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2 unusual facts about Ferrari 275


Ecurie Francorchamps

In the 1965 24 Hours of Le Mans Ecurie Francorchamps finished in third place with Willy Mairesse and Jean Blaton at the wheel of a Ferrari 275 GTB, equalling their best result of 1955 and also winning their GT class.

Ferrari 275

A 275 GTB/4 N.A.R.T. Spyder version was only available from a single American dealer, Luigi Chinetti.


Ferrari 125 F1

Original chassis have been lost (used for Ferrari 275), but an exact replica with the original Colombo engine currently resides in Museo Ferrari in Maranello alongside newer Ferrari F1 machines.

Fiat 124 Sport Spider

The convertible body was designed by Tom Tjaarda, who used his earlier designs of Chevrolet Corvette “Rondine” and Ferrari 275 GTS.


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