strong money @RM in Monaco today

I witnessed it all and had to stop somewhere as the prices were just going up and up, except for the 330 GTC.

 

The GTC does seems low compared to the rest. Any issues with it?

 

873k for Aperta. Wow.

 

Very big money on the Aperta!

Was the 250 GT Cab owned by Chris Evans, the British TV and radio personality?

 

...and the 330GT S11 @$514K....phew.

 

Yes

 

The SA was a great color combo and had no miles. Still, very strong.

 

Prices are stabilizing it seems. Very high but more stable. The future is unknown. We all have our predictions though.

 

The Miura S Jota was a good buy.

 

does anyone know what the 400GT convertible ( conversion ) went for

 

I honestly don't think prices are going to go much higher.. They are not going to collapse either like the late 80's.. Not too many people are going to take a haircut they will just keep em and enjoy em. On a side note the D50 Lancia RECREATON was nice to see a tool room copy bring what it is worth to build. Makes me feel better about my W194 project.

 

was there something wrong with the 250GTE? Why did this sell for lower than a 330 GT 2+2? Also the price for the 330GT 2+2 seems unusually high. Anyone care to give a reason?

 

The 330 GT 2+2 S2 was an exceptional car restored by Ferrari Classiche. I think Max said it was the best 330 GT he'd ever seen, or something like that.

1966 Ferrari 330 GT 2+2 Series II by Pininfarina | Monaco 2014 | RM AUCTIONS

 

While the GTE was a series 2 car with some front and back attributes of series 3 car,,and still seem they were not even correct.
Interesting that some buyers seem to recognize the value of a proper restoration to high standards, even on an un significant car, that is not always the case.

 

I feel the 330 2+2 Series II is still undervalued as the most stylish and strongest long distance GT of the sixties with a balanced and more elegant shape than the GTC. The result reflects may be the fact, that demand is getting less mainstreamed and more sensible and "quality conscious". Wonderful car!

 

Yes, they're wonderful cars. I like them with 4 headlamps too.

 

I don't feel it was just the restauration quality. It is really a nice car but there are other 330 GTs with at least the same level and balance.

May be the 330 Series II is more discreet than a GTB but clearly significant for Ferrari's long distance GT's. It has a strong presence today and is able to reflect the sixties stylish "Grand Touring" spirit probably better then a GTC or any other contemporary. At the same time it is usable and obviously the market seems to estimate all that.

 

Absolutely, but another, older "styling languagage" in the tradition of Lancia Flaminia Touring's, Chinese Eye Bentley's or Sunbeam Rapier's ... and astonishing, how Ferrari changed the shape from four to two headlamps and created a different, but still perfect looking car. Not always the case, as the E-Types show ...

 

Beautiful color and car. It's interesting that it appears to have its original, or at least not very recent, leather. In the close-up photo of the front grill, there seems to be a lot of red stuff behind the grill. Part of it is the horns (in incorrect color I believe), but not sure what the other red bits are.

 

Radiator fan painted red and reflections in the grill?

 

The two radiator fans must be black.

The two horns should be off to the passenger side, pointing down, and painted
candy apple red.

The serial number given for the car, 8496, is an even number. Even serial numbers
were reserved for race cars at that period. So 8496 makes no sense for a passenger car.

 

8496 is a typo. The chassis number is 8469 as listed near the upper part of the page.

 

The front view of the car on a mountain road in the RM ad --- the 8th photo from
the bottom on the right side of pictures --- shows a drooping red horn hose and
two red horns in the exact center behind the grill. This is wrong. As I stated before,
the horns should be tucked in the right-hand (passenger) side and should just be
barely visible behind the grill. Also --- although I am less sure about this --- the
red color appears to be wrong. It should be candy apple red like you can get
anywhere in my town of low riders.

I looked on Kerry's 330 registry. The serial number should be 8469.

 

The RM ad states (as folks have noted) that:

As it features a fresh restoration from Ferrari Classiche, it is completely reasonable to say that this splendid 330 GT is indeed “factory fresh”.

I wonder what else Ferrari did wrong besides the horns.