1968 Ferrari 275 GTB/4
- Engine
- 3.3L V12 DOHC, dry-sump, six carburetors
- Colour
- 'Giallo Solare' (solar yellow)
A late-production Ferrari 275 GTB/4, chassis 10987, completed at Maranello on 14 February 1968 and originally finished in Celeste over Nero. One of only 330 examples built, the car was delivered via a Rome dealership and exported to the United States by 1970. It subsequently passed to Ferrari collector Allan K. Pray of Minneapolis, who retained it for nearly half a century. A comprehensive restoration by Bob Smith Coachworks in 1996 brought a repaint to Giallo Solare, and a thorough mechanical rebuild was carried out by the same specialist in 2019. The numbers-matching V-12 engine and five-speed gearbox remain intact.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold US$2,810,000
- 1968-03-26 → 1968Factory deliveryMotor S.a.s. di Carla Allegretti e Cfull documentation
Licensed Ferrari dealer in Rome; vehicle delivered here before being sold to its first private owner shortly after arrival.
- 1970 → 1972Private saleTerry Myrpartial documentation
Resident of Smiths Creek, Michigan; registered the car under Montana plates and repainted it in a shade resembling Nocciola before transferring it to a Chicago dealer.
- 1972 → 1973Private saleChicago dealerpartial documentation
Unnamed Chicago-based dealer who held the car briefly before it passed to Allan Pray.
- 1973 → 2016-05-01Private saleAllan K. Prayfull documentation
Prominent Ferrari collector based in Minneapolis, Minnesota; retained the car for nearly five decades, had it repainted Rosso Corsa and later Giallo Solare during a 1996 restoration at Bob Smith Coachworks.
- 2016-05-01 →InheritanceEstate of Allan K. Praypartial documentation
Held in trust by estate executors following Pray's death; commissioned a thorough mechanical rebuild at Bob Smith Coachworks in 2019 prior to offering the car for sale.
Competition
- 1971-04-01Ferrari Club of America8th Annual Ferrari Club of America National Meeting
Car exhibited by Terry Myr in Glenwood, Illinois while wearing a Nocciola-style finish.
- 1974-04-01Ferrari Club of America11th Annual Ferrari Club of America National Meeting
Displayed by Allan Pray in Bloomington, Illinois; original chrome grille guard, roof antenna, and Cromodora wheels still present at the time.
Maintenance & restoration
- 1996RestorationBob Smith Coachworks
Comprehensive restoration carried out, resulting in a repaint to Giallo Solare with a new black leather interior; suspension, transmission, and exhaust systems were also fully addressed.
Workshop is based in Gainesville, Texas; the car was subsequently maintained by the same team in the years following this restoration.
- 2019Engine rebuildBob Smith Coachworks
Full mechanical restoration targeting a return to factory performance levels; the original V-12 engine was entirely rebuilt with precision machining and balancing, new internals, seals, gaskets, guides, and hoses, plus rebuilt ancillary components. Fuel lines were replaced, a new radiator core fitted, the cooling system overhauled, and the braking system comprehensively addressed with new rotors, hoses, and slave cylinders and rebuilt calipers.
Work was commissioned by the estate executors after Pray's death. Matching-numbers status of both engine and five-speed gearbox confirmed against factory records researched by Marcel Massini.
- —Bodywork
Body repainted from the original Celeste to a shade resembling Nocciola at an undetermined point prior to the 1971 FCA showing.
The precise date and location of this repaint are not documented in the prose.
- —Bodywork
Car repainted from Nocciola to Rosso Corsa at an unspecified time during Allan K. Pray's long ownership, as noted by marque historian Marcel Massini.
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