RM Auctions has raised the bar once again with it’s 2011 Monterey Auction, which takes place the same weekend as the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance.

One of my favorite cars of all time will be auctioned.  A 250 Ferrari a factory restored, Classiche certified,  Lot No. 244: a 1960 Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta Competizione.

This 250 GT is a rare alloy-bodied short wheelbase (94.5″) car with a 290 bhp, 2,953 cc, SOHC V-12 engine, three Weber 40 DCE/6 carburetors, four-speed synchromesh gearbox, independent front suspension with parallel A-arms, coil springs and tubular “Koni” shock absorbers and anti-sway bar, rear solid axle, trailing arms, leaf springs and tubular shocks, limited-slip differential, aluminum body paneling as per original.