Last updated: July 2026 · Prices shown in USD · Indicative, off-market
The Ferrari 250 GT LWB California Spider is estimated at about $5.5 million to $9 million in 2026 for standard steel cars, against a reported original price of about $12,000. It is the original long-wheelbase version of the California Spider, launched in 1957 and built in roughly 50 examples by Scaglietti, and it trades below the later short-wheelbase cars.
The California Spider was created as an open, sun-state version of the competition 250 GT, and the first cars used the long-wheelbase chassis from 1957. Roughly 50 long-wheelbase cars were built by Scaglietti before the model moved to the shorter platform. Covered or open headlights, and steel or occasional alloy bodies, distinguish individual cars. The reported original price is about $12,000, best treated as a reported figure rather than a uniform MSRP.
Recent sales support a range of about $5.5 million to $9 million for standard steel cars. A 1959 example sold for $5.615 million at RM Sotheby's in 2024, the 1957 prototype for $7.265 million at Gooding in 2025, and another 1959 car for $7.045 million in February 2026, while good cars are generally valued at about $7.325 million to $8.65 million. Competition-specification and alloy-bodied cars are a separate, higher category: an LWB Competizione sold for $9.465 million in 2025, and an exceptional alloy car reached about $17.99 million.
Every version of the 250 has its own dedicated price guide. Values move independently from one version to the next, so open the exact car you are tracking.
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Ferrari 250 California Spider LWB price in 2026: market value, comparables and where to buy.
The long-wheelbase (LWB) California Spider is estimated at about $5.5 million to $9 million in 2026 for standard steel cars. Recent sales run from about $5.615 million to $7.265 million, with good cars generally valued near $7.3 million to $8.65 million.
The LWB is the original 1957 long-wheelbase car, roughly 50 built; the SWB is the later 1960 short-wheelbase version, roughly 56 built. The SWB is usually the more valuable of the two.
A reported original list price of about $12,000 is documented, in line with several competition and sporting 250 GTs of the period. It is not an official uniform MSRP and configurations and delivery terms varied.
The alloy-bodied competition LWB cars are a separate, higher category. One sold for $9.465 million in 2025, and an exceptional example reached about $17.99 million, so competition cars can exceed $10 million.
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