S/n 11279. Identified as 330 GTC. Destinazione Sommino, Italy. Assembly sequence no. 538, body no. C0654. (H. Raab’s Ferrari Serial Numbers Part I, 2nd ed).
1968, delivered to official dealer Motor S.a.s. di Carla Allegretti e C. of Rome.
1968, May, sold new to its original owner, Mr. Sonnino, a local resident. Registered in Rome on Italian plates Roma B 86652.
1968-1970, serviced through 1970 at the Ferrari Factory Assistenza Clienti in Modena.
1974–1976, owned by Philip Faust, Locust Valley, NY. FAF Customer.
1989, 27 May, offered for sale in FML 1409 by Dreamcars Ltd., Dania, FL. Blue with tan interior. Borranis. 45,985 km.
1989, June, offered for sale in Tower Report by Randy Simon, Brookline, MA. Blue with tan interior. 26,000 miles. No a/c. Borranis.
1989, offered for sale in FML 1415 by The Chequered Flag, LA, CA. Blue with tan interior.
1989, 19 Aug.–30 Sept., offered for sale in FML 1420 by Chequered Flag:
Fly yellow with tan interior. Just completed bare metal repaint by Chequered Flag. Newly rebuilt and polished wheels.
1990, 06 Jan.–17 Feb., for sale in FML by Chequered Flag:
Fly yellow with tan interior. Carefully and meticulously restored by ourselves to the highest standards. Polished Borrani wire wheels. $325,000.
1990, 20 Jan., no sale at Barrett–Jackson’s Scottsdale, Arizona auction.
1990, 01 Apr., offered for sale in the LA Times and FML 1519.
1990, 15 Sept.–13 Oct., for sale in FML by Chequered Flag:
Fly yellow with tan leather. Borranis. Restored, super driver. $265,000.
1991, 25 May–20 July, for sale in FML by Walnut Creek Ferrari:
Yellow with tan interior. Borranis. New interior and new paint, excellent mechanicals. $169,000.
1992, sold to Bernie Chase, Symbolic Motor Car Company, 7440 La Jolla Boulevard
La Jolla, California 92037, who sold the car to Skeets Dunn, Rancho Sante Fe, CA.
1992, restored by Skeets Dunn, engine and transmission by Bob Wallace. 46,855 km.
1994, owned by Skeets Dunn. Yellow with black interior.
1996, 18 May, shown at the Dunn ranch event.
2000, 19 Feb., inspected, driven and photographed by M. Sheehan. Excellent body and paint. Excellent black leather. Engine and gearbox by Bob Wallace. Borrani wires and XWX tires. All receipts for the work done. Good enough to do well at the next F.C.A. National event. Started instantly with no smoke. Ran perfectly. No books or tools.
2000, February, sold to Cy Yedor.
2001, 15 June, Barrett–Jackson Peterson Museum auction:
Fly yellow/black leather. Odo: 47,834 miles [this should read km]. Ex–Skeets Dunn California car. Repair and receipt records. Exceptional interior, sharp paint, well presented. Perfect panel fit. A great car. Cond; 1-. Sold at $96,120. A nice buy. Well–documented, well–preserved 330 GTCs can command upwards of $120K. Provided no major service is imminent, the buyer should be very happy.
2002, 16–20 Jan., offered at Barrett-Jackson, Scottsdale, Lot # 726 â 1968 Ferrari 330 GTC Coupe, Body by Pininfarina; S/N 11279; Yellow/Black; Recent restoration, 2 condition; Hammered Sold at $115,000 plus commission of 8.00%; Final Price $124,200 â Chrome spoke Borranis, Becker Europa radio, P/W. Beautifully restored with flat panels, even gaps and excellent paint, interior and chrome (better than
when it was new.) Fresh and crisp, let down only by a frumpy passenger’s sun visor. Saturday Prime
Time. This was a superior Ferrari presented in the arresting Fly Yellow that seems to draw bidders
like flies to fresh meat at Barrett-Jackson. Even at that, the result was only “healthy” for a car so
meticulously prepared and presented. Sold for $124,200 to Brad Hoyt of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
2003, 15 Jan., as per call and follow up fax from Bill Bessesen at Arthur Alton Motors: this is one of the early Ferraris and Lamborghinis owned by Brad Hoyt, the real estate developer in the Minneapolis, Minnesota area.
2005, 09 May, as per yet another conversation with Bill Bessesen, the man that manages the Brad Hoyt collection: The price on the ex-Skeets Dunn 330 GTC s/n 11279 is $175,000 and they bought
the car three years ago and it has only gone 50 miles since they bought it. Yellow, black, no books, no tools. They were stolen when they bought the car at Barrett-Jackson.
2005, 27 May, M. Sheehan inspected and photoed 330 GTC s/n 11279, 365 GTB/4 s/n 12923, 365 GTB/4 Spyder conversion s/n 13757 and 250 Lusso s/n 4945.
