Ferrari 275 GTB GTB/4 LHD 1967
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1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4 LHD
This stunning Ferrari 275 GTB/4 is a very desirable quad cam car with Ferrari Classiche.
The 275 GTB was a two-seater GT introduced in 1964 with production running through to 1968. It was powered by a 3.3 litre Colombo V-12 engine which produced 280 hp. The standard 275 GTB coupe came with 3 or 6 Weber twin-choke carburettors and a Series Two version with a longer nose appeared in 1965. A much updated GTB/4 version was introduced at the Paris Motor Show in October 1966, which had revised bodywork and came with a reworked 300 hp engine, still with two valves per cylinder but now with four camshafts and six carburettors as standard. The transaxle was also redesigned with a torque tube connecting the engine and transmission, which greatly improved the handling, noise, and vibration levels.
The example offered here is one of the 350 GTB/4s produced and was delivered new to Italy in 1967. It was sold via the Perugia dealer Romeo Pedini to a Marino Mignimi on May 9th. Sr Mignimi kept the car for just over a year before selling it to its second owner Giuseppe Zappala on August 23rd 1968. Factory records show that it was serviced at the Ferrari Factory Assistenza Clienti in Modena on April 14th 1969 at which time the odometer showed 21,655 km. The car remained in Italy with Sr Zappala until September 15th 1972 when it was sold through dealer Dino Armando Genghini and exported to the USA. The next record shows the car in the possession of an Iowa-based surgeon, Dr Olivencia, in 1984 who eventually passed it on to Lawrence Simon of Pennsylvania. Mr Simon was a serious Ferrari enthusiast and exhibited the car at numerous concours events across the US including the 26th, 27th and 28th Annual Ferrari Club of America National Meetings where the car placed 1st in class three years running.
Acquired by its current owner a few years ago it has subsequently benefitted from a full JD Classics restoration and now presents beautifully in Grigio Ferro Metallizzato with Red interior. With all Numbers Matching the vehicle's factory data sheet and accompanied by an original tool roll, full set of books and Ferrari Classiche it offers an exceptional opportunity to acquire a properly restored and highly desirable quad cam 275 with excellent provenance. Please contact us for further details.
Photos are of a near identical car.
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1967 Ferrari 275 GTB GTB/4 LHD is listed sold on ClassicDigest in Mayfair by JD Classics for Not priced.
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Car type : Car Make : Ferrari Model : 275 GTB Model Version : GTB/4 LHD Engine size : 3.3 Model Year : 1967 Location : Maldon
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The first Ferrari road car was the 125 S introduced in 1947 and powered by a 1.5 L V12 engine, right? Well it's not quite that simple, Ferrari did in fact produce e Tipo 815, in 1940. Tipo 815 was designed by ex-Alfa Romeo engineers Alberto Massimino and Vittorio Bellentani and by Enrico Nardi under Enzo's company but legal issues with the former associate Alfa Romeo prevented Ferrari from launching the Ferrari marque at that point.
Enzo did produce a series of fine road cars in the 50's and 60's but they were merely to finance his true passion racing, wheather GT/Sports car or Grand Prix. The 50's saw the birth of Ferrari's most memorable cars, 250 GTB (tour de France) 250 Testa Rossa, 250 GT swb just to name a few.
Under the surface tension was growing though. In November 1961 long-time sales manager Girolamo Gardini made an ultimatum to Enzo: if tensions continued, he would leave the company. As a result, Gardini was ousted, as well as Scuderia Ferrari manager Romolo Tavoni, chief engineer Carlo Chiti, experimental sports car development chief Giotto Bizzarrini, and a number of others who stood by them.
Without Chiti and Bizzarrini the development of what was to become the most quintessential Ferrari and today the world's most expensive car, 250 GTO, was at a pivoting point. 250 GTO project was saved by a young engineer Mauro Forghieri and long-time racing bodyman Sergio Scaglietti who stepped in and took over the program with known results.
In addition to 250 GTO, Ferrari launced such master pieces as 250 LM, 250P, 275 GTB, 365 GTB/4 "Daytona" during the the 60's
By the late 60's Ferrari's prototypes' success came to a sudden halt by a new competitor, GT40. Ford turned to Lola to produce a Ferrari beating long distance racer after Enzo had cut the deal off with Henry Ford II making the latter absolutely boil with fury. The collaboration between Ford and Lola created the mighty Ford GT40 that gave Ferrari some heavy hits in Le Mans 24 to come.
By the end of the 60's FIAT purchased 50% of the company, starting a development that has led to a new mass-produced era of Ferraris.
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