Did you think all vintage Ferraris were red? Probably not, but there are still plenty of other colors that by comparison are rarely seen, and obstensibly more desirable than your typical red-over-tan. This 1967 Ferrari 330 GTC wears a beautiful shade called Azzurro Blue over Nero, or black, leather, quite possibly my new favorite Ferrari color. Of course, you’ll have to blow all of that dust off before you can fully appreciate it, but that’s the craze in the barn find world right now – leave it dirty, and charge more for the privilege of washing it off. The Ferrari is listed here on Gullwing Motorcars where the listing notes it was delivered new in Rome and brought to the US in 1972.
Seen here, you can gain more of an appreciation for how pretty this Ferrari is. The 330 GTC was produced in very small numbers, with the listing noting that this is believed to be one of fewer than 600 made. The coupe was equipped with a V12 producing 300 b.h.p., and this car retains its numbers-matching mill. In addition to its obviously high levels of originality, the listing notes it has been with one owner for over four decades. The Ferrari appears to be part of a larger collection of sports cars housed in a large outbuilding, and the fact that this one lay dormant with dust covering it gives you a sense of the scale of what else is likely tucked away in storage.
The interior is surprisingly nice, with the woodgrain trim in very good condition considering the age and storage arrangement. Then again, years inside with no exposure to sunlight will certainly help a car’s chances at keeping its interior in good condition, and the same goes for the wood-rimmed steering wheel. Note the fire extinguisher attached to the passenger-side lower dash – this is usually a tell-tale sign of a European-market car, as an extinguisher is considered required safety equipment. The mention of the Ferrari being sold new in Europe likely confirms this as a gray-market car, which typically has features like the extinguisher, warning triangle and more installed as standard items. The leather seats look like they’d come back nicely with a good detailing.
The engine bay is perhaps the most barn-find like area of the car, which isn’t entirely surprising since it looks like the Ferrari was simply parked and left to gather dust. The listing notes that it has been parked for 40 years, undisturbed, and that the odometer shows 9,000 miles. It is well-equipped with power windows and air conditioning, and the car will come with its factory tool roll and all owner’s handbooks and manuals. It’s hard to put a price tag on an example this original and rare, other than really expensive. Hopefully, the next owner will approach restoration gingerly at best and simply preserve what is obviously a highly authentic specimen of a desirable vintage Ferrari.
I think you left out a “really” in your price estimate.
A beautiful car…
It’s sold already. Would love to know the final price,
Sold! I bet it cleans up super nice! Gotta love the 60’s European styling. Especially Ferrari!
The styling of this car is so far superior to a pos 356.
Yes I’ve owned 57 speedster but would truly love to have one these.
While this a 330GTC is an incredible car, you’ll be able to buy 10 pretty nice 356 coupes for what this car brings.
And I dare say, if someone gave you a chance to do a 2 year long term drive test with both, you’d still love them both, but love the 356 more if you had to drive it every day. Got to drive a 356 every day would be more like it.
The 330GTC I think was the first Ferrari road car with a transaxle, which made it a bit better balanced.
BTW, old Ferrari numbers OFTEN mean the number of cc’s of one cylinder, thus 330cc x12=3960cc. AKA 4.0 liters.
Yeah, I’d hose it off and give a light detailing. But I agree, nothing not reversible, no flipper stuff.
Peter Kumar knows his market. Always neat stuff there.
Aren’t Ferraris like Alfas & Miatas – ALL but three
of them are Red?
I have a sinking feeling many such cars will be found over the next 12-18 months. Since Friday 13 March 2020, it’s a buyer’s market now.
regarding “…that’s the craze in the Barn Find world…”, why???A beautiful Ferrari covered in dust reflects poorly on Gull Wing Motorcars, whose apparent attitude is “couldn’t care less”.
It doesn’t reflect poorly of them when that is already their reputation – find ’em, don’t touch ’em, and flip ’em.
It seems to work for them, same as BHCC, although Peter probably has better stuff than them.
