1965 Ferrari 275 GTB
- Engine
- 3.3L SOHC V12 with triple Weber carburetors, 280 bhp
- Colour
- Azzurro (blue) over Nero (black)
Chassis 07053 is a first-series short-nose Ferrari 275 GTB completed at Maranello in April 1965 and finished originally in Bleu Scuro over Nero. Delivered via Luigi Chinetti Motors to its first owner in New York, it passed through several American hands before an extended period of single ownership from 1977 to 2012. The car has since been restored in Azzurro over Nero, retains its ANSA exhaust and Borrani wire wheels, and carries Ferrari Classiche certification with an odometer reading of approximately 48,700 miles.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold US$2,117,500
- 1965 → 1966Private salePeter Knollfull documentation
New York City resident who kept the car in Europe, driving it on New York registration plates; factory service in Modena recorded May 1965 at roughly 2,200 miles.
- 1965-04-01 → 1965Factory deliveryLuigi Chinetti Motorsfull documentation
Official East Coast US Ferrari importer received this car as part of a three-vehicle consignment from the factory.
- → 1976Acquisition unknownBruce A. Jacobsonpartial documentation
Ferrari Club of America member who advertised for the car's history in mid-1974 and initiated a restoration that remained largely incomplete at the time of his death in 1976.
- 1976 → 1977InheritanceSondra Jacobsonpartial documentation
Widow of Bruce Jacobson; registered the car in California as 66 GTB before selling it in January 1977.
- 1977 → 2012Private saleJack Liermanpartial documentation
Retired US military pilot who held the car for approximately 35 years; restoration initiated by the prior owner was completed during this period, finished in Azzurro over Nero.
- Date unknownAcquisition unknownCalifornia-based ownerpartial documentation
Car relocated to the West Coast after Florida re-registration in early 1966 and accumulation of around 15,400 miles.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- 1965ServiceFerrari Assistenza Clienti
Routine servicing carried out at the Ferrari factory Assistenza Clienti in Modena at approximately 2,201 miles.
Car was on European registration at the time.
- 1966ServiceFerrari Assistenza Clienti
Continued servicing at the factory Assistenza Clienti, with the car eventually accumulating around 15,438 miles; work continued into spring of that year.
Car had been re-registered on Florida plates by early 1966.
- —Modification
ANSA exhaust system fitted to the car; purchase dated to the 1970s.
The exhaust remains on the car at the time of cataloguing.
- —Restoration
Full restoration completed, refinishing the car in Azzurro over Nero; work initiated by Bruce Jacobson but brought to completion after his death, during subsequent ownership.
Restoration had made little progress at the time of Jacobson's death in 1976; completed thereafter.
- —InspectionFerrari Classiche
Submitted for and awarded Ferrari Classiche certification; the accompanying Red Book document was expected to be delivered by the auction date.
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