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, who restored the car to the highest standard possible, including a nut-and-bolt rebuild in 2016 and a full rotisserie respray, completed by Cheshire Classic Cars.
The key to this car is that it is 1 of only 26 right hand drive examples imported into the UK.
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).