330LM, sn 3765GT, 1962 (Red Line, limited 193/500)
Prepared specifically for the 24 Hours of Le Mans, chassis 3765SA is believed to be the second of two 330 GTOs built in 1962. It was driven at Le Mans by Mike Parkes and Lorenzo Bandini but was forced to retire with an overheating engine. This was the only works outing for this chassis as it was sold on to a privateer less than a month after Le Mans. In 1964 the car was returned to the factory where it was fitted with a 3-litre engine originally used in the 250 P prototype. In this guise the GTO was raced with considerably success in Italian hill climbs until 1966.
In 1967 the car was sold to the United States and passing through just two more hands, it was acquired by the current owner in 1985. Meticulously restored, he showed the car at a variety of events over the years. During the 1990s, he tracked down a correct 4-litre block and built up a Tipo 168 LM engine. Although confirming the original specification, the owner found he enjoyed the car more with the livelier three-litre V12. Today, the 250 P is back in the GTO and it is regularly used on the street. At a rare public outing, it is seen here at the 2011 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance where 21 GTOs celebrated the type's 50th anniversary a little early.
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4-ёх литровая Берлинетта была создана в соответствии с изменением правил FIA. Кузов первых двух построенных прототипов был очень похож на 250 GTO и, на самом деле, порой их даже называют 4-литровыми GTO. Тем не менее, остальные модели были впоследствии построены с кузовами Pininfarina и с некоторых углов напоминали 250 Lusso, хотя нос был ближе к 250 GTO.
Представляемая модель (шасси 3765LМ) с гонки Le Mans 1962, где экипаж в составе Mike Parkes и Lorenzo Bandini до финиша не добрался.
Характеристики машины:
объём двигателя - 3967
масса - 950 кг
мощность двигателя - 390 лс при 7500 об/мин
максимальная скорость - 280 км/час
соотношение массы машина на 1 лс - 2,44
мощности на 1 литр двигателя - 98 лс
