1965 Ferrari 275 GTB Alloy

1965 Ferrari 275 GTB ‘Long-Nose Alloy’ Berlinetta
Chassis No. 08021
Engine No. 08021
Registration YRD 462C
• A stunning matching numbers example of only 60 ‘Alloy’ 275GTB Berlinetta ever built.
• Beautifully restored to GTB/C specification with its dry-sump engine.
• Still retaining all of the parts removed during the conversion so as to be able to convert it back to its original format
whenever required.
• Offered for sale for the first time in over 30 years.
• Exquisitely presented throughout, a fast and well proven car, and with a wonderful feel about it that can only be
achieved through cherished ownership and using properly.
When the 275GTB debuted at the 1964 Paris Salon, Ferrari were literally on top of the world. John Surtees had just
won the Formula 1 world championship and Ferrari were dominant in both Sports and GT racing. Designed by
Pininfarina and executed by Scaglietti, the 275 GTB was considered by many to have been the finest production Ferrari
ever built, combining the strong pedigree of its legendary road-racing forebears with sufficient creature comforts to
produce a superlative high-speed, long-range GT car.
Inspired by the GTO and not trying to hide its competition heritage; the 275’s timeless appearance and mechanical
prowess introduced a number of important milestones for Ferrari including independent rear suspension and a transaxle
mounted five speed gearbox. Powered by the race-proven Colombo-derived V-12, now displacing 3,286 cc to produce
280 bhp with the standard triple Weber carburettor setup and 300 bhp with the optional set of six Weber 40 DNC/3 dualchoke carburettors. This combined with Scaglietti’s sultry hand crafted body, with its beautiful streamlined nose and
headlights, long sleek bonnet, vents and kamm tail; makes the 275GTB one of the most iconic designs ever to leave the
hallowed gates at Maranello.
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The 275 GTB was an instant
success, boasting better
performance than the iconic 250
SWB while simultaneously more
luxurious than the 250 GT/L
‘Lusso’. This combined with 0–60
mph time of just over six seconds
and a top speed of 160 mph made it
truly the most cutting-edge road
going Ferrari money could buy at
the time. By the 1965 Paris Salon,
Scaglietti’s arguably definitive
version appeared with its elongated
‘long-nose’ and finer elliptical
radiator grill. The most desirable
option available from the factory
was ‘Alloy’ bodywork. Aluminium
bodies were symbolic of a direct
link to Ferrari’s competition cars, as
some of Ferrari’s most important
and successful racers, including the
250 GTO and competition variants of the 250 SWB, wore ‘Alloy’ bodies. Due to their lightweight nature, the ‘Alloy’
body gave the 275 an edge in performance, and clients looking to race their cars often opted for the aluminium body, as
opposed to the heavier steel body.
This stunning example 08021 is one of the 75 aluminium bodied ‘Long-Nose’ cars and was supplied new with the three
carburettors. Sold new in January 1965 to the USA, painted in Amaranto (burgundy), with beige hyde interior, the first
registered owner was a Mr. Stephen J Sumner of Florida. He showed the car at the Ferrari Club of America meet held at
Indianapolis on the 14/15th of May 1966.
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The next known owner was a Mr. Wesley F. Kircham of Oregon City, in 1969. Registered ‘MFA 032’, and having
reputedly covered a mere 13,500miles. From there ownership passed to fellow Oregon resident Barry D. Cooney in
April 1987 some 18 years and 5,900 miles later.
On December the 20th 1988 Fred W Levy sold 08021 to Mark Leonard who in turn sold it to Mike Sheehan before it
was purchased by current owner in May 1989. The car was then stored San Diego for the next decade awaiting
restoration until around 2000 when the current owner commissioned the Symbolic Motor Company to meticulously
restore the car to GTB/C specification.
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Still painted burgundy at the time, the
work was overseen by the watchful
eye of Rob Shanahan. As Rob
describes ‘we were lucky enough to
have two of the original factory
prepared GTB/C in the workshop at
the time to use as a detailed reference’.
The engine was completely rebuilt
utilising a set of GTO cam-shafts,
converted to dry sump as in the
competition cars. The attention to
detail is second to none right down to
the access hatch for the oil filler in the
front wing. The rear wings were flared
slightly to accommodate the wider
tyres required and triple vents were
inlayed behind the arch. At this point
08021 was carefully converted form
left to right hand drive. All of the parts
that were removed during the
restoration, like the numbered LHD
dash cover, bumpers and wing sections have all been carefully maintained with the car so as it can be converted back to
original specification if desired.
Finally 08021 was painted dark green and trimmed in tan hyde with dark green carpets. Seen at the prestigious Quail
Lodge Concourse in 2003, 08021 finally returned to Europe and was registered YRD 462C in the UK in January 2004.
In June of the same year 08021 took part in the Ferrari 275’s 50th Annivery Tour of Tuscany where it was the fastest of
some 50 or so 275 around the hallowed Fiorano race circuit. Since then it has been used as it should be, for the pleasure
of its owner on the open road.
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Offered for sale for the first time in over 30 years, this offers a unique opportunity to acquire something very special
indeed. A stunning matching numbers, ‘Alloy Long-Nose’ 275 GTB Berlinetta, beautifully converted to GTB/C
specification by a true driver and for the right reasons - the love of driving.
In todays current market it is very unlikely that other matching number example of these highly sort after ‘Alloy’
bodied cars will ever be converted in the same way and with only 11 original GTB/C’s ever made this is a very rare
opportunity indeed. Currently running in the even more desirable six carburettor specification, this is a truly fabulous
car to drive. Equally at home on the track as it is on the road, this surely offers one of the most distinguished entries to
prestigious events such as the Tour Auto and Modena Cento Ore.
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