The first prototype Ferrari 275 GTB/4, estimated at USD 3.2 million, will go under the hammer at an auction on May 18 here.
This most significant Ferrari was the first 275 GTB/4 produced in 1966 and was used to unveil this legendary model to the world on the Ferrari stand at the Paris Motor show that year.
It will be auctioned at Coys’ London auction at the Royal Horticultural Halls in Westminster. Chris Routledge, CEO of Coys said, “The 4-cam has always been considered the most beautiful 12-cylinder car from Maranello, and it is with some excitement that we are bringing the factory prototype, Chassis No 1 and 1966 Paris Motor Show car to the market”.
On its public debut in the French capital, the 275 (estimated at 2,000,000 to 2,500,000 pounds) was greeted with universal praise both on the road and for its styling, heralding a successful period for Ferrari.
