Lot 223: 1965 Ferrari 275 GTB Competizione

1965 Ferrari 275 GTBRegistration Number: EU registered Chassis Number: 07173 GT For most enthusiasts the ideal Ferrari is the one that is most like its racing cars and yet practical enough to drive on public roads. With this in mind, from the earliest days the company produced a sporting berlinette that fulfilled such criteria, including the famous 250 SWB and GTO models. With the demise of these, the company was left with nothing in the way of a top-level customer car, the sort of performance flagship that could be used as easily for regular transport as it could for serious competition. Thus began an intensive programme to create a worthy successor to the legendary 250 series. The sensational new 275 GTB made its debut at the 1964 Paris Motor Show, and it is recognised as marking an important milestone in Ferrari history. It was the first Maranello product to be equipped with independent rear suspension and a five speed gearbox, the latter in unit with the rear axle to allow better weight distribution. With a bore and stroke of 77 x 58.8mm, giving a capacity of 3,285cc, the engine was still basically a Colombo design, and the factory had tested this unit, now producing between 280 and 300bhp, in the 275P and 250LM racing cars. Largely reminiscent of the 250 GTO, the bodywork, with a few developments for road use, was built in either steel or, occasionally, aluminium, by Scaglietti. The 275 GTB proved itself to be a formidable car indeed, and was rewarded by success both on the track and in terms of sales figures. Chassis 07173 GT is a well known car with a long competition racing history, mainly in British and European long distance and rally events in which it was highly successful for many years when owned and raced by English drivers Lord Beaverbrook and Rupert Beckwith-Smith. As a rare 1965 model, of course, it is eligible under the pre-1965 FIA Appendix K regulations to run in all major international events. When purchased some years ago in racing trim, it was decided by its owners to bring the car up to today's highly competitive racing specification which, inevitably, has moved on considerably since its early racing days. The motor car was given to well known Ferrari racing specialist Roelof Engineering in the Netherlands for rebuilding from front to back. This included new front and rear suspension wishbones and dampers, brake calipers and discs, racing exhaust system, wiring, racing seats, and the gearbox and competition clutch, as well as stripping back the bodywork and repainting it in grigio metallic grey. The engine was completely stripped down and rebuilt to racing specification and produces in excess of 300bhp from its V12 cylinder, six carburettor configuration with a superb power curve between 3,000 to 8,000rpm. In addition, a new fuel cell and FIA standard rollover cage has been fitted to bring this Ferrari up to a highly competitive specification. Complete with current FIA papers and an extensive photographic record of the restoration, this superb 275 GTB comes with copies of the invoices for the rebuild, including parts replaced or changed, totalling in excess of 100,000.Dieser Ferrari 275 GTB wurd vor einigen Jahren von seinem damaligen Besitzer als Rennwagen erworben und dann dem respektierten niederlndischen Experten Roelofs Engineering zur kompletten berarbeitung gegeben. Dabei wurden die Bremsen und das Fahrwerk komplett erneuert und die Karrosserie wurde in silbergrau neu lackiert. Der Motor wurde ebenfalls umfassend revidiert und zur Rennspezifikation umgebaut, so da? er nun mehr als 300 PS aus seinem 12-Zylinder schpft mit einer hervorragenden Leistungsabgabe zwischen 3.000 und 8.000 U/min. Dieser hervorragende 275 GTB wird mit aktuellen FIA-Papieren, einer ausfhrlichen photografischen Dokumentation der Restaurierung und Restaurierungsrechnungen angeboten. EstimateRefer Department