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Great video of the most beautiful Ferrari sports-racer ever. Period. Nice to see it being driven with a touch of panache.
As others have alluded to this is indeed chassis # 0856 owned by Lawrence Stroll – the ONLY completely original Ferrari 330/P4 – in that it’s still in the same bodywork configuration as it last raced: at the BOAC 500 in July ’67 at Brands Hatch.
However, there is one gaffe in his commentary that Mark Longhi deserves to be pulled up for. Quote:
“I think of the people who have raced them, whether it’s: [b]Mark Donohue[/b], Chris Amon, Lorenzo Bandini ….
Mark Donahue ?? Erm I don’t think so ! :p
Besides Chris Amon and Lorenzo Bandini, other notable P4 pilots included Mike Parkes, Ludovico Scarfiotti, Pedro Rodriguez, David Piper – and of course the man ML completely forgot to mention – Jackie Stewart.
Loved the P4 since I saw a black and white of the first one in its Berlinetta configuration, which I still prefer. No matter what body style, it gets my vote for the most beautiful Ferrari ever produced. I can’t understand why it doesn’t bring the kind of money the 250 GTO does, but then P4s aren’t offered for sale very often. However for the guy who will settle for a reproduction, they are available for $500,000. See http://p4bynorwood.com/
If you do a search on ‘Jim Glickenhau’s or ‘Ferrari 330 P4’ you should find some beautiful shots of his 330 P3/4 that was rebuilt with the aid of the Ferrari factory from the wrecked chassis of 0846. He also has written an article documenting the history of the chassis and offering proof that the parts he purchased were from the scrapped original.
I’m afraid you have been misinformed. The Glickenhaus car is NOT the original P3/4 0846 and there is proof from the man who designed the car, Ing. Mauro Forghieri, of this. The Glickenhaus article regarding his car has been proved to be full of misinformation, misquotations, and misinterpretation. See here: http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=236&t=1417581&i=0&mid=72681&nmt=Forghieri+speaks\%3A+Glickenhaus\%2FPiper+\%230003+is+NOT+P3\%2F4+0846\%2E
Some older photos of # 0856 taken at Monterey in 2004 here:
http://www.supercars.net/cars/556.html
It looks in pretty much the same super-sano time-warp condition. 😉
Yes, the Daytona 24 Hours of 1967 was won by 330 P3/4 0846. It was a P3 and in late 1966 it was used as the test bed for the P4 and had many other P4 modifications as well as the P4 engine. The chassis no longer exists as it was destroyed after being burned at Le Mans, 1967 (source ing. Mauro Forghieri – the car’s designer and Chief Technical Director at Ferrari’s Race Department 1961 – 1984). 0858 was the Monza 1000KM winner.
Wow, great video and narration of an Original car, in sharp contrast to the controversial P4 restoration that Ferrari expert and ex racer David Piper has caused a huge commotion over…
http://www.carbuildindex.com/195/1967-ferrari-p4serial-number-0858-david-piper-restoration-controversy/
Keep the breathtaking videos coming Petrolicious, great stuff!!!