 Enzo Ferrari was asked to supply two 250 GT LWB chassis to Uwe Zagato for coachwork, since Zagato and Ferrari were friends the order was agreed and a total of 5 Zagato coupes were built in-period, but later a further 2 'Sanction II' were built as replacement bodies on existing cars. The second GTZ completed was sold to Fighter pilot Camillo Luglio who became a champion in 1956 in the car and had many more successes in two different GTZ cars. Zagato gave his cars lightweight aluminium bodies and intended them to be competition cars not just style icons.