Lot 167: 1964 Ferrari 275GTB

Produced in December 1964, �06695� was delivered new to Luigi Chinetti Motors in Greenwich, Connecticut, USA and displayed by them at the New York Auto Show in April 1965. The car�s first private owner in the USA was one Henry Robertson Jr, who owned it for only a few months. Its subsequent history is not known, but at some time the original three-carburettor engine was removed and this unit - number �06695� - is known to have been owned by Utah resident Jack Lierman in the 1980s.

The car returned to Europe in the 1980s. However, its competition career did not begin until after its purchase in March 1996 by the immediately preceding owner, Richard Gletton, who bought �06695� from the widow of a titled Austrian collector, the Baron Dr Franz Mayr-Melnhof-Saurau, a passionate Ferraristi who numbered a 330LM Berlinetta among his extensive collection. Baron Mayr-Melnhof was killed driving his Ferrari F40 when it crashed returning from the Carrosserie Cognolato in June 1993.

�06695� was Austrian registered when purchased by Richard Gletton, and had already been fitted with an alloy body, probably by its recently deceased owner whom, it is believed, intended to race it. Running but in need of some attention, the car was prepared by Gletton and his personal mechanic, and raced in the ASAVE Challenge during the 1997 and 1998 seasons.

In June 1999, the Ferrari was purchased from Mr Gletton by the current owner, who wanted a competitive car suitable for events such as the Le Mans Classic and Gentlemen Drivers� Challenge. Seeking to make his purchase both faster and more reliable, the vendor entrusted it to one of Europe�s foremost competition Ferrari specialists, Roelofs Engineering in Holland, where it has been serviced and race prepared since 2001. We are advised that the engine was overhauled at the end of each season (2003 and 2004) and that Roelof�s invoices - for all types of work undertaken, not just for mechanical refurbishment - are available for inspection, which is highly recommended.

Its owner has successfully raced �06695� in the Le Mans Classic, Gentlemen Drivers� Challenge and other such events, sometimes with an understandable excess of enthusiasm as evidenced by photographs on file of slightly frontal damage sustained at the N�rburgring Oldtimer Grand Prix on 12th August 2001. The Le Mans Classic and Gentlemen Drivers� Challenge were contested in 2003 and 2004, but in more recent years the Ferrari has raced only twice: at Donington Park in 2006 and Mugello in 2007, qualifying 5th in a field of 28 cars at the latter event.

The car is offered for sale today with its engine freshly rebuilt by Roelofs (invoiced 21.03.2008) and comes with a dynamometer printout recording the maximum output as 313bhp at 7,400rpm. It should be noted that this engine, although a correct Tipo 213 unit taken from another 275GTB, is not the original but has been re-stamped with the original�s number. This engine�s actual internal numbers are �100148� and �1396�.

After the 2006 Donington meeting the competition gearbox was overhauled again and its internal ratios revised with a lower 5th gear. Other specification highlights include strengthened chassis and suspension; alloy brake calipers; 120-litre fuel tank (sufficient for a 2-hour race) and Willans harness. The six Weber carburettors are new, as are the 15� diameter magnesium-alloy wheels. Presented in very good condition ready to race, this potentially most competitive 275GTB is offered with the aforementioned invoices and documentation, FIA Papers and French Carte Grise. The original transaxle (refurbished) and drivers seat (in very good condition) are included in the sale.




Produite en d�cembre 1964, la voiture � ch�ssis 06695 � livr�e neuve � Luigi Chinetti Motors � Greenwich (USA) fut expos�e au Salon de New York en avril 1965. Le premier propri�taire am�ricain fut Henry Robertson Jr. qui ne la garda que quelques mois. Son histoire ult�rieure n�est pas document�e, mais � un moment, le moteur d�origine � trois carburateurs fut d�pos� (et devint la propri�t� de Jack Lierman dans l�Utah dans les ann�es 1980).

La voiture revint en Europe dans les ann�es 1980. Sa carri�re en comp�tition ne commen�a qu�apr�s son acquisition en mars 1996 par le pr�c�dent propri�taire, Richard Gletton, qui l�acheta � la veuve d�un collectionneur de Ferrari autrichien, le Baron Dr Franz Mayr-Melnhof-Saurau. La voiture faisait alors partie de l�importante collection de Ferrari du baron dans laquelle se trouvait une 330 LM Berlinetta. Le baron trouva la mort en Juin 1993 alors qu�il conduisait sa Ferrari F40 sur les autoroutes italiennes revenant de la carrosserie Cognolato.

La voiture �tait immatricul�e en Autriche. Elle avait d�j� �t� carross�e en aluminium probablement par son pr�c�dent propri�taire avec l�intention de courir. En �tat de fonctionnement, mais demandant quelques travaux, la voiture fut pr�par�e par Richard Gletton et son m�canicien et elle courut dans les �preuves de l�ASAVE en 1997 et 1998.

En juin 1999, la Ferrari fut acquise par son propri�taire actuel qui voulait une voiture performante afin de disputer des �preuves historique comme Le Mans Classic et le Gentlemen Drivers� Challenge. En vue d�en am�liorer les performances et la fiabilit�, la voiture fut confi�e � l�excellent sp�cialiste des Ferrari de comp�tition Roelofs Engineering en Hollande o� elle est entretenue et pr�par�e depuis 2001. Nous savons que le moteur a �t� refait � la fin de chaque saison (2003 et 2004). Nous ne pouvons qu�inviter les acheteurs potentiels � examiner le dossier de factures de Roelofs concernant tous les travaux effectu�s sur la voiture (trains roulant, amortisseurs), et pas seulement les interventions m�caniques.

Le propri�taire a particip� avec succ�s au Mans Classic, au Gentlemen Drivers� Challenge ainsi qu�� d�autres �preuves comme le N�rburgring Oldtimer Grand Prix du 12 ao�t 2001 o� la voiture fut l�g�rement endomag�e � l�avant (photo jointe au dossier). Elle disputa Le Mans Classic et le Gentlemen Drivers� Challenge en 2003 et 2004, mais plus r�cemment elle n�a couru que deux fois, � Donington Park en 2006 et au Mugello en 2007, se qualifiant 5e sur 28 partants en cette derni�re occasion.

La voiture est propos�e avec un moteur sortant de r�fection chez Roelofs (facture du 21 mars 08) et une fiche de r�sultats au banc indiquant une puissance de 313 ch � 7 400 tr/min. Il faut noter que ce moteur d�un type correct provient d�une autre 275 GTB mais qu�il a �t� refrapp� avec les num�ros de l�original. Ses num�ros interno sont 100148 et 1396.

Apr�s Donington, la bo�te a �t� refaite avec raccourcissement du rapport de cinqui�me. Parmi ses autres sp�cifications, notons un ch�ssis et des suspensions renforc�es, des �triers de frein en aluminium, un r�servoir de 120 litres (pour les courses de deux heures) et des harnais Willans. Les six carburateurs Weber sont neufs comme les roues en magn�sium de 15 pouces. Pr�sent�e en excellent �tat et pr�te � courir, cette 275 GTB, potentiellement l�une des plus comp�titives actuellement, est accompagn�e des factures et des documents mentionn�s ci-dessus et de sa carte grise fran�aise ainsi que de sa fiche FIA. La bo�te-pont (r�nov�e) et le si�ge conducteur (en bon �tat) d�origine seront fournis avec la voiture.