One to Buy: Pino Verde 1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4
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Although by late 1966 Ferrari’s 275 GTB had been in production for only two years, the Italian beauty had already received some significant updates to keep it ahead of the competition.
In late 1965, the transition to Series 2 trim had seen a longer, more air-piercing nose added to ensure the near 170mph machine remained stable towards the upper end of its performance envelope. Then, during early 1966, a torque tube was incorporated to the rear transaxle to eradicate alignment issues between the driveshaft and motor.
The final update followed when, at the Paris Motor Show in October 1966, Ferrari unveiled the 275 GTB/4 which featured dual instead of single overhead camshafts for each bank of cylinders. Production of the GTB/4 ran until late 1968, by which time 330 examples had been completed.
Today, the 275 GTB/4 has come to be regarded as a seminal example of Ferrari’s two-seat Berlinetta and surely one of the best examples to exist is currently on offer at the Mechatronik showroom in Pleidelsheim near Stuttgart.
Configured in Verde Pino with Arancio leather upholstery, chassis 10563 was initially delivered to the Crepaldi dealership in Milan from where it departed for Luigi Chinetti Motors in the US as part of a 30 car package. In November 1967, Chinetti dispatched 10563 to the West Coast Ferrari dealer, Modern Classic Motors in Reno, Nevada, which was owned by Bill Harrah. January 1968 saw the car sold to its first private owner, the Hodges Chemical Company in Burlingame, California, with whom it resided until July 1971.
10563 subsequently went through the hands of several noted Ferrari collectors to include Roger Selby, Harley Cluxton, Ron Finger, James Kircher and Sherman Wolf. Having covered a little over 42,000 miles, it remains remarkably well preserved and comes complete with period photographs, a history documented by Ferrari expert Marcel Massini plus the original book pack and tool kit.
