| Author | Message | ||
| Bill Sawyer (Wsawyer)
Member Username: Wsawyer Post Number: 844 Registered: 2-2002 |
I think the picture Rob posted below is actually the display of his personal Ferraris at the Sprint car show.  | ||
| DES (Sickspeed)
Advanced Member Username: Sickspeed Post Number: 4384 Registered: 8-2002 |
Blu Nart...? | ||
| V.Z. (Ama328)
Junior Member Username: Ama328 Post Number: 124 Registered: 11-2002 |
What's the proper name for the 'blue' color on the TR depicted in Rob Lay's photo a few posts down from here? | ||
| Hans E. Hansen (4re_gt4)
Intermediate Member Username: 4re_gt4 Post Number: 1419 Registered: 4-2002 |
Agree that 275GTS are pretty. Saw one at Ron Tonkin. I was quite taken by it. Had the top down, I took probably a dozen pics. | ||
| wm hart (Whart)
Intermediate Member Username: Whart Post Number: 1166 Registered: 12-2001 |
Like alot of these cars, they look alot better in the metal than in the photos. I am not down on the 275GTS either, although i like a slightly more aggressive looking snout. Thus, the pf cabrio 1 is more appealing to mean than the series 2; for the same reason, i guess i prefer the cal spyder with the covered headlights and deep lamp recesses to the one(s) with the flatter face. (BTW, i did own a FIAT 124, albeit the coupe not the spyder. I think the spyder is gorgeous. There aren't very many here in the northeast since they mostly rusted away in the seventies.)Regards. | ||
| les brun (Labcars)
Junior Member Username: Labcars Post Number: 97 Registered: 1-2003 |
To continue with wmhart's post, there were 200 275GTS' made between '63 and '66, mostly for the US market, though a few were delivered in europe. Almost all were lhd. I don't think the front end looks at all like the fiat 124, but hey, eye of the beholder! I currently own #07441, which is a '65, yellow/black car that is a BLAST to drive and awesome to just stare at. Prices have held rather steady, though under the 330GTS'. | ||
| Hans E. Hansen (4re_gt4)
Intermediate Member Username: 4re_gt4 Post Number: 1409 Registered: 4-2002 |
Ah, thanks. So one would be referred to as a 275GTS, and the other as a 275GTS/4 NART Spider? Altho I understand, the model designation nonetheless is a little confusing. BTW, Jon Shirley claims his car, which is aluminum, is the only one that actually says "275GTS/4" on the ID plate. (Or maybe there is one more??) The other spiders apparently say "275GTB/4". | ||
| wm hart (Whart)
Intermediate Member Username: Whart Post Number: 1159 Registered: 12-2001 |
To continue where L.Wayne left off (not that i have anywhere near the detailed historical knowledge he does), the 275 GTS is often referred to as a handsome Ferrari variant of the noble FIAT 124 spider(perhaps its really reversed in chronology though). The 275 GTB/4, cut into a convertible originally, is not only worth some millions more, but looks much more like a 275 GTB/4, sans top. There are later "cut" gtb/4's as well, including, for example the one currently being offered by Motor Classic in White Plains, NY. (I think Kenny H. posted some pics of it on another thread). Anyway, large difference. (I too like the 330 gts, but they keep getting less cheap). | ||
| L. Wayne Ausbrooks (Lwausbrooks)
Intermediate Member Username: Lwausbrooks Post Number: 1750 Registered: 8-2002 |
Hans, along with the 275 GTB, Ferrari also produced a spyder version, the 275 GTS, which carried entirely different coachwork from the berlinetta. The 275 GTB/4 (sometimes referred to as the 275 GTS/4) NART Spyders were 4-cam berlinettas that were cut at the request of Luigi Chinetti. Sorry, I have customers right now and can't get into much more detail than that. Hope that helps! | ||
| Hans E. Hansen (4re_gt4)
Intermediate Member Username: 4re_gt4 Post Number: 1404 Registered: 4-2002 |
