Unique Cars Australia – September 2019

A thick high-build primer coat was rubbed

back by hand with coarse sandpaper to

eliminate irregularities. This was overlaid by

a thin primer, which was also rubbed back

by hand, this time with 800-grade sandpaper.

Having now achieved a perfectly smooth

uniform surface, four thin coats of the metallic

fawn-green paint were then applied followed by

threethickcoatsofclearfinish,withthetopcoat

given a cut and polish for a deep lustre.

Other work done on the car included:

suspension overhaul; relining brake master

and slave cylinders with stainless steel inserts;

new metal and neoprene brake lines; new brake

servos; restoration of wheel hub spinners;

overhaul of wheels by Ruote Borrani – rims

cleaned and hubs and spokes replaced (new

spokes tapered and made of stainless steel);

PR

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NTED

BY

1964 FERRARI

330 GT

ENGINE 4.0lt V12

POWER & TORQUE

224kW @ 6600rpm

390Nm @5000rpm

TRANSMISSION

Four-speed manual with

o/drive fifth

SUSPENSION

Front: Ind. with coil-springs,

tube shocks and anti-roll

bar.

Rear: Live-axle, leaf

springs, tube shocks

BRAKES Discs (f/r)

TOP A sixties gem

perfectly restored

to its former

beauty.

LEFT Ferrari’s

classsy version of

a ‘Tripower’ set-up

• using Webers, of
  course.

seats re-trimmed in leather; new interior linings.

While John Ellis was in love with the car’s

engine, his wife Marj was enthusiastic about the

safety and comfort of the the Ferrari’s ride. She

explained: “We occasionally drove it on Ferrari

Club and Sporting Car Club outings, which took

us to some lovely parts of South Australia and

gave us the opportunity to stretch its ‘legs’ out

ontheopenroad.Someofthoseroadswerein

pretty poor shape, but the Ferrari coped with

them brilliantly. On arrival, we often attracted a

lot of interest because of the car’s capabilities as

well as its elegance and rarity.”

However after all those years of ownership

she and John have reluctantly decided that

it’s time for someone else to enjoy their now

good-as-new Ferrari. You can contact them via

email: [email protected].

“THE CAR WAS PRESENTED TO THE PUBLIC AT

THE MELBOURNE MOTOR SHOW IN 1965”

READER’S RESTO