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1967 Ferrari 330 GTC courtesy of Russo and Steele |
Must be time to look at more collector cars. Russo and Steele has an auction coming up June 20-22nd at Newport Beach, California, and
there will be some sweet cars crossing the block. And what better way to
promote their first auction at Newport than with this fabulous 1967 Ferrari 330
GTC Coupe (VIN 9159).
According to Russo and Steele (and Wikipedia), the 330 GTC (grand
touring coupe) was first shown to the public at the 1966 Geneva Salon. With
bodywork by Pininfarina, I bet it turned a lot of heads. Probably still does.
Of course, it’s more than a pretty face. Under that hood is, to quote Russo and
Steele, “a Colombo-derived, four-liter V-12 engine with a trio of twin-choke
Weber carburetors and a single overhead camshaft per cylinder bank delivering an
impressive SAE-rated 345 bhp output.” Couple that with a five-speed manual transmission,
four-wheel independent suspension, and four-wheel disc brakes. Not surprising
then, that it could do 0-60 in under seven seconds and a quarter-mile in less
than 15.
Ferrari built about 600 330 GTCs, so, like most Ferraris,
this is a rare car. What makes it even more interesting is that this particular
car was the one displayed by Ferrari at the 1966 Turin show. It’s spent time in
South America and the US, and was sent to Modena for restoration some time in
1999 or 2000.
[SOURCE: http://www.russoandsteele.com/collector-car/1967-Ferrari-330-GTC/45342]