One of approximately only 250 examples of the “short-nose” 275 GTB produced Awarded Ferrari Classiche certification in March 2015 and offered with its Red Book confirming its matching-numbers 3.3-litre V-12 engine Benefits from a £79,000 engine rebuild by specialist Bob Houghton in 2016 Presented in red over a black leather interior; originally finished in Rosso Cina Accompanied by folio, owner’s guides, tool roll, history file, and report by marque expert Marcel Massini While the venerable 250 GT series from Ferrari remains rightly celebrated the better part of seven decades after its introduction—thanks in no small part to headline creations such as the GTO and SWB—the model line had neared its development ceiling after an 11-year production run.

As a result, with the aim of creating a more luxurious driving experience that felt equally suited to twisting Italian Alpine roads as it was to lapping Monza, engineers set to work on the new 275 grand tourer that would debut at the 1964 P...