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  1. Tepesquintle

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    #1 Tepesquintle, Sep 12, 2018
    I'm trying to track down the current owner of a car my father sold in California back in the mid-80s. I recently discovered the owner's manual with mileage and fueling notes written by the original owner back in '64. This is the only photo I have of it. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
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  2. GatorFL

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    #2 GatorFL, Sep 12, 2018
    Your picture did not upload correctly.
     
  3. Tepesquintle

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    #3 Tepesquintle, Sep 12, 2018
    Additional information: My father told me that it was a '64 330GT 2+2 America (1/50). Thanks
     
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    #5 Meister, Sep 12, 2018
    try the vintage section. It's amazing how someone always seems to know about any given car. Obviously a serial number would greatly increase your chances too.
     
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  6. miurasv

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    #6 miurasv, Sep 12, 2018
    That's a 330 America, not a 330 GT 2+2 if it has a 330 4 litre engine.
     
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    #8 miurasv, Sep 12, 2018
    Do you know the names of any of the other owners of the car?
     
  9. Ferrari27

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    #9 Ferrari27, Sep 12, 2018
    You could also try asking here:

    http://www.330gt.com/default.htm

    If someone on Ferrari Chat provides you with any information there is a good chance it will have come from here anyway!
     
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    #10 Tepesquintle, Sep 12, 2018
    Yes, it was an America. I apologize for the confusion.
     
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    #11 Tepesquintle, Sep 12, 2018
    Could be. My dad would have been one of the mystery owners between 1974 and 2002. Thanks for the lead.
     
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    #12 turbo-joe, Sep 13, 2018
    this car looks for me like a 250 GT/E 2+2 serie 3 from behind, same like mine
     
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    #13 Tepesquintle, Sep 13, 2018
    Yes, I've contacted 330GT. Very helpful but no hits yet. Thanks.
     
  14. Smiles

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    #14 Smiles, Sep 13, 2018
    Moved to Vintage.

    Are you sure it’s not a 250 GTE?

    Matt
     
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    #15 G. Pepper, Sep 13, 2018
    I agree with Matt, it looks like a 250 GTE 2+2.
     
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    #16 willrace, Sep 13, 2018
    330 America was the last of the 250GT chassis/body, with the larger displacement 330 engine, prior to the 330GT.
     
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    #17 G. Pepper, Sep 13, 2018
    I was going by the taillights. I looked at a couple of Series III's to be sure. The taillights on a 330 2+2 are horizontal.
     
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  19. Ferrari27

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    #19 Ferrari27, Sep 13, 2018
    Unless someone has attached an additional badge to the lid of the boot (trunk) then the car in the photograph a 330 America. Fifty of these were made using the 250 GTE chassis and a 4 litre engine. Post #3 in this thread does say this.

    The 330 America is a totally different car to the 330 GT 2+2.
     
  20. Smiles

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    #20 Smiles, Sep 13, 2018
    I’m well aware of what a 330 America is.

    I’m used to them having their name in script across the trunk, as seen below and missing from the original picture.

    Matt

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    #21 epdowd, Sep 13, 2018
    That is 330 America 5041 GT.
     
  22. G. Pepper

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    #22 G. Pepper, Sep 13, 2018
    Ah, now I got it, thanks. Why no 330 America badge on this one?
     
  23. epdowd

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    #23 epdowd, Sep 13, 2018
    To clarify, Tepesquintle's father''s car is 5041 GT, not the example 330 America shown above. As for why no badge, we are not sure. Sometimes they did, sometimes they didn't. And then of course, there is the debate as to whether they were mounted horizontally or diagonally, but I am not diving into that on!
     
  24. Doctor Mark

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    #24 Doctor Mark, Sep 13, 2018
    250 America which is the basic body of the 250 2+2(GTE) but with a 4 liter engine rather than the 3 liter engine.. This was at the end of the run of the 250 2+2.
     
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    #25 Doctor Mark, Sep 13, 2018
    Please also note that the 330 America badge was not on the original photo.
     
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