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Title: Solved - NEH 2035: Ferrari 250 Lusso bodied by Williams & Pritchard - 1964
Post by: Carnut on August 24, 2012, 10:12:15 AM
Identify this car, who built it and when - for 1 point:

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Title: Re: NEH 2035
Post by: richard fridd on August 24, 2012, 01:34:11 PM
Jaguar based?
Title: Re: NEH 2035
Post by: Carnut on August 24, 2012, 01:46:30 PM
Quote from: richard fridd on August 24, 2012, 01:34:11 PM
Jaguar based?

No
Title: Re: NEH 2035
Post by: Carnut on August 31, 2012, 04:53:48 AM
Experts?
Title: Re: NEH 2035
Post by: dzima1985 on August 31, 2012, 05:26:04 AM
Arista JD Sport'1964?
Title: Re: NEH 2035
Post by: Delorean on August 31, 2012, 05:33:52 AM
An Arista has a longer bonnet and a square-shaped grill ...
Title: Re: NEH 2035
Post by: Carnut on August 31, 2012, 06:07:12 AM
Quote from: dzima1985 on August 31, 2012, 05:26:04 AM
Arista JD Sport'1964?

No, not an Arista.
Title: Re: NEH 2035
Post by: Iluvatar on August 31, 2012, 06:49:57 AM
OSCA?
Title: Re: NEH 2035
Post by: Carnut on August 31, 2012, 07:15:50 AM
Quote from: Iluvatar on August 31, 2012, 06:49:57 AM
OSCA?

Not an OSCA
Title: Re: NEH 2035
Post by: frederick59 on September 01, 2012, 06:57:29 AM
Fiat?
Title: Re: NEH 2035
Post by: Carnut on September 01, 2012, 10:14:54 AM
Quote from: frederick59 on September 01, 2012, 06:57:29 AM
Fiat?

Not a Fiat.
Title: Re: NEH 2035
Post by: D-type on September 01, 2012, 02:07:26 PM
European?
Title: Re: NEH 2035
Post by: Avalanche on September 01, 2012, 02:13:14 PM
Abarth Simca 2000?
Title: Re: NEH 2035
Post by: Carnut on September 02, 2012, 06:32:28 AM
Quote from: D-type on September 01, 2012, 02:07:26 PM
European?

Yes..

Quote from: Avalanche on September 01, 2012, 02:13:14 PM
Abarth Simca 2000?

..but it's not an Abarth.
Title: Re: NEH 2035
Post by: sixtee5cuda on September 02, 2012, 12:12:31 PM
Ferrari?
Title: Re: NEH 2035
Post by: Carnut on September 02, 2012, 03:33:34 PM
Quote from: sixtee5cuda on September 02, 2012, 12:12:31 PM
Ferrari?

Aha - we make progress!
Yes, it's a Ferrari.
Title: Re: NEH 2035
Post by: Delorean on September 03, 2012, 04:14:03 AM
Surely it isn't a 250 GTO, is it?
Title: Re: NEH 2035
Post by: Iluvatar on September 03, 2012, 04:47:01 AM
Drogo Ferrari 250 GT SWB?
Title: Re: NEH 2035
Post by: Carnut on September 03, 2012, 05:02:39 AM
Quote from: Delorean on September 03, 2012, 04:14:03 AM
Surely it isn't a 250 GTO, is it?

No, it's not a 250 GTO..

Quote from: Iluvatar on September 03, 2012, 04:47:01 AM
Drogo Ferrari 250 GT SWB?

..but it is based on a 250 GT variant, though not the SWB and nor is it by Drogo.
Title: Re: NEH 2035
Post by: D-type on September 03, 2012, 11:11:22 AM
250GT Berlinetta Speciale bodied by Pininfarina from 1962 - the forerunner of the GTO
Title: Re: NEH 2035
Post by: Carnut on September 03, 2012, 11:28:11 AM
Quote from: D-type on September 03, 2012, 11:11:22 AM
250GT Berlinetta Speciale bodied by Pininfarina from 1962 - the forerunner of the GTO


No, not that.  Not by Pininfarina.
Title: Re: NEH 2035
Post by: sixtee5cuda on September 03, 2012, 12:49:26 PM
1963 250 GT Lusso?