2005, 14 June, inspection done on s/n 11279 by Jeff Flynn, Service Manager of GT Cars, 950 West 94th Street, Bloomington, MN 55420 Tel. 952-884-3101, Comments: “The car is in excellent condition. I drove the car about three miles. The car runs strong, drives, handles and stops very well. The car
appears not to have been driven many miles since the restoration. The underside is very clean and very nice. This is an excellent example that we would be proud to own.”
2005, sold to John Shea of Far Hills, New Jersey.
2007, 05 Dec., sold by Mike Sheehan to Randy Hynote of Napa, CA. “It sat in my garage, un-driven until February 2008 when Geoff picked it up to go through it thoroughly and make it drive exactly right. He found a number of minor items and one major one, the halfshaft bearings and the ring and pinion. All were replaced, he also tuned it, did an oil and lubrication service and too many small items to mention. I doubt it has gone 10 miles since I bought it. I drove the car 5 miles, just to see how it drove, before turning it over to Geoff (Provo of GP Enterprises).”
2008, June, as per email from Randy Hynote. “I also have an excellent 1968 330 GTC, serial number 11279. It is Fly Yellow with Black leather and was the recipient of a very thorough restoration a few years ago while owned by Skeets Dunn of San Diego. It appears as new inside, outside and under the chassis. Since I bought it I have done a thorough service and had it tuned bumper to bumper to run
and drive like it looked when I bought it. I have had replaced any bushings, shocks, etc. needed. The
exhaust is the only non original equipment part on the car. It is a very expensive custom built stainless
steel system that, while it isn’t an OEM or equivalent part, sounds just right. I just had the differential
bearings and half shaft bearings and boots replaced. It is about as nice a 330 GTC as you will find. It has
50,000 KM from new. Being a very late production model, it has the late half shafts and cable clutch. It
does not have the original tool kit.”
2008, 13 Jan., major service completed by GP Enterprises, 3014 Rolison Rd., Redwood City, CA 94063: complete tuneâup valve adjustment and compression test, new spark plugs and oil/filter change.
Transaxle rebuilt with new ring and pinion gears, new pinion bearing and new CV boots and clamps.
Mileage: 49,988 km. Total invoice: $16,880.20.
2009, 31 July, four new Michelin XWX 205 VR 14 tires purchased from Cocker tires.
2009, 16 May, FML Vol 34 No 10.
330 GTC, S/N 11279 (1968). Very high quality fly yellow with excellent black leather.Very good Borranis and Michelin XWXs. Runs and drives very well, good synchros when warm. Excellent compression and mechanically first rate. Factory P/W and Becker Europa radio. Cosmetics very strong, nicely detailed engine compartment, excellent panel and trim fit. All brightwork in excellent condition. Carpets, headlining, dash pad, parcel shelf and all trim like new. Exhaust only nonâoriginal equipment part on the carâa very expensive custom built stainless steel system that sounds just right. Everything works as it should. Only 50,000 kms from new--we believe the mileage is correct and original. A great looking and great driving Ferrari in a very attractive color and an exceptional example of this very desirable 60âs Ferrari Grand Tourer. $219,500. 11/08. Michael Sheehan’s Ferraris Online LLC, www.ferraris-online.com.
2009, 13 Aug., shown at the Ferrari Club or America Pacific Region’s Chateau Julien Concours d′elegance, Monterey, CA, Class 6 330 GT / 330 GTC / 365 GTS, driven to the event and driven home, scored Silver.
2010, 11 Jan., major service by Geoff Provo’s GP Enterprises: new air filters, flush coolant and brake fluid, new radiator hoses, water valve, radiator fan switch, rebuilt and recored radiator, rebuilt RH fan motor, repaired oil line to radiator, installed new Michelin tubes and balanced all four tires/wheels, retorque and resealed both heads, cleaned and adjusted carburetors and adjusted throttle linkage. Mileage 51,644 km. Total invoice $6,350.71.
2010, June, on consignment with Mike Sheehan’s www.Ferraris-online.com.
2010, 22 June, sold by Mike Sheehan to current owner.
2012, serviced by Rod Drew, F.A.I., Costa Mesa, CA at 51,988 kms. The Bob Wallace rebuild in 1992 (at 46,855 km) was great as there were only 5,000 kms since the complete rebuild, but all the seals and gaskets were leaking from age and from sitting. Engine out service, complete engine rebuild and valve and guide replacement, rebuild transaxle, sublet, machine cylinder heads, new engine gasket set, rebuild starter and alternator, rebuild water pump, new engine mounts, overhaul radiator, strip, paint and detail engine bay, overhaul instruments and gauges, sublet bumpers for re-chrome, rebuild turn signal switch, new A/C condenser, rebuild heater valves, new fuel lines, rebuild brake master cylinder and brake system, rebuild carbs, pull, rebuild and re-seal transaxle,total mechanical and sublet, $103,849.95.
2012, complete strip and paint by Beckman Metalworks, total invoice $22,645.50.
2012, all new interior by Pete Engel of Westminster Auto Upholstery, total invoice $11,833.75.
2016, January, on consignment with Mike Sheehan’s www.Ferraris-online.com. |