Mike Curley

I know Mike owned some significant early Ferraris because I saw them a few times at his family's farm (we'd call it a "ranch" in Texas) back in the day. I knew Mike through audio- he was a wheeler dealer who was also a collector and pretty knowledgeable in a lot of diverse subjects. At the time, I was pretty young-- college age in the early '70s and visited Mike's place at least twice to see the cars. None were in "Pebble Beach" condition. I distinctly remember a competition car- at the time, I had very little knowledge of older Ferraris, and Mike pointed me to a wood block on one of the pedals that he said the driver used to compensate for a short(er) foot.
He was a character and I was sad to learn (after reading here that he was the source for another car) that he passed some time ago.
I thought I might ask if anybody has a clue as to the car I saw. (I have an old book, plastic bound 3 ring) which has some cars listed that I got from him- in fact, I think I bought much of his library back in the mid-nineties, when I talked to him last.
I also had a neighbor, Earl Heath, who was known for his Rolls collection, but who also apparently had a few notable Ferraris. FWIW, I grew up in Pittsburgh, where both Curley and Dr. Heath were located. (Actually, Curley was in Irwin, but close enough).
Bill

 

Bring out that book and show us what you're starting with...

in the meantime barchetta has at least 2 cars attached to his name, the following has in period and modern race history

250 GT s/n 0415GT

 

Thanks, that book will either be easy to find or buried in some box here. Will look and post accordingly. Appreciated.

 

Definitely 0415. I remember when he sold the car into Chicago in the late 1970s.