I'm slightly confused. What's a 275GTS? At the Jon Shirley garage, there was, basically, a 275GTB/4 that was a spider. i.e. it looked like a 275GTB. It's apparently a very rare car, with something like 10 existing. These other 275GTS cars have a very short nose, and apparently are not that rare. What is the difference, what am I missing in the model designation? These are obviously different cars, but seemingly carry the same 275GTS designation. Or not. Clarification anyone? Sign me confused, Hans. | ||
| Rob Lay (Rob328gts)
Board Administrator Username: Rob328gts Post Number: 5069 Registered: 12-2000 |
I actually saw two in one place a couple weeks ago...  | ||
| Jordan Witherspoon (Jordan747_400)
Intermediate Member Username: Jordan747_400 Post Number: 1118 Registered: 12-2002 |
I would, however, have to say I like the 330 GTS a bit more than the 275. | ||
| L. Wayne Ausbrooks (Lwausbrooks)
Intermediate Member Username: Lwausbrooks Post Number: 1748 Registered: 8-2002 |
I agree that the 275 GTS is an open air, front-engined V-12 Ferrari bargain. From the rear the car is nearly identical to the 330/365 GTS models, but the front end's resemblence to the Fiat 124 Spider seems to have kept prices down. | ||
| Erik (Teenferrarifan)
Junior Member Username: Teenferrarifan Post Number: 128 Registered: 2-2003 |
The 275GTS is one of the best looking Ferrari drop tops ever. The wire wheels really look great and the car actually looks good in colors other then red like yellow, blue, and I even saw a white one online that looked decent. The front is sharp looking, but the rear is really where it is at from the back and the 4 exhaust tips sticking out the car looks awesome. IMHO I would rather by a 275gts then a california and save all the extra $$ and it looks better to boot. Just my .02 cents on the car. Also if I were buying a weekend car I would rather buy this car then a new 360 spider. Erik | ||
| Jordan Witherspoon (Jordan747_400)
Intermediate Member Username: Jordan747_400 Post Number: 1117 Registered: 12-2002 |
My god! That must be some neighborhood! You should start your own FCA chapter! | ||
| Dave Penhale (Dapper)
Member Username: Dapper Post Number: 677 Registered: 4-2002 |
wow what a list, there are only 2 F cars in my whole town here in the UK, my 348TS and a LHD 328 | ||
| david handa (Davehanda)
Member Username: Davehanda Post Number: 827 Registered: 5-2001 |
Haven't met him, he is a friend of a friend; the car was formally owned by Jon Shirley, whose "garage" full of Ferraris has been posted to this List. I have seen the car close-up when parked in the neighborhood, it was completely restored to a very high standard. Here is what I know to be in my neighborhood, either friends, or just guys I see all the time: 71 Daytona black/natural 71 Daytona red/tan 90 Testarossa black/black ? 355 B gray metallic/black 87 Mondial 3.2 black/tan 00 360 Modena Red/tan ? 330 silver/black(the four place one, GTC?) ? 246 maroon/black (I think it is maroon) ? 275 GTS red/tan 76 308 GTB race car There used to be a few others, but they sold them...there may be a few I can't recall at this late hour. | ||
| Jordan Witherspoon (Jordan747_400)
Intermediate Member Username: Jordan747_400 Post Number: 1105 Registered: 12-2002 |
Wow, how many Ferraris do you have in your Neighborhood? Have you met the 275GTS owner? Its one of my favorite ferraris...just gorgeous! | ||
| david handa (Davehanda)
Member Username: Davehanda Post Number: 823 Registered: 5-2001 |
YES! | ||
| '75 308 GT4 (Peter)
Advanced Member Username: Peter Post Number: 2789 Registered: 12-2000 |
"...Bad; I dropped off my car for some services; probably see it in a couple of weeks..." Hopefully in time for the June show??? | ||
| david handa (Davehanda)
Member Username: Davehanda Post Number: 813 Registered: 5-2001 |
It was a bad day and a good day for me today. Bad; I dropped off my car for some services; probably see it in a couple of weeks. Good? As I pull out of my driveway, a 275GTS from the neighborhood drives by...red/tan and beautiful. Also got to change the oil/filter on a retired neighbors black Mondial 3.2 Fresh Baldwin and 9 quarts of Castrol and she's "good to go" till next year. Changing the oil on a Ferrari is not work, it is a joy! |