Auction house Gooding & Company, the auction house has announced a one-off Ferrari 275 GTB Special, designed and built by Carrozzeria Pininfarina with many special features for the exclusive use of company owner Battista Pininfarina, as the company’s star car for its annual two-day Scottsdale Auctions next month.
The Ferrari 275 GTB Speciale, chassis 06437, is the only 275 GTB to be crafted by Pininfarina, rather than by Scaglietti. The Ferrari was built for special display and show purposes, as well as for Battista Pininfarina’s personal use.
Though it shares a similar shape to the original short-nose 275 GTB, the myriad bespoke details inside and out make 06437 truly special. Some of these major details include a completely one-off interior treatment with special seats, electric windows, and Heuer Rally-Master stopwatches.
Exterior details include more prominent front indicators, recessed side marker lights, a special grille, unique headlamp covers with no chrome surround, custom-built window frames, even sleeker door handles, and a distinctly revised hood to fit the desirable six-carb intake setup on the V-12 engine. One of the most memorable features of 06437 is its distinctive rear diffuser, which features three curved panels placed vertically below the bumper, filling the area between the exhaust tips. Battista Pininfarina also specified that there be no driver’s-side vent window – a feature he disliked, as he believed it distracted from the purity of the design.
When new, the 275 GTB Speciale was finished in Acqua Verde Metallizzato, an elegant blue-green color selected from the Alfa Romeo catalogue, and trimmed in rich China Red leather upholstery.
Battista Pininfarina was so proud of his personalised 275 GTB that he unveiled it at the company’s winter press conference in Switzerland. This was followed by appearances on the Pininfarina display stand at the 1965 Frankfurt Motor Show, the 1965 Paris Motor Show, the 1965 Torino Motor Show, the 1965 Florence Concours d’Elegance, and the 1966 Brussels Motor Show.
The car was beautifully restored to its original appearance in 1992 and was shown to great acclaim at several concours events. The Ferrari was then sold to its current owner, who has largely kept this significant car out of the public eye for over 25 years. One of the most important and distinctive Ferraris ever built, this 275 GTB Speciale is a masterpiece of mid-century industrial art that represents the intersection of two of the most famous Italian firms working at the height of their powers.
Gooding & Company estimate the price of this unique Ferrari 275 GTB Speciale at approximately $8,000,000-$10,000,000.
