A Gallery of the 1966 Ferrari 330 GTC Restored by Bell Sport & Classic
The 1966 Ferrari 330 GTC restored by Bell Sport & Classic.
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A Gallery of the 1966 Ferrari 330 GTC Restored by Bell Sport & Classic
Image Credit: Sam Chick, courtesy of Bell Sport & Classic. Several years ago, when this example was discovered in Caracas, Venezuela, it looked very different: more old nag than Prancing Horse.
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A Gallery of the 1966 Ferrari 330 GTC Restored by Bell Sport & Classic
Image Credit: Sam Chick, courtesy of Bell Sport & Classic. The car’s 4.0-liter Colombo V-12 engine makes 300 hp.
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A Gallery of the 1966 Ferrari 330 GTC Restored by Bell Sport & Classic
Image Credit: Sam Chick, courtesy of Bell Sport & Classic. Prior to the restoration, this Ferrari had been found resprayed in a flat, faded blue and had tarnished chrome, drooping door hinges, more than one dent and a seized engine.
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A Gallery of the 1966 Ferrari 330 GTC Restored by Bell Sport & Classic
Image Credit: Sam Chick, courtesy of Bell Sport & Classic. The Ferrari 330 GTC being stripped down during the early stages of the three-year restoration.
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A Gallery of the 1966 Ferrari 330 GTC Restored by Bell Sport & Classic
Designed by Aldo Bravarone at Pininfarina, the Ferrari 330 GTC fuses the delicate nose of the 500 Superfast with the tapering tail of the 275 GTS.
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A Gallery of the 1966 Ferrari 330 GTC Restored by Bell Sport & Classic
Image Credit: Sam Chick, courtesy of Bell Sport & Classic. The interior, retrimmed in sumptuous tan leather, includes a period Becker Europa radio—a Ferrari dealer-fit option in the 1960s.
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A Gallery of the 1966 Ferrari 330 GTC Restored by Bell Sport & Classic
Image Credit: Sam Chick, courtesy of Bell Sport & Classic. The Pininfarina logo is cast into the ashtray.
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A Gallery of the 1966 Ferrari 330 GTC Restored by Bell Sport & Classic
Image Credit: Sam Chick, courtesy of Bell Sport & Classic. Bell Sport & Classic also obtained a copy of the factory build sheet, which showed the Ferrari had left Maranello in Verde Chiaro Metallizzato: a light metallic green. Its steel shell and aluminum panels were duly resprayed.
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A Gallery of the 1966 Ferrari 330 GTC Restored by Bell Sport & Classic
Image Credit: Sam Chick, courtesy of Bell Sport & Classic. In order to keep the car as original as possible, many components were stripped down and refurbished, rather than simply replaced.
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A Gallery of the 1966 Ferrari 330 GTC Restored by Bell Sport & Classic
Image Credit: Sam Chick, courtesy of Bell Sport & Classic. The car being honored with a class win at the 2022 Salon Privé Concours d’Elégance.