Phil Buzzelli

Not an answer to your question but just a lead. A Dr Philip B Buzzelli, who had owned a 365 GTC among other Ferraris, was discussed in this post from 2012 here.

 

See also here.

 

It’s probably best to limit this discussion to the 365 GTC.

 

Buzzelli owned 400 SA Cabriolet #1611 SA prior to 1995. He had bought it from Ron Spangler and paid US$ 65 K.

Marcel Massini

 

Dr Philip B Buzzelli is also said to have owned 275 GTB Long Nose 6 Carb 07953. Were this and 330 GT 8523 cars that your father sold to him?

Edit: I see 330 GT 8523 was bought from a Dr Ciotti.

 

The 400 SA was sold to Scott Rosen.
The 275 GTB 6C was from Dr. David Ravella via Auto Palace(E. Grande).
He did not acquire the Lusso as a new car, it was acquired in the 1980’s from a dealer in the UK(Mark Fisher?) and is now with David Letterman.

 

Michael Fisher?

 

Yes I believe so, going from memory here.
There is plenty of baggage to unpack about Buzzelli, not much of it is relevant to the OP’s question.

 

Spot on. The sunroof has been described as a factory special request(notes) by some. The seller to Dr. Ravella dealer Mike Curley told me that he had it done at a local body shop on Saw Mill Run Blvd., Pittsburgh, PA.

 

07953 was born white, later became red and thereafter yellow.

Marcel Massini

 

Your cousin.

Marcel Massini

 

Yes. My first ride in a 275, forever smitten.

 

@Bob B. A long shot I know, but if your cousin did send pictures to fchat user footUNDER, as he said he was going to in the post here, there may have been a pic of the 365 GTC in with them that showed the licence plate details, which may help you to trace it?

 

PM sent.

 

The s/n is 12169. It came from Dr. Raymond Boniface in Poland/OH.
Last seen in Tallahassee/FL.

Marcel Massini

 

on the net I found this article that seems to be about 12169:
https://classicmotorsports.com/articles/saving-ferrari-356-gtc/
Happy sunday everyone!

 

Containing some errors in the early history........

Marcel Massini

 

I remember that in 1973, I drove my 275 GTB short nose # 07747 from Westport, Ct, to Pittsburgh,Pa., see Mike Curley's red/ black 275 GTB, sunroof, 6 carb, that he was trying to sell. It had a weak front end, lots of suspension squeaks and creaks, needing possibly a new steering box as well. We had a deal in place, his car plus cash for my car. I went back to Connecticut, we would do the trade in a week, Curley went dark, disappeared, obviously the deal never happened. Curley told me that he was in the music business, and had several record stores in the Pittsburgh area.
Gary Bobileff

 

That is spot-on Gary. Mike co-0wned a small chain of stereo shops in and around Pittsburgh. He did very well but it was always a balancing act between stereo inventory and Ferrari inventory. He had many significant Ferrari in the 1970's
As I recall Dr. Ravella bought the 275 in late 1973 or early 1974. Mike had a home on Beechwood Blvd. within sight of the Squirrel Hill Tunnels. The 275 was advertised in the Sunday Pittsburgh Press and Dr. Ravella responded to the ad. He described to me Mike's long driveway lined with several old Ferrari parked nose to tail(the neighbors must have loved him). Mike told him that the car was imported from South Africa though I have no idea if that is true. Mike was quite a character and a bit of a rogue(depending upon who you asked). I wanted to acquire his scrapbooks of Ferrari photos after his passing but his family lost them in a flood. He was closely involved with Kirk F. White particularly during the period of the two KFW auctions.