As a wealthy woman, Hutton was no stranger to Ferrari race and sports cars, having custom-ordered several throughout her life. On March 1, 1947, Hutton married her fourth husband, Prince Igor Troubetzkoy, who raced some of the first Ferraris ever built, including Ferrari 166 Sport S/N001S to victory at the April 1948 Targa Florio, and then one month later, on May 16, raced the first Ferrari to ever compete in Grand Prix racing at Monaco. It was during this period that Hutton’s impressionable 12-year-old son, Lance Reventlow, got his first taste of speed, developing an early and growing interest in racing while attending Troubetzkoy’s races. Reventlow would go on to build his own Scarab sports racers, which ultimately became the most successful B/Modified racers in SCCA competition during their brief careers. Hutton’s Ferrari Superfast sat dormant for a period of time following her death in 1979, with renowned Ferrari authority Michael Sheehan introducing the car to the market in 1981. Subsequent owners include William Kramer of Pennsylvania, Tom Barrett III of Scottsdale, Arizona, and Ed Lunken of Cincinnati, Ohio. Throughout most of the 1990s, the car spent its time in France before returning to the U.S. late in the decade, appearing in 1998 at a Monterey auction in a red coat of paint. While it didn’t sell at that auction, S/N 7817 was acquired by a private collector who commissioned its stunning concours-quality professional restoration with Wayne Carini’s Continental Auto of Portland, Connecticut, refinishing it in its original Argento Grigio color. S/N 7817 is one of just 36 500 Superfasts built by Pininfarina and stands apart as the first of the 12 Series II examples built. This Superfast features the 5-speed manual transmission and redesigned front fender air ducts that helped distinguish the Series II cars from their Series I counterparts. Part of a private collection since 1999, it retains the original 4963cc Colombo V-12 engine and has been skillfully refinished with new Rosso (red) leather upholstery and new chrome. Mechanically restored by Sport Auto LTD of Ridgefield, Connecticut, and featuring expert bodywork and paint by Continental Auto of Portland, Connecticut, 7817 won the prestigious Award of Excellence at the 2005 Greenwich Concours d’Elegance. More recently, a new electric fuel pump was installed in 2019, and the carburetors were cleaned and rebuilt in 2021. Presenting in award-winning condition, this fabulous 500 Superfast Series II coupe comes complete with detailed restoration and maintenance receipts, as well as a tool roll.
