Ferrari 275 GTB Scaglietti

Vehicle Overview

The Ferrari 275 GTB was launched by Ferrari at the Paris Auto Show in late-1964. The GTB, designed by Pininfarina and built by Scaglietti, placed a new emphasis on aerodynamics. More importantly, it offered independent suspension front and rear. The move away from a live rear axle allowed enabled Ferrari to place a five-speed gearbox at the rear of the car in unit with the final drive as a transaxle. This provided for both a more compact transmission tunnel and thus, more interior room, along with better weight balance and improved handling. The rear-mounted transaxle was joined to the 300hp DOHC 3.3-Litre Columbo V-12 via a rigid torque tube. 442 Ferrari 275 GTB ’s were produced including 206 Series II later-production long nose cars like this. Even rarer, this is one of just 60 cars to use alloy construction.