Ferrari 330 GT 2+2, 1966
Ferrari 330 GT 2+2
Ferrari 330 GT 2+2•
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Chassis No.: 8551
Auction: Monterey 2017
Auction date: August 19, 2017
Lot No.: S134
$264,000 | Sold
- Exterior: Green
- Interior: Red
- 1 of 424 original left-hand drive series II cars built
- German-delivery example
- Very rare color combination of Verde Pino Metallizatto with Rosso Connolly leather interior
- Former FCA Gold and Most Authentic Interior Award winner
- Sympathetic restoration in the 1990s
- Body stripped to bare metal
- Matching numbers 4.0L V-12 engine
- 5-speed manual gearbox
- Power window lifts
- Borrani wire wheels
- Documented by Marcel Massini
One of only 424 Series II models produced with left-hand drive, this 1966 Ferrari 330 GT 2+2 features an extensive history, all the way back to its build date in May 1966. Chassis No. 08551 was originally finished in Verde Pino Metallizzato with Rosso Connolly leather upholstery and delivered new to German Ferrari importer Auto Becker, which sold the car to its first owner. In September 1970, with 17,000 km (approximately 10,600 miles), 08551 returned to Auto Becker, where it was sold in January 1971 to its second owner, Ted Peterson of Michigan. As a Ferrari Club of America member, Peterson showed the Ferrari at the 12th Annual FCA National Meeting and Concours in May 1975.
He kept the 330 GT until 1987, when he sold it to Scott McCuskey. During the mid-1990s, McCuskey commissioned a show-quality restoration, including a bare-metal refinish in the car’s original Verde Pino Metallizzato color, restoration of the engine compartment and a top-end rebuild of the 4.0L V-12 engine. Also a FCA member, McCuskey displayed the Ferrari at various events through 2005, notably the 1998 Ault Park Concours d’Elegance, where Ferrari was the featured marque. At the 34th FCA National Meeting and Concours, 08551 earned a Gold Award and Most Authentic Interior.
As offered, the 330 GT Series II continues to reap the benefits of caring ownership and proper long-term care, maintenance and storage. Introduced in 1965 as a replacement for the 250 GTE, the 330 GT was designed as a more comfortable and less demanding car to drive, and it marked the return of dual headlights instead of four. The final “Series II” model came with a 5-speed gearbox—replacing the previous 4-speed overdrive—power windows, and options like power steering and Borrani wire wheels.
