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1966 FERRARI 275 GTB SERIES II "LONG NOSE" ALUMINIUM
COACHWORK DESIGNED BY PININFARINA, BUILT BY SCAGLIETTI
Chassis No. 8057
Engine No. 8057
Yellow with black interior
Engine: V12, single overhead camshaft per bank, 3,286cc, 280bhp at 7,600rpm. Six twin choke Weber carburettors; Gearbox: five-speed, all-synchromesh, rear mounted in transaxle; Chassis: welded tubular steel ladder frame with all-alloy, two-door, two-seater Coupe bodywork; Suspension: independent all round; Brakes: discs all round. Left hand drive.
It was the Paris Salon of 1964 that Ferrari chose to launch his new Berlinetta Coupe, the 275 GTB. It was an evolutionary design from the preceding Coupes and considerably more sporting than the 250 GT "Lusso" which it replaced. The recent developments of the Competition 275P and 250LM were reflected in numerous areas of the GTB. The engine, officially designated Type 213, was the latest development of the Colombo V12 and has a displacement of 3,286cc providing 275cc per cylinder, although the most important innovations on this new car were to be found in the chassis and gearbox. Independent rear suspension appeared for the first time on a touring Ferrari, a direct development from the previous two years' competition cars, and a new five-speed rear-mounted gearbox provided better weight distribution.
The Pininfarina-designed but Scaglietti-built coachwork was very reminiscent of the 250 GTO, with long plunging bonnet line, small air intake, cowled headlamps and fastback rear section, all very charismatic.
In January 1966 a "Series 2" version was introduced at the Brussels Salon, with a much revised longer and sleeker nose cone in which the radiator intake was reduced to an ellipse of minimal dimensions and the engine bonnet had lost its carburettor bulge. The rear window was increased in size and the most important mechanical improvement was to the transmission which now had the drive shaft enclosed in a tube linking the engine to the gearbox, thus providing increased rigidity and reliability. Total production of the Series 2 numbered only two hundred before replacement by the four-cam 275 GTB/4 at the end of 1966.
This particular French registered 275 GTB is one of the rare aluminium-alloy bodied cars built by Scaglietti. It is finished in yellow with black leather upholstery and was completely restored in the late 1980s, since when it has covered only 17,000kms. It is still in excellent condition throughout and in 1992 it won the French Ferrari Club's trophy for the best restoration, a tribute to the quality of this ultimate car. It comes complete with a manual as well as a tool kit which is almost complete.
COACHWORK DESIGNED BY PININFARINA, BUILT BY SCAGLIETTI
Chassis No. 8057
Engine No. 8057
Yellow with black interior
Engine: V12, single overhead camshaft per bank, 3,286cc, 280bhp at 7,600rpm. Six twin choke Weber carburettors; Gearbox: five-speed, all-synchromesh, rear mounted in transaxle; Chassis: welded tubular steel ladder frame with all-alloy, two-door, two-seater Coupe bodywork; Suspension: independent all round; Brakes: discs all round. Left hand drive.
It was the Paris Salon of 1964 that Ferrari chose to launch his new Berlinetta Coupe, the 275 GTB. It was an evolutionary design from the preceding Coupes and considerably more sporting than the 250 GT "Lusso" which it replaced. The recent developments of the Competition 275P and 250LM were reflected in numerous areas of the GTB. The engine, officially designated Type 213, was the latest development of the Colombo V12 and has a displacement of 3,286cc providing 275cc per cylinder, although the most important innovations on this new car were to be found in the chassis and gearbox. Independent rear suspension appeared for the first time on a touring Ferrari, a direct development from the previous two years' competition cars, and a new five-speed rear-mounted gearbox provided better weight distribution.
The Pininfarina-designed but Scaglietti-built coachwork was very reminiscent of the 250 GTO, with long plunging bonnet line, small air intake, cowled headlamps and fastback rear section, all very charismatic.
In January 1966 a "Series 2" version was introduced at the Brussels Salon, with a much revised longer and sleeker nose cone in which the radiator intake was reduced to an ellipse of minimal dimensions and the engine bonnet had lost its carburettor bulge. The rear window was increased in size and the most important mechanical improvement was to the transmission which now had the drive shaft enclosed in a tube linking the engine to the gearbox, thus providing increased rigidity and reliability. Total production of the Series 2 numbered only two hundred before replacement by the four-cam 275 GTB/4 at the end of 1966.
This particular French registered 275 GTB is one of the rare aluminium-alloy bodied cars built by Scaglietti. It is finished in yellow with black leather upholstery and was completely restored in the late 1980s, since when it has covered only 17,000kms. It is still in excellent condition throughout and in 1992 it won the French Ferrari Club's trophy for the best restoration, a tribute to the quality of this ultimate car. It comes complete with a manual as well as a tool kit which is almost complete.