Equipment
2,953/260hp, 4-speed, Marchal fog lights, yellow bulb Marchal headlights, chrome spoke Borrani wire wheels, Michelin tires, hood mounted Plexiglas bug deflector, fitted luggage, three sail panel louvers, outside fuel filler, covered headlights, Ferrari Classiche Red Book certified.
Condition
First owner was Pierre Noblet, competed in many long distance events like the Tour de France. Originally 0805GT, renumbered by Ferrari as 0619GT, Noblet's first TdF. Crashed by a young owner in the late 60's, then restored by Wayne Sparling over several decades with new body panels. Later restored with the original body panels found at Sparling's Florida home and subsequently a multiple award winner. Represented as the original engine, chassis, gearbox and body. Excellent paint, interior and chrome. Small dent over the passenger's door handle. Freshly restored, impeccable and not overdone.
Market commentary
Offered by RM at Amelia in 2016 from Wayne Sparling's estate where it was reported bid to $4,250,000 and now reunited with its original Scaglietti bodywork miraculously found on Sparling's property. The image of Wayne Sparling meticulously re-creating an entire Scaglietti TdF body while the original panels mouldered away in the humid Florida environment is fascinating, if challenging to accept, a confluence of legends. Unsold on the auction block but closed later with this result, the new owner has an historic, Classiche Red Book certified, Ferrari with an intriguing if imaginative story and a fair price.