What Ferrari is this?

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Looks like a 275GTB special model?

 

This is a special Coupe inspired by the style of the Carrozzeria Scaglietti was performed in Australia on the basis of a 400-412. No Ferrari has received this bodywork at the time.

 

Brett beat me to the answer.

 

Thanx, guys!

 

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Guys,

believed or not, the body is an Intermeccanica Apollo ...

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The car was built by David Levy in Australia. I believe it is on a 400 Chassis. Search David Levy here on the site and there is a whole article on it.

 

Correction - The rear half (from the windshield back) was almost certainly derived from an Intermeccanica Omega/Torino/Italia Coupe with many modifications - but not from an Apollo. The trunk area with it's beautifully curved duck-tail is nearly unchanged, while the taillights, rear bumper(s), and the external fuel filler on the left rear fender are all different.

The Italia Coupe bodies had a solid sail panel behind the door glass, which could cause some blind-spot problems. David Levy built in side glass where the sail panels were for a much lighter and more elegant cabin that utterly transforms the coupe's cabin. From the 'A' pillar forward the car appears to me to have all-original work by David Levy and I must say the man is a genius when it comes to quality bodywork...

I'd seen an earlier incarnation (photo below) of this vehicle which had two hood 'blisters which were each styled like the single blister over the early (1950's) pontoon-bodied Ferrari Testa Rossas, and were not period-correct for this body's style... I'm glad to see he removed them and smoothed the hood out.

Since the body is not an officially recognized 'Ferrari' style, it may never achieve a resale value that would justify all the work David invested in this car... (and how would a concours judge evaluate it as a 'Ferrari'?) but there's no question in my mind that David achieved a stunningly beautiful result that pays homage to many of the best lines ever penned by Italian stylists or lovingly shaped by Italian craftsmen. With the removal of the two hood blisters, it reminds me in many ways of the uniquely beautiful 'Nembo' Ferraris with a later powertrain.
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Two things I like about this car are:

1) It takes a mediocre looking Ferrari and makes it into something a bit more special (no disrespect intended to 400/412 owners! - I actually quite like how they look but they're not the most outstanding Ferrari design).

2) Unlike most cars of this type, it's not actually pretending to be a Ferrari model from the past that actually exists! (Copying a car that already exists is far easier than designing a car to look as though it could have existed "back in the day")