1965 Ferrari 330 GT 2+2

The Ferrari 330GT 2+2 occupies a curious position in Ferrari history — a Pininfarina-designed grand tourer carrying a full 4.0-litre V12 and four seats that spent decades undervalued relative to its sportier siblings. That has changed, and with good reason: fewer than 1,000 were built across two series between 1964 and 1968, with Series 1 quad-headlight cars like this accounting for a fraction of that. As one of just 44 right-hand-drive UK-supplied Series 1 examples — possibly now only 26, given that several others were rebodied as 250GTs — this car's rarity credentials are genuine.

What makes this chassis truly singular is its first keeper: Patsy Burt, the pioneering British racing driver. She specified the metallic blue finish — documented as 'Burt Blue' and unique within the entire Series 1 330GT production run — to match her competition cars of the era, collecting the car directly from the Ferrari factory before driving it back to the UK with five tins of matching paint. Ferrari's paperwork trail includes the original 1965 invoice and correspondence revealing that Ferrari had to push back on her interior choice before she accepted the Conolly Grigio leather. Borrani wire wheels, Veglia instruments, and the four-speed all-synchromesh gearbox with overdrive round out a wholly original-specification car.

A total nut-and-bolt restoration completed in 2018, reportedly costing in the region of £380,000, returned the car to concours condition after its 88,500 pre-restoration miles. Only 1,104 miles have followed since. The documented history spans a class win at the 1981 Avisford Park concours, a feature in the Autumn 1984 issue of Supercar Classics, and a triple-test appearance in Thoroughbred & Classic Cars in 1996 — an unusually thorough provenance record for a car of this age and complexity.