1967 Ferrari 330 GT Series II 2+2

Coachwork by Pininfarina

3,967cc SOHC V12 Engine
3 Weber Carburetors
300bhp at 7,000rpm
5-Speed Manual Transmission
Front Independent Suspension - Live Rear Axle
4-Wheel Disc Brakes


*Delivered new through Luigi Chinetti Motors
*One of 23 examples originally painted Nocciola
* 35,344 believed-to-be-original miles from new
*History report by Marcel Massini


THE FERRARI 330GT 2+2

Ferrari firmly established itself as a "volume" manufacturer with the 250 series, following nearly a decade of producing mere handfuls of cars at a time. Of course even then the numbers built hardly qualified as "mass production" but the concept was still a big move for the builder of exotic Italian sports cars. The introduction of the Pininfarina-designed 250GTE in 1959 added a genuine 2+2 grand tourer to the range, a car suitable for the mature businessman. It delivered both the performance and creature comforts required to cover thousands of kilometers of autostrada in speed and subtle, elegant, style.

The 250GTE was succeeded by the interim 330 America, which featured an enlarged 4.0-liter engine and then by the 330GT 2+2 Series I in 1964. The 330GT was updated in 1965 when the Series II models arrived. Its five-speed gearbox, alloy wheels and more resolved dual headlight frontal appearance set it firmly apart. Production ran until 1967, with 474 built.


THE MOTORCAR OFFERED

Chassis no. 08937 was completed at the Maranello factory in July 1966, equipped as a U.S.-specification example with instruments in miles, and optioned with power steering and windows.

Distributed to Luigi Chinetti Motors in New York, it was finished from new in the same colors it wears today, Nocciola (1 of 23 cars so outfitted) over Nero Franzi hides. The first owner is not recorded but the car would find its way to Colorado by 1975 where it was advertised with 18,000 miles on it. Sold from there to the West Coast, it was on the East Coast by the mid-1980s and would remain out east with a variety of owners until it was acquired by the present owner in 2006 with 35,156-claimed-to-be-original miles on the odometer.

Showing fewer than 200 additional miles over the last 15 years, the Ferrari has largely been on static display since joining the seller's collection. A rare and elegant machine, recommissioning is recommended before taking the family for a back roads blast.