54 | GOODWOOD REVIVAL SALE
Much development work had concentrated on the reduction of
noise levels in the cabin, which was luxuriously equipped in the best
Gran Turismo manner: leather seats, electric windows and heated
rear screen were standard; radio, air conditioning and Borrani wire
wheels the options. With a top speed in excess of 250km/h –
155mph - excellent ride comfort and sure-footed handling, Ferrari
could justifiably claim their 330 GTC to be the finest of high-speed
conveyances for two people and their luggage.
This example of the 330 GTC was completed new in April 1968 and
sold to its first owner, a Signor Benedetti, resident in Rome, Italy,
during summer that year. It was registered in Rome in January 1969
under the licence plate serial ‘Roma D 68263’. In 1973 it was sold to
its second owners, the Fratelli Fontana SpA company of the Piazza
Bruno Buozzi in Terni. On July 11, 1973, it was re-registered ‘TR
99410’, and its original plates have survived in the documentation file
accompanying the car today.
On March 16, 1976, the car was inherited from Signor Gualtieri
by his widow, Signora Luciana Lausi, his son Gianni and daughter
Elisabetta, all of Terni. Later that month they sold this GTC to Signora
Marisa La Gatta also of Terni, from whom it would be acquired
later in that decade by Fabrizio Violati’s Bellancauto SpA company,
domiciled at the Villa della Conciliazione, Rome.The car subsequently became yet another of the exhibits within his
Collezione Maranello Rosso exhibitions halls in the Republic of San
Marino, from which it was entrusted to Bonhams for sale by auction
this past July. This is a handsome example of its type and it is
offered here with matching chassis/engine numbers and direct from
very long-term museum display. We therefore recommend expert
inspection and careful re-commissioning before a new owner might
consider using the car in earnest.Please note this vehicle is subject to import tax should it remain in
the EU.
£350,000 - 500,000
€440,000 - 630,000