Showing posts with label 330. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 330. Show all posts
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Friday, 24 June 2011
Wanting For Nothing Except A New Owner - Ferrari 330 GTC # 10653
Basking in the cool shade on a hot day at a Silverstone Press Event a couple of weeks a was this elegant Ferrari 330 GTC, though as we shall see less kind mortals than myself might have construed it's presence as a spoiler for a rival auction coming up at Goodwood Festival of Speed organised by Bonham's on the 1st of July.
Should one of the tyres on the four, originally optional, fetching Borrani wheels deflate this vehicle comes with a jacking bag to facilitate wheel changes.
Introduced in 1966 the Ferrari 330 was in production while it's predecessor the 275 GTB/4, with which it shared a common chassis features including wheelbase dimensions, oval tube construction and rear mounted gearbox attached to a transaxle, was still in production, both models went out of production in 1968, around 600 of the larger engine 330 models were manufactured.
The Pininfarina bodywork is a master class in simple, sexy, sixties elegance from just about any angle.
Not at all sure how the fuel cap works but it's hard to imagine it operation will be any less elegant than it's design.
This particular vehicle was originally imported to the United States in June 1968 and sold through US importer Chinetti after spending 20 years in New York it moved to sunnier climes with a new owner resident in Florida and thence back to Italy. This car was bare metal restored in Switzerland in 2001 and sold to a Dutch Collector with whom it remained until it's present owner acquired the car in 2009.
The car has been fitted with a 300 hp 4 litre / 244 cui Colombo V12 motor #07433 of the correct type, though originally installed in a 330 2+2.
As the man from Bonham's says this car want's for nothing except a new owner.
My thanks to Jonathan Gill of mpacreative, who facilitated my visit to Silverstone, don't forget Silverstone Auctions sponsors of the forthcoming Silverstone Classic Weekend will be holding their own Silverstone Classic Sale on July 23rd.
Thanks for joining me on today's elegant Pininfarina edition of 'Gettin' a lil' psycho on tyres', I hope you will join me again tomorrow. Don't forget to come back now !
Friday, 4 February 2011
Lennon's on sale again, Lot No: 363 - Ferrari, 330 GT, #06781, 1964.
I'd like to thank Steve Arnaudin for sending me a link to the subjects of today's Ferrari Friday.
Lot No: 363 is billed as the greatest "collision of universes" on one website, and it's not hard to disagree, it is well known that John Lennon had a couple of Rolls-Royce Phantom V Limousine's one of which was famously painted by J.P. Fallon Limited to become known as the 'psychedelic Rolls' though the design is actually based on traditional designs of gypsy caravans one of which John had purchased for his garden.
John said of his Rolls that it was for 'relaxing'.
Less well known was that John also had a Mini for 'pottering about in', and by all accounts had a crash involving his Austin Maxi.
News to me thirty years after his death is that John also bought this Ferrari, his biography 'John Lennon – A Life' by Philip Norman tells us "In February 1965, John passed his driving test, an event that made headline news across the nation. Within hours, every luxury car dealership in the Weybridge area, hoping for business, jammed the road outside Kenwood's security gates with Maseratis, Aston Martins, and Jaguar XK-E'. John strolled out to inspect this gleaming smorgasbord, eventually selecting a £2,000 light blue Ferrari.' "
This is the car sold on 20th April 1965 registered with these DUL 4 C plates to John who was officially recorded as living in central London at the time.
The 330 engine featured 12 cylinders of 330 cc / 20 cui each, from which the 330 name stems, giving the Colombo V12 a total capacity of 3,960 cc / 241 cui capable of producing 300 hp. This engine would form the basis of several racing motors including that used by the Ferrari P4.
John's Right Hand Drive US bodied 330 GT was fitted with electric windows, a Webasto Sunroof and is one of 508 equipped with the original 4 speed gearbox with overdrive.
Unfortunately John's car is no longer it's original Azzuro Light Blue VM 3015 colour, the current darker colour was applied during a restoration in the 1990's after the car had been found ten years earlier painted red.
The 330 GT came with shiny Borrani wheels adjustable Koni shock absorbers, rear leaf springs assisted by coils, unusually the dual circuit servo assisted braking had one servo operating exclusively on the front and the other exclusively on the rear brakes.
John said of his Ferrari he bought it 'for zoom' on 12th of November 1965 six months later DUL 4 C was advertised for sale with 3,000 miles on the clock.
The car is for up for auction at Bonhams Grand Palais event in Paris tomorrow it will be interesting to see if it fetches the maximum estimated € 170,000 in these times of economic uncertainty, my guess is that this is an extremely conservative estimate designed to draw the punters in.
Hope you have enjoyed todays Ferrari Friday 'zoom' edition of Gettin' a little psycho on tyres' and that you'll join me again tomorrow for a look at a Piccoli Ferrari. Don't forget to come back now !
Lot No: 363 is billed as the greatest "collision of universes" on one website, and it's not hard to disagree, it is well known that John Lennon had a couple of Rolls-Royce Phantom V Limousine's one of which was famously painted by J.P. Fallon Limited to become known as the 'psychedelic Rolls' though the design is actually based on traditional designs of gypsy caravans one of which John had purchased for his garden.
John said of his Rolls that it was for 'relaxing'.
Less well known was that John also had a Mini for 'pottering about in', and by all accounts had a crash involving his Austin Maxi.
News to me thirty years after his death is that John also bought this Ferrari, his biography 'John Lennon – A Life' by Philip Norman tells us "In February 1965, John passed his driving test, an event that made headline news across the nation. Within hours, every luxury car dealership in the Weybridge area, hoping for business, jammed the road outside Kenwood's security gates with Maseratis, Aston Martins, and Jaguar XK-E'. John strolled out to inspect this gleaming smorgasbord, eventually selecting a £2,000 light blue Ferrari.' "
This is the car sold on 20th April 1965 registered with these DUL 4 C plates to John who was officially recorded as living in central London at the time.
The 330 engine featured 12 cylinders of 330 cc / 20 cui each, from which the 330 name stems, giving the Colombo V12 a total capacity of 3,960 cc / 241 cui capable of producing 300 hp. This engine would form the basis of several racing motors including that used by the Ferrari P4.
John's Right Hand Drive US bodied 330 GT was fitted with electric windows, a Webasto Sunroof and is one of 508 equipped with the original 4 speed gearbox with overdrive.
Unfortunately John's car is no longer it's original Azzuro Light Blue VM 3015 colour, the current darker colour was applied during a restoration in the 1990's after the car had been found ten years earlier painted red.
The 330 GT came with shiny Borrani wheels adjustable Koni shock absorbers, rear leaf springs assisted by coils, unusually the dual circuit servo assisted braking had one servo operating exclusively on the front and the other exclusively on the rear brakes.
John said of his Ferrari he bought it 'for zoom' on 12th of November 1965 six months later DUL 4 C was advertised for sale with 3,000 miles on the clock.
The car is for up for auction at Bonhams Grand Palais event in Paris tomorrow it will be interesting to see if it fetches the maximum estimated € 170,000 in these times of economic uncertainty, my guess is that this is an extremely conservative estimate designed to draw the punters in.
Hope you have enjoyed todays Ferrari Friday 'zoom' edition of Gettin' a little psycho on tyres' and that you'll join me again tomorrow for a look at a Piccoli Ferrari. Don't forget to come back now !
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