I would much prefer to see a car “as found” than dipped in Armorall, rattle-canned, and likely damaged by rushed, careless attempts to get it running on the cheap. I have restored/rebuilt dozens of “barn find” cars including military vehicles european sports cars, Rolls-Royces, and multiple Corvettes.
The as-found condition is part of the car’s story. I keep photos of each documenting the find, recovery (some crazy stories there}, and rebuild process. I display a binder of pictures with the car at shows, and most people are very interested in the “as-found” pictures. BTW, this often leads to good leads on more bar-finds!
I have also seen many barn-finds ruined by flippers, inexperienced or careless owners.
A friend had a 330 convertible. Factory air and four-speed. He’s got a lot of parts left over should anybody need any. Thanks. Stan
I agree getting to hose it off should be part of the pleasure of becoming the new owner of this one. What a beauty.
The main glimmer of hope growing up in 1960s industrial Lancashire was a dealership called Ian Anthony who were early Porsche, Ferrari and Iso dealers.
A dark blue 330 GTC was the high spot. Grifos were dramatic, but the GTC was so beautifully classy.
Is this car a 4 speed or what, did not see a clutch pedal in the picture
Should be a 5 speed.. that’s a gated shifter but agree it’s odd that you can’t see the clutch pedal.
The clutch pedal is on the floor. A portion is just visible where the end of the dash lower cushion, turns into the dash.
It’s absurd not to turn a hose on this beauty and have us look at it in its more or less natural state. Peter Kumar knows better than this. He’s been in the business forever.
Peter does know better – don’t touch it and still make $$.
When I was in college, I had a job parking cars at a Playboy club. There was a gentleman who used to drive this car’s twin. His car was unbelievable till he opened the door for a girl who overshadowed the car by a factor of about 12.
I never got to park the car. No one did. It always was left up front in a “no parking” zone. No one ever touched it. We ALL watched for the couple to come out just in case he might let one of us open the door for the girl. He never allowed that. We never took our eyes off of the girl. The girl never took her eyes off of the guy. After he had closed her door, he always smiled at us and left very generous tips, even though we had done nothing but stand there in awe. That was in the late 60s or perhaps 1970. I am nearly 73 years old. I have never seen a more beautiful car. I have also never seen a more beautiful girl (I think her name was Christy). This posting brings back fond memories of my misspent youth. Good memories. Its nice to see the car. I would give anything for one more glimpse of that girl.
She would be 73 too, John.
Not in my memory!!!
Breathtaking originality (presumably). Definitely in the leave it as is for sale condition.
Not familiar with Gullwing motors. Arresting inventory. Yet another way to idle hours. Damn.
As a teenager I would see Lamborghini and Ferrari thinking ‘one day’ now it’s ‘what went wrong?’
Looking at the pic’s and then the write up there is no mention of type of transmission. I don’t see a third petal.
Did these come with auto as well as standard?
Pretty sure manual was the only option on the 330. I think any auto trans car would come with a considerably larger brake pedal as well. If you look closely in the upper left corner of the photo you can see what is probably the 3rd pedal and after 40 years wouldn’t be surprising that the clutch hydraulics gave up the ghost.
I wish Jeff would give us the location in his write-up. I know that you can find it by following the link, but later on when the link expires (common with eBay or Craigslist ads) if it is mentioned in the BF write-up we’ll all know where it is (or was).
This one’s easy: It’s at Gullwing Motors in NY. Easy to locate via Google: https://www.gullwingmotorcars.com/index.htm
Their inventory is always “interesting”. They have a knack for locating exotic inventory in “less than ideal” shape and flipping them.
Yes, I know. But Jeff never includes the location in his write-up which makes it bad for older listings for eBay or CL when those ads expire. Just sayin’.
Ferrari trivia. First Ferrari to be offered with an automatic trans was the 400 in 1976. Yes, I had to look it up :)
And the last one offered with a manual was in 2011.