1965 Ferrari 275 GTB long-nose alloy body
- Engine
- Triple Weber carburettor V12
- Colour
- Metallic silver ('Argento Metallizatto') with black interior
Chassis 08069 is a 1965 Ferrari 275 GTB finished in its original silver metallic over black interior, featuring the desirable long-nose alloy body and triple Weber carburettors — among fewer than 60 road-going examples so equipped. Delivered new through the Milan distributor to its first Italian owner, it passed through one further Italian custodian before entering the United States in the early 1970s. It spent roughly four decades with an Ohio collector before returning to Europe in 2014 for a ground-up restoration by GTO Engineering, subsequently earning Ferrari Classiche certification and a class win at Salon Privé 2015.
Ownership
- —Auction saleEstimate €2,400,000 – €2,800,000
- 1965 →Factory deliveryMr Zanibonipartial documentation
Took delivery as the first owner via Ferrari's authorized Milan distributor; held the car for several years before parting with it.
- → 1974Acquisition unknownRonald DeLorenzopartial documentation
Based in Youngstown, Ohio; advertised the car for sale in Road & Track in July 1974, noting the original color scheme and roughly 31,000 km recorded.
- 1974 → 2014Private saleRaymond Bonifacepartial documentation
Ohio-based Italian car enthusiast who purchased the car for $6,700; used it regularly over four decades, during which it was repainted red once in the 1970s and shown at local and regional events.
- 2014 →Private saleEuropean owner post-2014 restoration consignorpartial documentation
Repatriated the car to Europe and commissioned a full ground-up restoration by GTO Engineering, returning it to original specification; Ferrari Classiche certification obtained during this period.
- Date unknownPrivate saleMr Ghisapartial documentation
Second Italian custodian, resident near Trieste; sold or otherwise transferred the car prior to its export to the United States.
Competition
- 1990Ferrari Club of America Annual Meet at Watkins Glen
Car was displayed at this regional gathering as part of its regular participation in northeastern US shows while in Boniface's care.
- 20152015 Salon Privé1st in class
Entered following completion of the GTO Engineering restoration; class victory seen as confirmation of the restoration's high standard.
- —Meadow Brook Concours d'Elegance
Exhibited at this Michigan concours on at least one occasion during Boniface's ownership; exact year not recorded in the prose.
Maintenance & restoration
- 2014RestorationGTO Engineering
Complete ground-up restoration returning the car to its original silver-over-black colour scheme. Bodywork was found entirely free of corrosion, requiring only minimal metalwork. Restoration was accompanied by Ferrari Classiche certification confirming matching numbers and high originality.
Invoices and receipts for the work are retained in the car's history file. Ferrari Classiche documentation also on file.
- —BodyworkJoe Piscazzi
Car was repainted red on a single occasion during the 1970s ownership period; this was the only paintwork carried out during the car's American tenure.
Piscazzi was based in Akron, Ohio. The repaint was in red, departing from the original silver finish.
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