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The 250 LM (Le Mans) despite being a race prototype it was designed to be a GT car. Successor to the Ferrari 250 P that was the first rear engined car to win Le Mans, the 250 LM was an effort of the Italian team to extend the success previously achieved with the 250 P.
After winning the 1963 edition of Le Mans, Ferrari tried its luck and "transformed" the 250 P into a more road going car. And thus the new 250 LM was unveiled at the 1963 Paris Motor Show. In fact the new car was not that different from its predecessor, the dimensions were the same, the engine was the same and the only visible difference was the added roof.
This attempt was, however, unsuccessful and FIA ended up rejecting the 250 LM as a GT car. And so the car was classified as a race prototype and not a road car.
Despite all this, the 250 LM won Le Mans in 1965. It was Ferrari's last win before the Ford GT era.
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