1979 Ferrari 512 BBLM Coupe

Ferrari 512 BBLM with chassis number 29507 was constructed on October 30th of 1979. It was never raced, except in historic competition. It was sold to Albert Obrist in January of 1980. A few months later it became the possession of Jon Masterson of Newport Beach, California. He entered it into the Virginia City Hillclimb wearing number 00. Ten years later he entered the car in the FCA National Concours at Watkins Glen. The car finished Second in Class.

Ronald W. Busuttil of Bel Aire, California, became the cars next owner in December of 1992. The car was entered into the 1994 International Ferrari Concours at Monterey. It was awarded a Second in Class. In June of 1995 it was entered in the Rosso Rodeo Concours of Beverly Hills where it finished Second in Class. It was apart of the 1997 Ferrari at 50 Exhibit in the Petersen Museum. The final outing for the car under Busuttil's care was at the 1997 Rodeo Drive Concours.

It was sold in 2000 to Sandra and Kurt Schultz fo Union Dale, PA. Since then the car has appeared at historic racing events such as the 2006 Cavallino Classic and Watkins Glen event.

History
October 30, 1979 - Completed as seventh of twenty five 512 BBLM Silhouette Competition Berlinettas
January 2, 1980 - Issued Certificate of Origin and sold to Albert Obrist of Reinach, Switzerland on Ferrari Invoice No 5159/79
April 1980-1992 - Sold to John Masterson. Raced and shown in numerous events from 1981-1992 including 1st Place at Long Beach Grand Prix Concours, April 1981.
Feb 1993,Jn 1995,Apr 1997 Shown by Dr Busitti at the Rodeo Drive Concours d'Begance. Awarded 1st in Class
April 1997 - Displayed at the Petersen Automotive Museum for the 50th Anniversary Ferrari Celebration
Jan 2000-2007 - Competed in the Ferrari Historic Series at the Cavallino Classic and shown in the Concours d'Elegance.
Awarded a Gold Award followed by four Platinum awards.
August 2000-present Raced by Mr. Schultz in Ferrari Shell Historic Challenge Series

By Daniel Vaughan | Mar 2008