Gooding & Company has announced that it will offer the first Ferrari 275 GTB prototype, which the factory considers a development car and has been entered in the Monte-Carlo Rally, at its Scottsdale sale in Japan. Copy…

Chassis number 06003, the first prototype of the 275 GTB, was built in 1964 with a short bodywork initially used by Ferrari to develop upcoming production models. There are a lot of changes, it is equipped with updated long Scaglietti bodywork. The car was sold in April 1965, however was returned to the factory in November of that year, where it was decided that #06003 would require further testing to achieve its skid steer and rear axle configuration. car model.

Over 12,000km of testing, during which time the car received numerous speed changes, additional headlights, radiator grilles, additional windshield wipers, and a revised bonnet. , you can watch it today. This was the preparation for the 1966 Monte-Carlo race, in which Giorgio Pianta and navigator Roberto Lippi drove the Ferrari with the official support of Works. Although Doo retired, Pianta later commented that the experience was “the most beautiful memory of my life.”

Today’s υпiqυe Ferrari prototype was presented according to Monte-Carlo Rally specifications. Remaining in a private collection for the past 25 years, the car has not been displayed at any prestigious competition or historic motorsport events. Let’s hope that whoever makes the winning bid at Gooding & Co’s 2019 Scottsdale sale on January 18–19 (estimated at $6–8 million) will be able to return the car next. The windswept Alps above Monte-Carlo. Oh I can’t dream!

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