1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4
- Engine
- 3.3L V12 with four overhead camshafts, dry-sump lubrication, six Weber 40 DCN carburettors
- Colour
- Light red ('Rosso Chiaro')
Chassis 10217 is a 1967 Ferrari 275 GTB/4, one of only 330 built before the model was discontinued in 1968. Completed in July 1967 and finished in Rosso Chiaro over Nero Connolly leather, it was delivered new through Luigi Chinetti Motors in New York. The car subsequently passed through a succession of American and European owners across nearly six decades, attended Ferrari's 50th anniversary celebrations in Rome in 1997, and received Ferrari Classiche 'Red Book' certification in 2026.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold €2,283,125 (≈ $2.51M)
- 1967 → 1974-02-01Factory deliveryLuigi Chinetti Motorsfull documentation
New York dealership received the factory invoice numbered 1591/67 and served as the US importer. Car was completed in July 1967 and destined for the American market.
- 1967 → 1974-02-01Private saleNelson Faerberpartial documentation
Resident of Naples, Florida; purchased the car as its first private owner from the Chinetti dealership.
- 1974-02-01 → 1974-05-01Private saleLuigi Chinetti Motorsfull documentation
Repurchased the car from Faerber, then shortly after transferred it to another dealer in an inter-dealer transaction.
- 1974-05-01 → 1974-06-01Private saleGrand Touring Carsfull documentation
Harley Cluxton's dealership acquired the car from Chinetti in an inter-dealer deal. Period photographs held by the Cluxton family document the car at the dealership premises.
- 1974-06-01 → 1983Private saleJules A Slunickofull documentation
Physician and surgeon based in Ralston, Nebraska, who paid $11,000 plus a 1958 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa in part exchange. The car carried the personalised plate 'BUZZ' during this ownership. Correspondence with the selling dealer survives on file.
- 1986 → 1986Acquisition unknownAdnan Elassadpartial documentation
Computer scientist residing in Saddle River, New Jersey; ownership noted by marque historian Marcel Massini.
- 1986 → 1986-12-01Acquisition unknownStan Zagorskipartial documentation
Based in Mount Trempor, New York; traded the car to a California dealer in December 1986.
- 1986-12-01 →Private saleEuropean Auto Salespartial documentation
California-based dealership that received the car from Zagorski. During this period bonnet louvres were fitted and the bumpers were removed.
- 1989 → 1991Private saleEberhard Wahlerpartial documentation
German owner who acquired the car from the California dealership, temporarily relocating it to Europe.
- → 1989-10-01Private saleJohn and Vonna Ortegapartial documentation
Residents of Balboa, California; purchased from European Auto Sales before the dealership reacquired the car in October 1989.
- 1989-10-01 → 1989Private saleEuropean Auto Salespartial documentation
Reacquired the car from the Ortegas and promptly sold it to a German buyer, ending the car's US period at that point.
- 1991 →Acquisition unknownJürgen Jaudzimspartial documentation
Based in Quickborn, Germany; ownership noted by Massini in 1991, though the car was also listed for sale in the US market that August.
- → 2015-02-01Acquisition unknownItalian owner near Varese and Milanpartial documentation
Owner located in northern Italy who held the car until February 2015.
- Date unknownPrivate saleGerman owner via Modena Motorsportpartial documentation
One of a short series of German owners following the Hamburg listing period; at some point the car passed through Uwe Meissner's Modena Motorsport dealership.
Competition
- 1997Ferrari 50th Anniversary Celebrations in Rome
The car was observed at Ferrari's half-century commemorative events held across May and June 1997 in Rome.
Maintenance & restoration
- 1986ModificationEuropean Auto Sales Inc
Bonnet louvres were fitted and the original bumpers were removed while the car was in the hands of European Auto Sales.
- 2026InspectionFerrari Classiche
The car was examined by Ferrari Classiche and issued 'Red Book' certification confirming its authenticity and provenance.
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