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Car & Driver magazine had this to say: ‘Since the engine is heir to aV12 tradition that’s gone on for almost twenty years, it’s only naturalthat it should be the dominating factor in the car’s personality, andthat the whole car should have been developed around the engineand its own unique character. You can feel it as much as you canhear it. It has a taut, powerful rush of response that comes to youthrough the seat of your pants, through the steering wheel rim. Theinstant the clutch is engaged, the chassis takes on life and begins tomove as a unit with the engine, it’s an all-in-one-piece sensation thatyou normally feel only in racing cars, one that’s unique to the Ferrariamong normal passenger vehicles today.’One of only 200 275GTS models made, chassis number ‘08005’is the 186th built and was originally finished in Nocciola (hazel) withBeige Scuro (dark beige) interior. It was completed at Pininfarina’sTurin factory in February 1966 and in September of that same yearwas despatched to Ferrari importer Luigi Chinetti Motors in NewYork, USA. Chinetti sold the car to its first owner, Mr Slate, a residentof Los Angeles, in 1966 and it is known to have been sold andregistered in Oregon in 1970.In August 2001, by which time it had been repainted red, ‘08005’was offered for sale at Bonhams & Brooks’ Quail Lodge auctionand shortly thereafter was registered to Robert Brower, Sr, residentin Carmel, California. Over the course of 2001/2002, the Ferrariwas fully restored, the interior being re-trimmed in black, and inAugust 2003 was shown at the Cavallino Concours held during theConcorso Italiano at the Black Horse Golf Club, Seaside, California,receiving a Gold Class award.In June 2004, the car was driven by Robert Brower and MarshallPealman on the Ferrari Factory 275 Tour in Tuscany, Italy and inAugust ‘04 was shown again at the Concorso Italiano and also atthe 41st Annual Ferrari Club of America National Field and DrivingConcours at Quail Lodge, California.Motor Cars | 177