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Mario Mentaschi e C. Srl of Milan’s Via Plinio became fourth owner
on May 11, 1970, for Lire 700,000 and on August 3 Giorgiuo
Zammitti sold the car for the Mentaschi company to fifth owner
Giorgio Brioschi of the Via Agrigento, still in the city of Milan. Signor
Brioschi traded the car through Concessionaria Autoveicoli Fia La
Padana Snc to sixth owners Albertino Marino Vismara and Signora
Adele Stucchi of the Via Popoli Uniti, Milan, on March 31, 1972 – the
price being Lire 100,000. And they, in turn, sold the car on February
23, 1973 to seventh owner Brunello Giulio Puccia of Milan’s Via
Cambasi, collectible age having achieved the declared price to Lire
170,000.

The car’s odyssey continued, as on December 18, 2000, it was
taken by the Bergamo branch of the Italian tax authority – the
Agenzia delle Entrate Ufficiale IVA Bergamo – and it was then
offered for sale by public auction, at which the winning bid was
placed on behalf of Fabrizio Violati’s Stelabar SA company, of
Falcione, Republic of San Marino.

This Ferrari 330GT was subsequently displayed within Fabrizio

Violati’s Collezione Maranello Rosso museum at Falciano until this

past July when it was delivered to Bonhams for this current sale by

auction. As offered here the car has a most attractive patina of age

while having survived its long peregrinations in generally very original

and fine order. It retains its original colour scheme – Argento 20265A

exterior, and Nero Franzi interior, and it is another of the Maranello

Rosso Collection’s matching-numbers Ferraris, all number stampings

being properly struck with the correct fonts, including the internal

engine number and the engine type number at the front of the power

unit. The firewall data plate in the engine bay is correct, and the car’s

odometer upon delivery to us showed a total 56,784kms.

There is some cracking to the paint on the bonnet lid, but overall

‘8409’ as offered here is in sound order although we do, of course

advise expert inspection and re-commissioning before the car – after

so many years as a static museum exhibit - is used again in earnest.

Please note this vehicle is subject to import tax should it remain in

the EU.

£120,000 - 150,000

€150,000 - 190,000