Funny Ferrari factory letter about 250 LM, 275 GTB/S, 330 GT

Thank you. I have already interviewed the current owner but now have a list of important follow-up questions. My editor may suggest that I send you a final draft for accuracy. If so, may I do so? I will be quoting post #21.

Best regards
George Avgerakis

 

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Marcel Massini

 

Marcel,

We did not touch upon the post-Zumbach time owner W. L. Keating and the two concours appearances of 0097 in California (Pebble '54 and Mt. Diablo '55). Is this notation accurate? This last answer should wrap it up, and with thanks in advance, I remain,

Sincerely yours,
George

 

Again, see post #21. The early history of 0097 S in my book "Ferrari by Vignale" is not correct.
The William L. Keating car (ex-Alfredo Ducato of Hillsborough/CA) was 0091 S (zero zero nine one), NOT 0097 S.
See also Robert T. Devlin's book "Pebble Beach Concours d'Elégance-A Matter of Style 1950-1979".
Prior to Ducato 0091 S belonged to Franco Cornacchia in Milan who on the 3rd February 1951 showed 0091 S at the Concorso d'Eleganza of Viareggio, Italy. 0091 S was painted dark green with a black roof. See photo page 25 of the Italian magazine "Auto Italiana", Anno XXXII, issue #3 dated 15th February 1951.

And 0097 S later received another body coming from 0024 M.

Marcel Massini

 

Corradini raced two different Vignales, neither was 0097/S though. Convair car likely was 0091/S (often mis-identified as 0097/S) and in Bridgehampton he raced 0082A.

 

Viviano Corradini had zero to do with 0091 S and 0097 S. Corradini lived on the U.S. East Coast.
0091 S stayed on the U.S. West Coast from March 1951 until 1968.

Marcel Massini

 

Which s/n did Corradini have then?

 

This is Viviano Corradini with 0082A at Bridgehampton May 23, 1953. Race was stopped due to an accident.

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I find it highly unlikely that the Keating car was ex-Cornacchia. Would love to be proved wrong.

 

The early Vignales would need to be seriously researched. A lot of new material has surfaced in recent years. I think the Keating car likely was 0095/S.

 

Thanks also to you, Kare, for carrying on this lusty and fun research. Those few of us who are not doing this to insure a multimillion-dollar purchase are like intellectual gladiators, fighting the passing of time. Morituri te salutant!

 

Marcel -

I am about to submit a revised copy of my 0097 story to Forza this week, During the Covid, the current owner managed to reunite all the pieces of 0097 - employing a Classiche engine, but I would like to verify a quote I had in the original article that I believe came from you, but which now I cannot reproduce! Would you so kind as to look at this and tell me if it is yours and if it is correct? What makes me most suspicious is the price attributed at auction which seems low and employs both the "$" and the word "pounds."

"In 1994, the resurrected 0097S was auctioned by Christie's London for an estimated gavel of $65-85 pounds to Walter Schaefer of Hainhausen, Germany. The next owner, a Dane, Peter Andersen, living in Hamburg, further enhanced the car's reputation."

Many thanks in advance,
George (Quasmotor) Avgerakis

 

Not from me.

Marcel Massini