Beschreibung:

Produced in December 1964, ‘06695’ was delivered new to Luigi Chinetti Motors in Greenwich, Connecticut, USA and displayed by them at the New York Auto Show in April 1965. The car’s first private owner in the USA was one Henry Robertson Jr, who owned it for only a few months. Its subsequent history is not known, but at some time the original three-carburettor engine was removed and this unit - number ‘06695’ - is known to have been owned by Utah resident Jack Lierman in the 1980s. The car returned to Europe in the 1980s. However, its competition career did not begin until after its purchase in March 1996 by the immediately preceding owner, Richard Gletton, who bought ‘06695’ from the widow of a titled Austrian collector, the Baron Dr Franz Mayr-Melnhof-Saurau, a passionate Ferraristi who numbered a 330LM Berlinetta among his extensive collection. Baron Mayr-Melnhof was killed driving his Ferrari F40 when it crashed returning from the Carrosserie Cognolato in June 1993. ‘06695’ was Austrian registered when purchased by Richard Gletton, and had already been fitted with an alloy body, probably by its recently deceased owner whom, it is believed, intended to race it. Running but in need of some attention, the car was prepared by Gletton and his personal mechanic, and raced in the ASAVE Challenge during the 1997 and 1998 seasons. In June 1999, the Ferrari was purchased from Mr Gletton by the current owner, who wanted a competitive car suitable for events such as the Le Mans Classic and Gentlemen Drivers’ Challenge. Seeking to make his purchase both faster and more reliable, the vendor entrusted it to one of Europe’s foremost competition Ferrari specialists, Roelofs Engineering in Holland, where it has been serviced and race prepared since 2001. We are advised that the engine was overhauled at the end of each season (2003 and 2004) and that Roelof’s invoices - for all types of work undertaken, not just for mechanical refurbishment - are available for inspection, which is highly recommended. Its owner has successfully raced ‘06695’ in the Le Mans Classic, Gentlemen Drivers’ Challenge and other such events, sometimes with an understandable excess of enthusiasm as evidenced by photographs on file of slightly frontal damage sustained at the Nürburgring Oldtimer Grand Prix on 12th August 2001. The Le Mans Classic and Gentlemen Drivers’ Challenge were contested in 2003 and 2004, but in more recent years the Ferrari has raced only twice: at Donington Park in 2006 and Mugello in 2007, qualifying 5th in a field of 28 cars at the latter event. The car is offered for sale today with its engine freshly rebuilt by Roelofs (invoiced 21.03.2008) and comes with a dynamometer printout recording the maximum output as 313bhp at 7,400rpm. It should be noted that this engine, although a correct Tipo 213 unit taken from another 275GTB, is not the original but has been re-stamped with the original’s number. This engine’s actual internal numbers are ‘100148’ and ‘1396’. After the 2006 Donington meeting the competition gearbox was overhauled again and its internal ratios revised with a lower 5th gear. Other specification highlights include strengthened chassis and suspension; alloy brake calipers; 120-litre fuel tank (sufficient for a 2-hour race) and Willans harness. The six Weber carburettors are new, as are the 15” diameter magnesium-alloy wheels. Presented in very good condition ready to race, this potentially most competitive 275GTB is offered with the aforementioned invoices and documentation, FIA Papers and French Carte Grise. The original transaxle (refurbished) and drivers seat (in very good condition) are included in the sale. Produite en décembre 1964, la voiture « châssis 06695 » livrée neuve à Luigi Chinetti Motors à Greenwich (USA) fut exposée au Salon de New York en avril 1965. Le premier propriétaire américain fut Henry Robertson Jr. qui ne la garda que quelques mois. Son histoire ultérieure n’est pas documentée, mais à un moment, le moteur