1966 Ferrari 330 GT 2+2 Series II

There were three distinct 330GT 2+2 body styles all made with 4 Litre V-12 engine totaling 1,137 cars including prototypes. The first of the series was a continuation of the 250GT/E body but fitted with the new higher-output engine. These are known as 330GT America cars. Just 50 examples of this model were made and all were in left hand drive.

The second was a new body style by Pininfarina, commonly known as a Series 1 with a four headlight design being the distinct feature.

The final body style for the 330GT, the Series II, saw a redesign of the front end, changing from four headlights to two and Ferrari included the fitment of a more usable 5-speed transmission, which dispensed the need for an overdrive unit as found on the series 1.

The fantastic Gioacchino Colombo designed high output 300bhp engine was fitted to all 300GT series, adorned with triple Weber 40DCZ/6 carburettors. This combination took the vehicle from 0-100km in just 6.3 seconds. Clearly one of the fastest cars of the early/mid sixties era.

This car Chassis number 8421 from looking at Ferrari resources was first delivered to France via Franco-Britannic Autos Ltd of Paris the exclusive distributor for Ferrari's in France.

It had remained in France for the majority of the cars life except for a short period spent in Spain in the early 2000s before returning back to France. It was then imported in to the UK by its Parisian owner who had the car stored in London until it was purchased by our vendor in Summer 2012.

It is understood that the engine was rebuilt some 5,000 miles ago whilst in Spain however there is no paperwork to support this. More recently the car has been maintained by GTO Engineering with a substantial invoice of £6,950 from 2011 in the history file along with a service invoice from Bob Houghton of £1,800 from May 2013.

This is a lovely example and with the prices of fellow 1960's V12 Ferrari's continuing to rise at todays price guide this car looks particularly good value.