Equipment
Six Webers, Marchal fog lights, centerlock alloy wheels, leather-wrapped steering wheel, power windows, radio.
Condition
Started life as a road car, and one of 16 with alloy bodywork. Luigi Chinetti converted it for racing with his North American Racing Team (NART) in 1968 for competition use, and it finished first in class at Daytona in 1969 with Sam Posey and Riccardo Rodriguez driving. Wears a much older restoration today but it still looks gorgeous and shows only mild age to the paint, engine, and underbody. The interior looks gorgeous other than the steering wheel, which is conspicuously worn and may have been left original. A rare and desirable car even without the race history, and since 275 GTBs were not as often seen on the race track as some earlier Ferrari berlinettas, that Daytona win is a rare bonus.
Market commentary
Sold right within its estimate range, though given the race history and the alloy bodywork a slightly higher result would have still been realistic. This was the eighth most expensive sale of Monterey Car Week.