Ferrari 330 GTO 4 litre Le Mans

3673 today
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Jay Koka when he painted it called it a "330LMB" which I think is a good way to describe it, to avoid it getting lumped in the "all of the 250GTOs"...LOL!

 

Was Herb Wetson the entrant ?

 

The entry list has him as Herb Wetanson.
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OK. So this is a complete replica by GTO Engineering.

NOTHING to do with 3673SA.

Herb did once own the REAL 3673SA. Many moons ago.

MarK Shannon

 

When? How long ago?

 

1968 to 1973 with Herb Wetanson. Got it from Kirk F. White, sold to Steve Halpern.

Marcel Massini

 

This is from the car at Lime Rock this weekend.
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This is a fake/reproduction chassis tag.
Do you have a photo showing the actual stamping of the chassis number on the frame?

Marcel Massini

 

I agree with Marcel.
A photo of the rear of this car, please.

 

1960 shape not a 1961/1962

 

Unfortunately not.

 

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OK then. How about a photo showing the engine number (stamping on raised boss)?

Marcel Massini

 

Herb lives around the corner from me and I spoke with him at the Sunoco gas station last summer (2013) as he was filling-up this car. Car was "just back from England getting restored", man is it beautiful in the flesh. I actually HEARD the car first and followed Herb to the Sunoco station where our conversation then took place.

So then...Is this a "re-created"/"re-bodied" etc. etc. car and NOT a real 250 SWB?

Thanks,

Jack

 

Again I have to disappoint.
Usually I shoot any and all numbers. Either I slipped up or they weren't there.

 

Is even the real one an SWB?
As I understand its a GTO prototype built on an SA chassis.

 

Any photo of the real 3673SA today? Does it have the DK GTO body ?

 

Does anyone know what happened to the original 4 litre tipo 163 engine and 4 speed gearbox from 3765LM?

 

Well...according to this Hemmings article, there is "a" four liter engine on a stand...

It doesn't say whether it's THE 4.0 liter or just A 4.0 liter.

https://www.hemmings.com/magazine/hsx/2007/01/GTOh-No---1962-Ferrari-GTO/1395032.html

 

It's not the 4 litre original engine. I believe the owner found a tipo 163 cylinder block and a 4 litre engine was built from that. I don't know where the heads, crank, sump and the other internals came from.

 

Scaife Collection, Pittsburgh, PA.

 

No.

Marcel Massini

 

This is correct. PPP sourced the block and the motor was built up from there. I don't know/never asked the source of the parts for that engine.

 

You know a lot about 3765LM, Dave.