1965 Ferrari 275 GTS
- Engine
- 3.3L Colombo V12, triple Weber carburetors
- Colour
- Red
The Ferrari 275 GTS, chassis 06923, is the 19th example built of a limited run of 200 open cars produced between 1964 and 1966. Completed on 14 April 1965 and delivered via Luigi Chinetti Motors in New York, it left the factory in the rare Giallo Solare over Nero leather combination. Sharing the 275 GTB's rear transaxle and Colombo 3.3-litre engine, it offers the performance platform of the berlinetta in an elegant open body. The car spent roughly two decades from 2003 in a single private collection and carries its numbers-matching engine.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold US$1,017,000
- 1965-06-01 →Factory deliveryUnknown first owner via Luigi Chinetti Motorspartial documentation
Delivered new through Luigi Chinetti Motors in New York; identity of the recipient remains unestablished per the Massini Report on file.
- → 1978Acquisition unknownJohn Collins Rectorpartial documentation
California-based owner who held the car by at least 1976 before selling it to a fellow Californian in early 1978.
- 1978 → 1987Private saleStephen E. Maciepartial documentation
California resident who kept the car in his personal collection; the car was listed for sale through a Florida dealership in autumn 1987.
- 1987 →Acquisition unknownShelton Ferraripartial documentation
Fort Lauderdale, Florida dealership that had the car listed for sale in late 1987; subsequent custody before Medlin is not detailed.
- 2003 →Acquisition unknownWalter Medlinpartial documentation
Held the car privately for roughly two decades without public display; car is offered from his collection described as the Lost & Found Collection.
Competition
- 20002000 Auto ItaliaBest Ferrari award
Concours-style event held at the Portofino Resort in Orlando, Florida; the car's red repaint was praised as part of the recognition.
Maintenance & restoration
- —Bodywork
Original Giallo Solare paintwork refinished in black with a tan interior replacing the original Nero leather; this change had occurred by the late 1970s.
- —Bodywork
Car repainted red, the livery it still carries today; interior also presents as tan at this stage.
Work carried out sometime in the late 1990s prior to the 2000 Auto Italia appearance.
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