1966 Ferrari 330 GT 2+2 Series II

8487roadItaly

Engine: 4.0L V12, matching numbers, fully rebuilt
Colour: 'Grigio Fumo' (smoky grey)

Chassis 8487 is a 1966 Ferrari 330 GT 2+2 Series II, one of 424 left-hand-drive examples built, delivered in Grigio Fumo over Nero Franzi leather to its first owner in Trieste, Italy. Retaining its matching-numbers 4.0-litre V-12 and gearbox, the car remained in Italy through the 1970s before export to the United States, where it underwent a thorough bare-metal restoration in 2007 including a full engine rebuild and repaint in the original factory colour.

Ownership

—Auction sale
Sold US$346,000
RM Sotheby's catalogue lot →
1966 →Factory delivery
Giancarlo Alessi
full documentation
First registered owner, based in Trieste on the Adriatic coast. Per a Massini history report, the car remained in Italy through much of the 1970s during or after his tenure.
→ 2007Acquisition unknown
Unspecified North American owners
none documentation
A succession of custodians in North America held the car before a comprehensive bare-metal restoration was carried out in 2007.
Date unknownAcquisition unknown
Dino Armando Genghini
partial documentation
Milan-based dealer who exported the vehicle to the US market, likely sometime in the latter part of the 1970s.

Competition

No competition history extracted from the catalogue.

Maintenance & restoration

2007
Restoration
Complete bare-metal disassembly and restoration: bodywork stripped and panels straightened to factory specification, then refinished in original Grigio Fumo paint; interior retrimmed in beige leather; matching-numbers V-12 engine fully rebuilt.
Extensive photographic documentation of the restoration process was retained with the car.

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