{"id":869824,"date":"2024-11-07T17:56:26","date_gmt":"2024-11-08T01:56:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/?p=524231"},"modified":"2024-12-06T04:10:50","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T04:10:50","slug":"1966-ferrari-275-gtb-by-scaglietti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/1966-ferrari-275-gtb-by-scaglietti\/","title":{"rendered":"1966 Ferrari 275 GTB by Scaglietti"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Ferrari 275 GTB,<\/a> introduced in 1964, represents a significant shift in Ferrari’s engineering and design approach. It was among the first Ferrari<\/a> models to feature independent rear suspension and a rear-mounted transaxle, which improved handling and weight distribution.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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Powered by a 3.3-liter V12 engine, the 275 GTB was capable of reaching high speeds while maintaining stability. The car\u2019s design, created by Pininfarina and built by Scaglietti, reflected Ferrari’s evolution towards a more streamlined and aerodynamic look. With its advanced engineering and innovative design, the Ferrari 275 GTB remains a highly influential model in Ferrari’s history and sports car development.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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The glamorous life<\/h2>\n

By 1966, the careers and the relationship of the recently married film director Roger Vadim Plemiannikov and Hollywood starlet Jane Fonda<\/a> were on the rise. The pair had met while filming La Ronde in 1963, officially becoming a couple later that year. Married in Las Vegas<\/a> in August of 1965, the pair lived a glamorous trans-Atlantic lifestyle between Vadim\u2019s native France and Southern California. Attractive, wealthy, talented, and eager for more success, the pair seemingly lived an idyllic lifestyle that anyone would have been envious of, including what they drove.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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Ferrari 275 GTB chassis\u00a0 08641<\/h2>\n

After having sold his Ferrari 250 California SWB Spider<\/a>, chassis number 2175 GT, Vadim purchased the 275 GTB on offer here, chassis number 08641, on 15 June 1966. Finished in Azzuro (106-A-32) over a full leather Nero (VM 8500) interior, the car was built to left-hand drive specifications for use in France. Chassis number 08641 falls late in the production run of the 275 GTB, and was fitted with long-nose steel bodywork, torque tube, and three Weber carburetors. It was sold to him through Franco-Britannic Autos of Paris, Ferrari\u2019s official distributor and the car was subsequently registered in Vadim\u2019s name (as Roger Plemiannikov) under registration number 64 SW 75. Later that summer, the registration documents were transferred to Fonda, keeping the same number.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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The pair kept their 275 GTB for about two and a half years and during this time, they were photographed with the car frequently, as one would expect for a pair of A-list celebrities. In August of 1966, the pair were photographed emerging from the car in Saint-Tropez, Vadim sporting swimming trunks and attracting a crowd of onlookers, clearly star stuck by their celebrity sighting, and perhaps the 275 GTB as well. Another color photo exists in the history file of Fonda in the passenger seat in October of 1968, departing the hospital for the first time with their newborn daughter Vanessa, a much more personal moment.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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In November of 1968, the 275 GTB returned to Franco-Britannic Autos and was reregistered 1404 W 75 (trade plate) and then subsequently purchased by a Mr. Tamalet in Lyon. In short order, the car was repainted red and registered under the name of his company as 1191 DG 69 according to Ferrari historian Marcel Massini. By April of 1972, chassis number 08641 had passed to Christian and Anne Baverey in Lyon. In their ownership, the car saw a bit of action on the track. It appeared at Pierre Bardinon\u2019s famous Mas du Clos circuit, which was driven by Jean-Claude Killy, a former World Cup ski racer and triple Olympic Champion at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble. Anne Baverey would take to the wheel next at the Limonest-Mont Verdun hillclimb near Lyon and later the Coup des Dames at Mas du Clos, in September and October of 1974, respectively.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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Chassis Highlights<\/h2>\n