The Ferrari 330 cars are the successor of the 250, first introduced by Ferrari in 1963. The first 330 America was simply a 250 GT/E with a larger engine, and the 330 GTC/GTS shared their chassis with the 275. Only the 330 GT 2+2 was a truly unique product. Production ended in 1968 with the introduction of the Ferrari 365 series.
The provisional 330 America was replaced in January 1964 by the new 330 GT 2+2. It was first shown at the Brussels Show, early that year. It was much more than a re-engined 250, however, with a sharper nose and tail, quad headlights, and a wide grille. The wheelbase was 50 mm (2.0 in) longer, but Koni adjustable shock absorbers improved handling. A dual-circuit Dunlop braking system was used with discs all around, though it separated brakes front to back rather than diagonally as on modern systems. When leaving the factory the 330 GT originally fitted Pirelli Cinturato 205VR15 tyres (CN72).
The 1965 Series II version featured a five-speed gearbox instead of the overdrive four- speed of the prior year. Other changes included the switch back to a dual-light instead of quad-light front clip, alloy wheels, and the addition of optional air conditioning and power steering. Prior to the introduction of the 'Series II' 330 GTs, a series of 125 'interim' cars were produced, with the quad-headlight external configuration of the Series I cars, but with the five-speed transmission and 'suspended' foot pedals of the 'Series II' cars.
625 Series I (including 125 'interim' cars) and 455 Series II 330 GT 2+2 cars had been built when the car was replaced by the 365 GT 2+2 in 1967. Production of the smaller 330 GTC and GTS models overlapped with the GT 2+2 for more than a year.
Our car is a 330 GT 2+2 Series II and was manufactured in 1966 then sold on the 11 th August 1966 to Maranello Concessionaires Ltd of Egham bearing the registration number of KYX 78B and sold to its first owner Mr. A Sindall. In June 1972 the car was then sold to a Mr. Peter Blond (Chairman of Sotheby’s Auction house) who ran the car for under one year until he sold it to David Werrett who then took the car to Canada with him where it remained until July 1989 when it was purchased and reimported by the renowned Ferrari specialist Talacrest Ferrari. In 1993 the car was bought at auction by Marco Goldschmied a notorious London Architect into his company called Lutterells Ltd of Ravensbury Road, London and given its current registration number of GNB 945D. In 2007 the car was sold to the previous owner Cheshire Classic Cars.
Michael Noble purchased the car from Cheshire Classic Cars in February 2014 as an ongoing restoration having gone through a full bare-metal rotisserie respray with instruction to complete the car to the highest standard possible and the engine also underwent a full nuts and bolts rebuild in 2016. This was at a time when this model was becoming highly sought after with very few examples in the market. Mr. Noble instructed the restoration to be the best car there is!
The car refurbishment was completed late 2014 to the standard that Mr. Noble wanted and he has held the car ever since. The past 2 to 3 years have seen the market prices rise and correct slightly. The key to this car is that it is 1 of only 26 right hand drive examples, imported into the UK. With a market under correction it is the finest examples which are being sought by prospective buyers, with market values ranging between £150,000.00 - £600,000.00, totally reliant on history, condition and whether right- or left-hand drive. We consider our car to be the top end of that spectrum with a value circa £400,000.00- £500,000.00, if offered in the correct environment as is a matching numbers car with original jack, tools, tool roll and manual.
From an analysis of today’s market, the cars indeed range across a large spectrum of prices, the market mainly consists of Left-Hand Drive examples, of which many are recent restorations to sell. As an example, a left-hand drive car, chassis number 8787 sold at Sotheby’s in Monterey in 2016 for $737,000.00 (£577,572.16 at today’s exchange rate).