275GTB 07165 on ebay

I looked at this car last fall. It is what it is.

 

Two weeks ago the one at Ferrari of Seattle sold for 750 on ebay.

 

Yea, the F. of Seattle car was restored and didn't need a thing.
If this car gets bid to 500 he should take it and run. What do you say boys?

It's going to be an interesting car to watch.
I would imagine the buyer pool is much smaller for this car than for a restored car, and intelligently so.

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ferrari-Original-condition-unrestored-275gtb_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZ72Q3a1205Q7c66Q3a2Q7c65Q3a12Q7c39Q3a1Q7c240Q3a1318Q7c301Q3a1Q7c293Q3a1Q7c294Q3a50QQ_trksidZp3286Q2ec0Q2em14QQhashZitem260362059889QQitemZ260362059889QQptZUSQ5fCarsQ5fTrucks

 

Candid, if nothing else.

 

I think it would be nice if the seller provided more/better pictures of the car. Even though I am a college student and am in no way a potential buyer, it would be interesting to see more detailed photos because it is so rare to see such an original 275, much less one for sale.

 

Wow-- I really like that car!

 

It went up from $110,000.00 to $287,000.00 since I looked at in your link `till seeing it in Jim's now.

 

Incredibly cool car and being offered by one of the all-time nicest people in the industry.

I wish it were headed to my garage, there are few like it left in the world and someone is going to be getting a treasure.

Bill

 

My kinds of 275 really. Rebuild the drivetrain and a bit of elec work and it is good to go. Maybe some paintwork too

 

I'm really tempted to bid on this, but I don't know if I could afford the wife tax.

"You bought a smelly old used car for HOW MUCH???"

That said, I wonder if it will actually go for more than a restored example. Is this car advertised anywhere other than ebay?

 

I guess one good thing about this economic crisis is that there's a larger chance this car will go unmolested for a bit longer.

 

Has been on Anamera site in the past for 710k asking.

 

Does anybody have more info on this car, because it is a car what I would like to own.
Just want some history.

Thanks,
tony

 

That will be interesting to see. If it's really rust free it's pretty cool.

 

If this car makes over $500k, that seems like a pretty healthy sign for the 275 market, and vintage Ferraris in general.

While I think it's a lovely car, and the sort of 275 I'd like to own some day (although in a perfect world I'd own a long-nose, torque-tube car), in many ways it's at the bottom of the 275 food chain. It's a short nose, early-spec car, in an unusual color (although one I personally like). It's not restored, nor is it completely original. It needs some work. Many buyers of $500k+ used cars seem to prefer their cars either shiny and better than new, or completely original-- this car is neither.

I would guess that this car would have been a $180k car 5-6 years ago. So from that to $500k plus today is not bad at all.

Don't take any of the above as criticism of this 275. I happen to prefer drivers, with a few door dings and rock chips, so I think it's great. But I'm not the typical high or even mid range vintage Ferrari buyer.

 

I agree Don. Personally I like cars that have a bit of patina on them rather than restored to an inch of their lives and with no clues remaining about their existence prior to restoration. As you said, this is not quite original and so it is a bit of a "tweener" that may or may not appeal to the typical buyer in this price range.

 

Gotta love the engine smokes a pleasant light blue color comment, only with a Ferrari. Cool time capsule though nice car

 

I see wonderful bedfellows in the background... a Daytona, a Speedster-windshielded 356, and a 300SL Gull. Add the unrestored Cobra and the Ferraris mentioned in the add, and you have one helluva nice garage. Very cool if they are all relatively original.

Forza,
David

 

This car was parked next to me at a FCA event last September, while I am certainly not an expert on 275GTB's I can say to call this car a time capsule would not be too far off as a description. The interior alone would put it in that category. Several others in attendance who knew far more than I on 275's remarked that it appeared everything was there in proper order. It's interesting that it had a repaint because looking at the paint it sure could have fooled me for being original. In fact the color combo appeared in a period picture of the 275GTB when it first debuted.

 

Over $500k now, and still reserve not met.

 

It wouldn't surprise me if his reserve is 675K. With the DOW down today to what, 7600? He is braver than I am in this economy.
As a buyer, I would worry that by the time this fantastic GTB got back from being at least mechanically rebuilt, its value could drop another 100K.

It's refreshing to know that there are still people out there with disposable cash.
They are going to pick up some wonderful trinkets amidst the ruins.