Françoise Sagan and Gabriella, Princess of Savoy (at the wheel of the black Ferrari) and her sister Princess Maria Pia of Yugoslavia. Cannes 1959. Cars: 1953-63 AC ACE. The Ferrari is a very rare 1958 250GT Pininfarina Series 1 Cabriolet; only 37 cars were built in 1957-59. This one is serial number 0963/GT, it was delivered new to Count Giovanni Volpi di Misurata and registered for him in Rome. (Thank you, Kare Pietilä, for this information.)

In a candid street scene in Cannes, 1959, Gabriella, Princess of Savoy, sits at the wheel of a rare 1958 Ferrari 250GT Pininfarina Cabriolet. With a lit cigarette in hand, she offers a subtle smile. In another convertible, an AC ACE, are her sister, Princess Maria Pia of Yugoslavia, and the writer Françoise Sagan, both wearing light-colored headscarves. The gathering of classic automobiles captures a moment among car enthusiasts on the French Riviera.

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