1966 Ferrari 275 GTB 6C Alloy Long Nose for sale

Overview of this 1966 Ferrari 275 GTB 6C Alloy Long Nose used for sale

The 275 GTB, built by Carrozzeria Scaglietti, was the last Pininfarina creation supervised by Pinin himself.

The 275 was ground-breaking as it was the first road car to feature independent rear suspension that used a double-wishbone and coil-spring set-up, (inspired by the 250LM) and also because it adopted a rear-mounted 5-speed transaxle holding both the gearbox and differential in a single housing, a characteristic that helped improve weight distribution and a feature that characterised future generations of Ferrari’s front-engined road cars.

The V12 Colombo engine has a displacement of 3.3 Litres producing 300 bhp and with its ground breaking independent rear suspension and rear mounted 5 speed transaxle holding both the gearbox and differential in a single housing it delivers the power beautifully with a much better balance and weight distribution for a front engine road car.

Between the years 1964 and 1966 approximately 450 275 GTBs were produced, of which 215 featured the desirable long nose specification. The car we are pleased to offer is arguably the ultimate specification 275 GTB; 1966 Longnose, Aluminium bodied car in Right Hand Drive, further refined by factory fitted 6 carburettors, upping power by 20 bhp over the standard 3 carburettor arrangement.

It is believed that just six RHD, Alloy bodied, 6 Carb 275 GTBs were ever built and of those six just two were delivered new to the U.K. It has also been awarded Classiche Certification from the Ferrari factory, confirming its matching numbers engine and gearbox.

This right-hand-drive example is described with an alloy body and six carburettors.