1967 Ferrari 330 GTC Coupe

This 1967 Ferrari 330GTC with coachwork by Pininfarina was completed in May 1967 and wore a Celeste Chiaro Metallizzato livery over a beige Connolly Vaumol leather interior with blue carpeting. It is believed that just two 330GTCs left the factory finished in this color, the other being chassis number 09955. Amenities and features bestowed upon this car include air conditioning, a chromed front grill guard, and instruments in metric.

This Ferrari was sold directly from Ferrari S.p.A. to its first owner of record, a Mr. Persson of Brussels, Belgium. It was registered on Italian tourist license plate number EE 2489, perhaps so that Mr. Persson could take delivery at the factory and drive it back to Belgium.

When the Ferrari returned to Maranello for service by the Assistenza Clienti service center, it had 9,455 kilometers on its odometer. It returned to Maranello for similar services during each of the next two years, in September 1968 and in May 1969, before being exported to the United States in the 1970s.

By the early 1980s, the car was in the care of Orvin L. Middleton, an engineer residing in Santa Barbara, California. When Mr. Middleton sold the Ferrari in 1986, it was acquired by another Ferrari Owners Club member, Reed L. Harman of Rancho Palos Verdes, California. By this point in history, the car had been painted in Rosso Corsa and was fitted with a black interior. The car remained in Mr. Harman's care until the 1990s before selling it to Michael McClure of San Bruno, California. Mr. McClure showed the car at the Concorso Italiano in Monterey in 2004 and again in 2011.

In 2012, the Ferrari was sold through Wayne Carini's F40 Motorsports, after which it was treated to an eighteen-month nut-and-bolt restoration overseen by Exclusive Motorcars in Los Angeles. Coach Craft in Fillmore, California, was entrusted to apply a new finish in the original shade of Celeste Chiaro Metallizzato. HVL in the Netherlands provided the proper beige leather interior hides and complementary blue carpets, which were installed in-house at Exclusive Motorcars, while all brightwork was re-chromed by De la Torre in Los Angeles.

The engine restoration work was commissioned to Gran Turismo of Los Angeles, during which time the gearbox was freshened with new synchros as needed, and the suspension, brakes, and undercarriage were all properly rebuilt.

After the restoration work was completed in the summer of 2014, the Ferrari was sold at Bonhams' 2014 Quail Lodge sale.

Around 2022, the restoration was freshened by Butch Dennison, and the paint was freshened by Mike Regalia.

This Ferrari recently underwent a full Classiche inspection at Ferrari of Seattle, and it has been approved for 'Red Book' certification.

By Daniel Vaughan | Sep 2024