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1966 Ferrari 275 GTB/C (second-series Competizione)

09079racingItaly
Engine
Tipo 213 dry-sump competition V12, displacement unspecified
Colour
Light red ('Rosso Chiaro'), refinished in 1967 Le Mans race livery

Chassis 09079 is the penultimate example of the twelve second-series Ferrari 275 GTB/C Competizione, the final GT car produced by Ferrari's competition department. Built in 1966 for the Swiss dealer SAVAF, it raced for Scuderia Filipinetti at the 1967 Le Mans 24 Hours, finishing 11th overall and winning the GT class — the third consecutive GT-class victory at La Sarthe for the model. Subsequently campaigned by Jacques Rey in 1968–1969, it added class wins at Spa and Imola. After a garage fire damaged the bodywork in 1985, a full restoration with a new period-specification aluminium body was carried out, and the car holds Ferrari Classiche Red Book certification confirming the originality of its chassis, engine, and transaxle.

Ownership

  1. Auction sale
  2. 1966-07-01 →Factory delivery
    Societe Anonyme pour la Vente des Automobiles Ferrari (SAVAF)
    partial documentation

    Official Ferrari dealer in Switzerland that placed the original order; the competition engine was completed in September 1966 and the car finished in red over blue interior.

  3. 1967-05-01 → 1968Private sale
    Scuderia Filipinetti
    full documentation

    One of four privateer teams receiving direct factory backing; ownership documented in a published 2001 book and confirmed by marque researcher Marcel Massini. Team added signature white stripe and additional foglamps.

  4. 1968 → 1970Private sale
    Jacques Rey
    partial documentation

    Occasional Scuderia Filipinetti driver who purchased the car from team principal Georges Filipinetti; continued to campaign it in endurance events through 1969.

  5. 1970 →Private sale
    Phil Henny
    partial documentation

    California-based owner to whom Rey sold the car; first of several American custodians.

  6. → 1979Acquisition unknown
    Series of four American owners
    none documentation

    Car passed through four undisclosed US-based owners between Henny and Wallace.

  7. 1979 → 1985Acquisition unknown
    John Wallace
    partial documentation

    Retained the car for six years; during this period it suffered a garage fire in Los Angeles in 1985 that destroyed much of the original aluminum bodywork, though mechanical components survived intact.

  8. 1985-04-01 →Private sale
    Charles Gnadinger
    partial documentation

    Swiss investment broker who acquired the fire-damaged car and subsequently sold it to Bruno Zambelli.

  9. 1997-08-01 →Private sale
    Yoshikuni Okamoto
    partial documentation

    Japanese collector who presented the car at a Ferrari event in Japan in 1999.

  10. → 2006Acquisition unknown
    Japan-based enthusiast
    none documentation

    One additional owner in Japan before the car returned to the United States.

  11. 2006 → 2006-09-01Acquisition unknown
    David Gizzi
    partial documentation

    California-based broker who refurbished the car through Fossil Motorsports and exhibited it at the 2006 Pebble Beach Concours before selling it.

  12. 2006-09-01 → 2013Private sale
    Ross Warburton
    partial documentation

    English enthusiast who prepared the car for vintage competition and entered it in several historic events between 2008 and 2012.

  13. 2013 →Private sale
    Brendan Gallaher and Michel Stern
    partial documentation

    Oregon-based co-owners who commissioned GTO Engineering in Berkshire to carry out detailed specialist work on the car.

  14. Date unknownPrivate sale
    Bruno Zambelli
    partial documentation

    Based in Sant'Agata Bolognese; commissioned a full restoration including a new thin-gauge aluminum body fabricated by Carrozzeria Egidio Brandoli of Montale, Italy.

Competition

  1. 1967
    1967 Le Mans 24 Hours
    Driver: Dieter Spörry11th overall, 1st in GT class

    Co-driven by Rico Steinemann; car started 34th and climbed to 10th by Sunday morning before finishing, averaging 178 kph and beating Corvettes and Porsche 911s in class.

  2. 1968
    1968 Le Mans 24 Hours
    Driver: Jacques ReyDNF — suspension failure after approximately 8 hours

    Race was rescheduled to September due to social upheaval; car qualified 38th and carried race number 17.

  3. 1968-04-01
    1968 Le Mans Test
    Driver: Jacques Rey11th fastest time

    Pre-race test session only; the main June race was subsequently postponed due to widespread social unrest.

  4. 1969
    1969 Le Mans 24 Hours
    Driver: Jacques ReyDisqualified — rules infringement
  5. 1969-05-01
    1969 1000 KM of Spa-Francorchamps
    Driver: Jacques Rey14th overall, 1st in class
  6. 1969-09-01
    1969 500 KM of Imola
    Driver: Jacques Rey14th overall, 1st in class
  7. 1981-05-01
    Mark Dees' Annual Picnic and Ferrari Meeting

    Car exhibited during John Wallace's ownership period.

  8. 1984
    1984 Monterey Historic Races

    Presented alongside the concurrent Ferrari International Concours d'Elegance.

  9. 1984
    1984 Ferrari International Concours d'Elegance

    Held concurrently with the Monterey Historic Races during Wallace's ownership.

  10. 1992
    1992 Coppa Intereuropa Autostoriche

    Car exhibited at Monza following restoration by Carrozzeria Egidio Brandoli.

  11. 1999
    1999 Forza Ferrari Meeting

    Presented by owner Yoshikuni Okamoto at the Suzuka circuit in Japan.

  12. 2006
    2006 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance
    2nd in class

    Car was refurbished by Fossil Motorsports in correct 1967 Le Mans livery; lost first place by a narrow margin to the prototype 250 Testa Rossa.

  13. 2008
    2008 Le Mans Classic
    Driver: Ross Warburton
  14. 2010Italian Historic Car Cup
    2010 Italian Historic Car Cup
    Driver: Ross Warburton
  15. 2010
    2010 Silverstone Classic
    Driver: Ross Warburton
  16. 2012
    2012 Tour Auto
    Driver: Ross Warburton
  17. 2012Fordwater Trophy
    2012 Goodwood Revival — Fordwater Trophy
    Driver: Ross Warburton
  18. 2013
    2013 Rétromobile

    Car displayed at the Paris show prior to its sale to Gallaher and Stern.

Maintenance & restoration

  1. 1985
    Repair

    Garage fire in Los Angeles destroyed substantial portions of the original thin-gauge aluminium bodywork, though the chassis, engine, and transaxle were confirmed to have survived intact.

    Occurred during John Wallace's ownership; subsequent Ferrari Classiche Red Book certification attests to the survival of the major mechanical components.

  2. 2006Restoration
    Fossil Motorsports

    Comprehensive refurbishment ahead of the Pebble Beach Concours, encompassing an exterior repaint in correct 1967 Le Mans race livery and a fully renewed interior in appropriate blue materials.

    Carried out by Richard Freshman's Fossil Motorsports in preparation for the 2006 Pebble Beach showing by broker David Gizzi.

  3. 2013Mechanical
    GTO Engineering

    Detailed correctional work to address various specifics, carried out by marque specialists after the car's acquisition by the Oregon-based co-owners.

    GTO Engineering is described as an esteemed specialist based in Berkshire, UK; the full scope of corrections was not completely described in the source.

  4. Restoration
    Carrozzeria Egidio Brandoli

    Complete restoration commissioned by Bruno Zambelli, centred on the fabrication of a new thin-gauge aluminium body to period specification by Carrozzeria Egidio Brandoli of Montale, Italy.

    Brandoli is noted as a shop regularly engaged by Ferrari Classiche for significant coachwork work; restoration followed the 1985 fire damage.

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