1967 Ferrari Other for sale $3,150,000
| 1967 Ferrari Other $3,150,000 | |
| Car Ad from: Hemmings View Original Ad | |
| Price: | $3,150,000 |
| Contact: | View Original Ad from Hemmings |
| Location: | Astoria, NY |
| Details: |
1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4 s/n 10563, engine no. 10563 Pino Verde with Arancia Leather Presented in Stunning Factory Original Colors. Matching Numbers and Accompanied by Original Books, Tools, and Massini Report. Exceptional Blue Chip Investment Vehicle with Wonderful Ownership Provenance. Mileage : 42435 Miles Engine : 3.3 Litre Quad Cam 12-Cylinder no. 10563 Transmission : 5-Speed Originally launched as the 275 GTB, it did not take long before Ferrari would unleash the most powerful and refined version to the eager motorsports public - the quad cam GTB or GTB/4. Unveiled at the Paris Auto Salon in October 1966, the 275 GTB/4 was a monumental Ferrari. The first Ferrari four-cam road car, the GTB/4 owed a great deal to sports racing prototypes of the era, heralding the future of Ferrari performance engines. Building from the finely proportioned long-nose two-cam 275 GTB, Scaglietti added a slight bulge on the bonnet, hinting at the 3.3-liter tipo 226 engine beautifully cloaked beneath. The final design was inspired by Ferraris successful line of prototype cars, featuring double-overhead-cam cylinder heads, and dry sump lubrication. All of this snapped to life from an impressive lineup of six Weber 40DCN carburetors, a desirable option on earlier 275 GTBs. The result was a free-revving 300 bhp engine with improved low-end torque and greater overall usability. Beyond its exquisite four-cam engine, the 275 GTB/4 benefited from other impressive refinements, from the improved torque-tube driveshaft to more modern interior appointments. Beautiful, civilized, and devastat ?? ingly fast, Ferraris four-cam berlinetta owned the roadways of 1967 and remains today highly prized in the hearts and minds of performance enthusiasts. Marque historian Marcel Massini indicates this 275 GTB/4 (chassis 10563) was completed in fall 1967. Carozzeria Scaglietti finished the coachwork in brilliant and distinctive colors; Verde Pino (Pine Green) with an Arancia (Orange) leather interior. Though it was originally destined for sale in Italy, with delivery slated for Crepaldis dealership in Milan, the new Ferrari was grouped in a package of cars and delivered to official US distributor Luigi Chinetti Motors. In November 1967, Chinetti sold 10563 to west coast Ferrari distributor, Modern Classic Motors, Bill Harrahs dealership in Reno, Nevada. In January 1968, 10563 was sold to its first private owner, the Hodges Chemical Company of Burlingame, California. A series of photographs taken in 1969 show the Ferrari as a virtually new car, wearing black-and-yellow California license plates, numbered VYA 674. In July 1971, the second owner, Roger Selby of Redwood City, California purchased the car. Mr. Selby, an avid enthusiast and successful motorcycle dealer, kept the four-cam for over five years before selling it to Harley Cluxtons Grand Touring Cars, Inc. in Phoenix. After having its engine and transaxle rebuilt, the Ferrari was sold to Mark Magruder, a resident of Grand Junction, Colorado. Magruder owned the car for a brief period, selling it back to Mr. Cluxton in October 1977. In April 1978, Mr. Cluxton sold the four-cam to well-known collector Dr. Ronald Finger of Savannah, Georgia. Dr. Finger owned many important Ferraris during this period, including an aluminum-bodied 275 GTB/4 and a 250 GTO, both raced by Chinettis North American Racing Team. He retained 10563 until 1981, subsequently selling it to James Kirk Kircher of Ludington, Michigan. Mr. Kircher was the first owner to display 10563 as a show car, entering it in the Ferrari Club of America National Meeting held in Asheville, North Carolina, in June 1981 and at the next two FCA National Meetings, in 1982 and 1983, earning back-to-back Best in Class awards. In late 1983, the prize-winning 275 GTB/4 was sold, via The Stables Ltd., to respected collector Sherman M. Wolf of Amherst, New Hampshire. |