1964 Ferrari 250 GT Lusso Competition Berlinetta by Williams & Pritchard, serial # 5521GT

Sold in 2002 for $189,000 at Barrett Jackson auction
Title: Re: NEH 2035
Post by: Carnut on September 03, 2012, 03:10:52 PM
Quote from: sixtee5cuda on September 03, 2012, 12:49:26 PM
1963 250 GT Lusso?

1964 Ferrari 250 GT Lusso Competition Berlinetta by Williams & Pritchard, serial # 5521GT

Sold in 2002 for $189,000 at Barrett Jackson auction

Yes!
I've been a Ferrari nut for nearly 40 years and had no idea there was a 250 Lusso bodied by Williams & Pritchard until I found this!
Title: Re: Solved - NEH 2035: Ferrari 250 Lusso bodied by Williams & Pritchard - 1964
Post by: sixtee5cuda on September 03, 2012, 04:08:34 PM
This puzzle taught me a lot, about people having 330LM noses put on their 250GT's.  Some even had it done by Ferrari.
Title: Re: Solved - NEH 2035: Ferrari 250 Lusso bodied by Williams & Pritchard - 1964
Post by: Carnut on September 03, 2012, 06:15:26 PM
Quote from: sixtee5cuda on September 03, 2012, 04:08:34 PM
This puzzle taught me a lot, about people having 330LM noses put on their 250GT's.  Some even had it done by Ferrari.

Yes, I believe the factory only actually made a small handful of 330 LMBs, four at most although two of those are thought to have perhaps been 250 Lussos with a 330 LMB nose grafted on.  No doubt there are at least a dozen now doing the rounds of the auction houses...!
How anyone could desecrate a 250 Lusso, which I consider one of the most beautiful cars of all time, is beyond my comprehension..!
Title: Re: Solved - NEH 2035: Ferrari 250 Lusso bodied by Williams & Pritchard - 1964
Post by: Carnut on September 04, 2012, 08:03:33 AM
A couple more pictures plus the blurb from when it was auctioned by Barrett-Jackson back in 2002:

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CUSTOM LIGHTWEIGHT ALUMINUM BODY BY WILLIAMS & PRITCHARD IN THE STYLE OF A 330LMB. FULL UNDERTRAY, ROLL CAGE AND FULL INSTRUMENTATION. LEXAN SIDE AND REAR WINDOWS. FULL 250GTO 'PLUS' SPECIFICATION ENGINE THAT DEVELOPS ABOUT 300BHP. 6 TWIN-CHOKE WEBER CARBURETORS, HIGH LIFT CAMS, HIGH COMPRESSION PISTONS AND MODIFIED BIG VALVE CYLINDER HEAD. FULL DRY SUMP LUBRICATION SYSTEM WITH REAR MOUNTED OIL TANK. COLD AIR BOX, ALUMINUM RADIATOR. FUEL CELL AND TWIN ELECTRIC PUMPS. FERRARI 4-SPEED GEARBOX WITH COMPETITION 2-PLATE CLUTCH. ZF LIMITED SLIP DIFFERENTIAL. 5 BORRANI ALUMINUM 15" 1964 FERRARI GTO WIRE WHEELS WITH HIGH SPEED PIRELLI TIRES, TOGETHER WITH 4 16" ALUMINUM COMPOMOTIVE RACE WHEELS AND PIRELLI P ZERO RACE TIRES. SOLD NEW IN APRIL 1964 BY MARANELLO CONCESSIONAIRES (ORDER # 141). MIKE MCQUAKER, THE SECOND OWNER, PURCHASED IT IN 1968. THEN FOLLOWED 20 YEARS OF RACING AND CONSTANT DEVELOPMENT. THE CONTINUAL DEVELOPMENT RESULTED IN MANY WINS AND GOOD RESULTS WHILST RACING IN EUROPE, INCLUDING WINNING THE COVETED MARANELLO CHALLENGE FOR FRONT ENGINED FERRARIS IN 1986. THIS LUSSO IS PERFECT FOR HISTORIC RACING, AND IT IS ALSO SUITABLE FOR MANY OF THE WONDERFUL TOURING EVENTS THAT ARE NOW ORGANIZED THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.
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