1966 Ferrari 275 GTB/C
Explore 275 GTB/C: verified history, design, rarity scope and specifications, with a credited documentary photograph.
The twelve-car Ferrari 275 GTB/C series belongs to 1966.
History and purpose
The twelve-car Ferrari 275 GTB/C series belongs to 1966. The source workbook’s 1965 year would mix it with earlier competition developments, so this profile corrects the date while preserving the old title as a duplicate-detection alias. Ferraris Online’s original vehicle record identifies chassis 09063 as a car from the 1966 series and describes its individual history. The supplied photograph independently names that same chassis. This agreement supplies the essential connection between the small factory programme and the pictured object. The twelve-car total is the complete original series, rather than a regional allocation or a count of cars currently offered for sale.
Design and engineering
The photographed purple competition berlinetta carries a visible racing number and a body closely related in outline to the road GTB. That resemblance is historically useful, but it can also invite incorrect substitutions. A normal road GTB with competition-style paint does not thereby become one of the original twelve GTB/C cars. The rear-quarter photograph shows the compact cabin, rounded tail and wheel stance of the named car. It documents a modern event appearance. Period race use, original colour and present mechanical authenticity require the chassis record and supporting documents, rather than conclusions drawn solely from the livery in a later concours photograph.
Identifying the original configuration
GTB/C is used loosely in some descriptions of Ferrari competition berlinettas. Here it has a narrower boundary: the original 1966 twelve-car programme. Earlier special cars and earlier customer competition versions remain separate. This prevents a small production claim from expanding to include every two-cam GTB prepared for racing. The pictured chassis is identified directly in both the image record and an original vehicle-history source. That is the kind of individual provenance connection a competition profile needs. A model badge or an attractive number roundel alone would be insufficient evidence for a vehicle upload using this exact twelve-car rarity claim.
Collector context and preservation
The car offers a collector a particularly clear comparison between road-derived body language and a factory competition purpose. Those two ideas can be explored without pretending that the road and competition specifications are identical. A complete provenance file should retain the original chassis classification, period competition evidence and the history of any later body repair or restoration. Keep a former auction or dealer description dated: its condition and ownership statements describe that period, not necessarily the car today. The present profile uses such research for historical identity and programme scope, avoiding an unsupported current sale narrative. That makes the entry useful as an archive record beyond any one transaction or concours appearance.
Reading the evidence for this profile
The original source links below identify the programme and the historical statements used in this article. The photograph has its own creator and licence record, separate from the manufacturer’s vehicle history. Keep both when transferring this profile into a collection catalogue. A manufacturing tally describes how many cars belong to a defined original programme; it does not measure how many survive, how many are publicly visible, or how many retain all their original components. Those individual questions require dated chassis and restoration evidence. The reference year likewise describes the programme’s introduction or named historic configuration, while the supplied caption states the photographed setting and any established individual identity. This lets future research expand the car’s history without blurring the scope of the record already assembled here.
Specifications and verified rarity
| Reference year | 1966 |
|---|---|
| Model / programme | 275 GTB/C |
| Body / role | Factory competition berlinetta |
| Engine architecture | Front-mounted 3.3-litre V12 |
| Transmission | Five-speed rear transaxle |
| Exact manufacturing tally | 12 |
| Eligibility bound | 12 for the documented scope or parent programme |
| Rarity scope | Original twelve-car 1966 275 GTB/C factory competition series. The photo car is chassis 09063; earlier competition variants and later recreations are excluded. |
| Inventory reference | FER-084 — Verified |
Frequently asked questions
Why is the year 1966 rather than 1965?
The twelve-car factory GTB/C series documented by the original vehicle source is the 1966 programme.
How many cars are included in that scope?
Twelve original factory competition berlinettas.
Which chassis appears in the image?
The photo source and original vehicle record identify 09063.
Does a road GTB with racing livery qualify?
Not on appearance alone. It needs documentation connecting it to the original factory competition series.
What rarity or archive scope is verified?
Original twelve-car 1966 275 GTB/C factory competition series. The photo car is chassis 09063; earlier competition variants and later recreations are excluded.
Who took the supplied photograph?
Craig Howell from San Carlos, CA, USA via Wikimedia Commons, under CC BY 2.0. The original file and licence links accompany the image. Retain that credit when the photograph is uploaded, exported or reused.
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Sources and photo credits
Photograph: Craig Howell from San Carlos, CA, USA via Wikimedia Commons original file, CC BY 2.0. Source-provided photograph supplied without local cropping, retouching or text removal. A source thumbnail is used where available. Original 1966 Ferrari 275 GTB/C, chassis 09063, photographed at Concorso Italiano in 2005; modern livery is not a certificate of period condition.
Built in limited numbers
Original twelve-car 1966 275 GTB/C factory competition series. The photo car is chassis 09063; earlier competition variants and later recreations are excluded.
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Specifications
Factory specifications may vary by model year, market and configuration.
Identity & production
- Official model
- 275 GTB/C
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