The Ferrari California Spyder was arguably one of the prettiest of all road going Ferraris. Looking very similar to the steel-bodied Pinin Farina Cabriolet, the Cal Spyder featured an aluminium body built by Scaglietti. They were designed for road or track use and were advertised by Ferrari at the time as “the road car you can race”. Two versions of this beautiful car were seen. The SWB (short wheelbase) and the LWB (long wheelbase). Production started in 1957 and continued in various forms until 1963. All California Spyders were based on the appropriate Berlinettas of the period. The car shown in these photographs was built at the request of the owner of a Ferrari 250GTE and styled to resemble a Short Wheelbase California Spyder. This car was not endorsed by or sponsored by Ferrari S.p.A, an Italian Corporation