Μία σπανιότατη Ferrari 275 GTB Competizione δημοπρατείται στα μέσα του Ιανουαρίου

12:52 6/1/2015 - Πηγή: AutoBlog

Η Ferrari 275 GTB Competizione λανσαρίστηκε το 1966 με έναν και μοναδικό σκοπό: την νίκη στην GT κατηγορία αγώνων αντοχής. Γι’ αυτόν τον λόγο, η Ιταλική φίρμα εξόπλισε τις 12 συνολικά 275 GTB Competizione με ελαφρύτερο chassis, δύο μεγαλύτερα ρεζερβουάρ καυσίμου και έναν νέο V12 κινητήρα με χωρητικότητα 3.3 λίτρων που απέδιδε περισσότερα από 300 άλογα.

Το αυτοκίνητο που θα δημοπρατηθεί στις 15 Ιανουαρίου από την Bonhams, είναι η υπ’ αριθμόν 11 275 GTB

Competizione με αριθμό chassis 09079. Αυτή που πωλήθηκε στον Ελβετό Georges Filipinetti που το 1967 συμμετείχε και κέρδισε –στην κατηγορία του- τις 24 ώρες του Le Mans. Δύο χρόνια αργότερα δε, η ομάδα πήρε τη νίκη τόσο στα 1.000 χιλιόμετρα του Spa-Francochamps όσο και στα 500 χιλιόμετρα της Imola.

Όταν η αγωνιστική καριέρα του αυτοκινήτου έφτασε στο τέλος της, η 275 GTB Competizione άλλαξε αρκετές φορές χέρια και αναπαλαιώθηκε στα τέλη της δεκαετίας του ’80. Φυσικά η εκτενέστατη αναπαλαίωση έγινε με τα αρχικά specs κατασκευής και πήρε την σφραγίδα αυθεντικότητας του Ferrari Classiche τμήματος. Χρειάζεται να πω ότι περιμένουμε η συγκεκριμένη Ferrari να πιάσει 8-ψήφια ποσά;

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An historic 1966 Ferrari 275 Gran Turismo Berlinetta Competizione Scaglietti which was class winner at the 1967 Le Man 24 Hours, the 1969 Spa-Francorchamps 1000 Km, and the 1969 Imola 500 Km under the Swiss Scuderia Filipinetti team has joined the impressive early consignments for Bonhams Scottsdale Auction.

The auction will take place on 15 January 2015 at the luxurious Westin Kierland Resort & Spa in Scottsdale, Arizona.

From the day it was delivered to legendary race-team owner, Georges Filipinetti, this automobile has enjoyed an exceptional and well-documented history. The eleventh of a series of only twelve, this rare, Ferrari Classiche-certified car went on to do what its makers intended: win races.

The car competed at Le Mans, the most prestigious race of them all, in three consecutive years: 1967, 1968 and 1969. It won the GT class in its first year with Filipinetti team drivers, Rico Steinmann and Dieter Spörry, and then in 1969, the first and last time it raced Spa-Francorchamps, it won the GT class with drivers Jacques Rey and Edgar Berney.

Launched in 1966, the car was designed expressly for competition, built around a new chassis specific to this model. It was lighter and stronger than the chassis of the standard 275, wrapped in an ultra-thin alloy body to reduce weight still further, and was fitted with quick-access exterior fuel and oil filler caps.

The new 3.3-litre V12 engine benefitted from extensive factory modifications, and the positioning of this awesome engine – lower and further back than was standard – provided even more advantage with its near-perfect weight distribution.

But the engineering under the bonnet cannot write a racing car into the history books alone. The new Ferrari’s long shark of a nose with gill-like side vents, coupled with a low, wide stance, made it appear both rakishly handsome and threateningly predatory. Its versatility, too, made it enormously attractive – it could be raced ferociously on the track or driven out of town to the country club.

After its tenure with Filipinetti, the car retired to several respected American collection during the 1970s and 1980s, before being shipped to Italy in 1985 where its bodywork was meticulously restored by experts, Carrozzeria Brandoli.

Since then, the champion car has won several honours at contemporary shows and events, including the prestigious Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, and has participated in Le Mans Classique and Silverstone Classic.