The significance of Luigi Chinetti’s North American Racing Team, better known as NART, is nearly impossible to quantify.

By the late 1960s NART was one of just four privateer racing teams to enjoy close support from the Ferrari factory, and arguably the most important.

Chinetti’s close relationship with Enzo Ferrari allowed the importer to routinely procure Maranello’s newest and most powerfully specified sports-racing cars.

The NART campaigns not only helped Chinetti to more effectively sell cars, but additionally NART victories in both SCCA and FIA-sanctioned events contributed to the manufacturer’s all-important chase of championship points in both series.

Because of the team’s significance in Ferrari’s history, NART-campaigned cars are now highly coveted by collectors seeking the highest level of provenance, making them among the most prized of all the Prancing Horses.

Chassis number 10311 falls precisely into this category, being a NART-prepared and Chinetti-owned competition...