How did THIS end up at Gullwing??

More rare cars pass through Peter's hands than many would think...

 

Peter is a sophisticated buyer/collector and he sells many cars of this caliber. For whatever reason he tends to place them with other dealers(ex. Fantasy Junction). Those who attend Amelia annually may recall the exquisite machines parked at the entrance to the Ritz Carlton? They are Peter's cars.

 

https://www.flickr.com/photos/gullwingmotorcar/albums/72177720320728420/with/54033602458

 

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He’s very much more than that. Peter has a great eye for cars. Is enthusiastic, and unafraid of paying up for significance. In fact, I would go as far as to say he’s one of the most “real” guys in the business there is. A man of his word, and will go above and beyond to do the right thing in a world where back stabbing seems to take precedence.

I watched him win a very significant car at auction for $2.5M LESS than what he’d offered months prior to a seller (estate) and we’re talking north of $6M already. I can’t help but say I was cheering for him even though if he’d bought it the few months before I stood to receive a massive commission. The dude will write a check. That is for sure.

 

Same thing for me now. The link contained many pics of 06731. What a pity !

 

If I may give a non Ferrari example for a moment, no one in the US has tracked down more (Maserati) Khamsin barn finds or garage finds than Peter Kumar, an amazing amount and I dare say that in the last 15 years he has almost certainly found more than all other US dealers...combined.

He has a whole methodology to track cars with a team of secretaries tasked to do so full time IIRC, canvassing small town USA.

He is also very helpful in sending me their info for my Khamsin Registry.

I visited his premises in September 2018, an amazing experience because so many of the cars clearly had lived interesting lives. He had a Mangusta that was a real forest find, it had literally sat in a forest for years, was beyond hopeless, not rebuildable at all but still he had it there almost like a piece of art.

 

Why would the s/n not be included in the description on such a car?
https://www.gullwingmotorcars.com/1965-ferrari-275gtb-c-5251.htm

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Here.
FYI Peter Kumar presented 06731 two months ago at his party in Carmel.
06731 stayed in Switzerland from March 1965 until 15 February 1973.

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Love the time warp interior!

 

This car was at Team CJ , Austin TX (very recently) ...... with chassis # listed
https://teamcj.com/1965-ferrari-275-gtb/



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Here is 06731 on 12 August 2024, together with Peter Kumar's other recent find 330 GTS Spider #9513.

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Many more pictures and old papers from the car...

 

Pardon my ignorance, are those wheels from factory?

 

Campagnolo "sunburst" or "starburst" wheels standard on early 275GTB up through transition to the long nose version. Highly sought after(by me).

 

Thank you.

 

That's always been Peter's modus operandi for ages.
Maybe he wants people to inquire so that he can grow his contacts - which is fair enough, given that the primary purpose of the business it to sell.

 

14" are the wheels

 

The 330 GTS shown above will be one of the stars of Gooding Amelia's auction:
https://www.goodingco.com/lot/1967-ferrari-330-gts-1d/?filtersInput%5BauctionType%5D%5B0%5D=Live%20Auction&filtersInput%5BauctionYear%5D%5B0%5D=2025&filtersInput%5BliveAuctionVenue%5D%5B0%5D=Amelia%20Island&sortBy=ENDING_SOONEST&pageNumber=0

 

This again reminds me how much better the original short nose design looks on the 275GTB. The long nose throws off the proportions of the design making it look like a FWD car in side view.