Peter Sellers

Only one guy, for sure, who knows the answer.

pm Marcel Massini

 

Britt Ekland, Ferraris, helicopter; the guy knew how to have fun, but not necessarily in that order

 

The 275 GTB/4 is #09475, the 500 Superfast is #6679 SF.

Marcel Massini

 

Actually, your order is just fine with me.

Ever see Britt in the original Get Carter? Yum.

 

Love the 275......Swiss plates??

Who owns it now??

 

IMO its very important when giving the history of owners cars to use "The known history" as to "The history" in the term/sentance.

 

Yes, Swiss plates from Geneva. Sellers was not the first owner of that 275 GTB/4. Today this car is in Scandinavia.

Marcel Massini

 

It has been my experience, that beautiful women are easier to come by than Ferraris (I've had my share of the former and still waiting for my 1st of the latter). While I've spent at least two thousand (>2000) hours as a passenger in helicopters, my lifestyle doesn't require the use of one.

No, I'd be just fine with someone's cast-off Ferrari, you can keep the babes (higher maintenance cost anyway)

 

Looks like their Dino was delivered with no exterior rear view mirrors.

 

I don't disagree.

I thought the following was relevant...at least Dr. S. will enjoy the ending:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nLwZERNi7c&feature=fvw

 

Matthias, some 206 had the door lock in the air scoop and other ones on the door? The one in the photo at the factory, has it on the door, and a beautiful orange 206 I very recently saw, it is in the scoop...
Are all L's with the lock in the scoop? Regards, Alberto

 

According to Classic & Sport Car magazine dated September 2007 (pg. 103) the photo with Peter Sellers and the Dino was taken at Maranello where he was indeed picking up the Dino with Britt Ekland. It also states that he owned 500 Superfast 6679.

I am certain that Mr. Massini can verify or deny that this information is correct, but this is what I came across today.


PDG

 

From Drive magazine, spring 1967:

"GYK 5C - 1965, bronze with fawn interior, five gears,radio: one owner, 7,500 miles

It is Peter Sellers's eighty-fifth car. 'I'm keeping it for ever. I don't wanr anybody else to drive it but me - just as I don't want anybody else kissing my wife. If the Dorchester catches fire, I've told them to leave it right where it is in the garage. Don't even touch it. I'd sooner see it burn and the ashes thrown in the Ganges. That's the colour of the car anyway, Ganges-brown.
Sellers is the compleat automaniac. He owned a Jaguar for one day, a Volvo for two, a Rover for three. He a dvertised a Rolls-Royce: 'Titled car wants to dispose of owner.' His celebrated every-possible-modification Mini cost a total of £3000. And he disposed of a white Ferrari 330GT 2+2. 'I didn't like the white around me', he said in a Negro revolutionary accent. 'I left it out in the bright sun for a week and it was still white. So I sold it.'
Sellers was after a Superfast as soon as it was announced. He bought the one exhibited at the 1965 Motor Show in London.
'I would imagine this is the perfect sports car. It's got power, comfort, looks. But the best thing about it is its manoeuvrability.' "

Anyone know which 330 he owned?

 

Classic.


Onno

 

I have just found this letter from Peter Sellers to my father who also owned a Superfast at the time.

It was obviously written soon before the 70mph speed limit was to be imposed on British roads, and it seems my father must have asked him if he had managed to get his Superfast flat out - 6,500 rpm = 172mph I think.

The most we saw in ours was 160 mph on the old A1, quite exhilarating as a 12 year old passenger back in 1965.
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THAT's pretty cool.....

 

Class !

 

That is a very cool piece of memoribilia to have...


PDG

 

Will, this is just priceless. You're a very lucky man to have such a connection to those times. And we're lucky you posted it so we could have a glimpse.


Onno

 

Very Cool!