Ferrari 330 GT 2 + 2

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Ferrari
Ferrari 330 GT 2 + 2 (Series 1)
Ferrari 330 GT 2 + 2 (Series 1)
330 GT 2 + 2
Production period: 1964-1967
Class : Sports car
Body versions : Coupe
Engines: Otto engine :
4.0 liters
(220 kW)
Length: 4840 mm
Width: 1715 mm
Height: 1360 mm
Wheelbase : 2650 mm
Empty weight : 1530 kg
Previous model Ferrari 330 America
successor Ferrari 365 GT 2 + 2

The Ferrari 330 GT 2 + 2 is a street sports car produced by the Italian car manufacturer Ferrari . It is often counted as part of the Ferrari 330 model family , although it differs considerably from the other vehicles with similar designations in terms of appearance and technical details, with the exception of the twelve-cylinder engine used in common. The car was only available from the factory as a coupé with a Pininfarina body. However, individual vehicles were given individual bodies by other designers at the customer's request.

History of origin

After three years of production, production of the Ferrari 250 GTE 2 + 2 ended in 1963 . The hatchback coupé, which was built in almost 1,000 copies, was Ferrari's most successful single model to date. With the 250 GT / E 2 + 2, the era of the so-called Colombo engine came to an end, a twelve-cylinder engine that had been developed by Gioacchino Colombo in 1947 . This engine was used in a version with 3.0 liters displacement and an output of around 240 hp in the 250 GT / E 2 + 2. At the beginning of the 1960s, Ferrari developed a new twelve-cylinder that took over some of the basic features of the Colombo engine - including the cylinder bank angle and valve control - but was redesigned in the area of ​​the engine block. The cylinder spacing (so-called pitch), which had previously been 90 mm for all Ferrari twelve-cylinders, has now been increased to 94 mm to improve the cooling circuit. This lengthened the engine block by about 50 mm and increased the weight by 25 kg. This engine, called Tipo 209 in-house, had a displacement of 3967 cm³. The volume of a single cylinder was approximately 330 cc. The model designation of all vehicles with the Tipo 209 engine was derived from this value.

The Tipo 209 went into series production in autumn 1963. The first 50 engines were installed in cars with the chassis and unchanged body of the 250 GT / E 2 + 2. These vehicles were given the designation Ferrari 330 America . In January 1964 Ferrari presented the 330 GT 2 + 2, a successor to the 330 America, which combined the Tipo 209 engine with a body designed by Pininfarina. The 330 GT 2 + 2 was manufactured in two series up to 1967, which differed from one another externally in the area of ​​the front end and had different transmissions in technical terms.

Model description

technology

Ferrari twelve-cylinder Tipo 209 in a 330 GT 2 + 2

The Ferrari 330 GT 2 + 2 had a wheelbase that was 5 cm longer than the 250 GTE 2 + 2 (and thus also the 330 America). The wheels were individually suspended on double wishbones at the front, a rigid axle with longitudinal leaf springs was installed at the rear . Ferrari front and rear used hydraulic telescopic shock absorbers from Koni . The braking system worked with two hydraulic circuits and disc brakes on all wheels.

The Tipo-209 engine had in 330 GT 2 + 2 three downdraft - twin carburettors of Weber (type 40 DCZ / 6 or 40 DFI). It developed around 220 kW (300 hp) at 7500 rpm. The cars were only offered with manual transmissions at the factory. The North American Ferrari importer Luigi Chinetti, however, retrofitted some vehicles with a three-speed automatic transmission from General Motors .

Structure and body

Like its predecessors, Ferrari used a tubular steel frame for the 330 GT 2 + 2 . The body was mostly made of steel; Doors and hoods, however, were made of aluminum.

As usual at Ferrari, the body of the 330 GT 2 + 2 was designed by Pininfarina. The designer in charge was the American Tom Tjaarda . The 330 GT 2 + 2 was a notchback coupé. The profile of the factory body was reminiscent of the Ferrari 250 GT Coupé, which Pininfarina had also designed. It is considered harmonious and timeless. The car was (unlike the Ferrari 330 GTC) equipped with two backup seats.

The individual series

Series 1

Ferrari 330 GT 2 + 2 (Series 1) at the Retro Classics 2019

The first series of the 330 GT 2 + 2 was made from January 1964 to the summer of 1965. Ferrari produced a total of 625 copies.

The vehicles of the first series had oval double headlights that were of different sizes. This gave the impression that the light unit was tapering towards the center of the front of the vehicle. Pininfarina took up a shape known as “Chinese Eyes”, which the Norwegian designer Vilhem Koren had first realized in the Park Ward version of the British Bentley S2 Continental . This design should meet the taste of American customers. However, European customers found them unsuitable.

In the first series, the 330 GT 2 + 2 had a manual four-speed gearbox connected to an overdrive .

Series 2

Ferrari 330 GT 2 + 2 (Series 2)

The second series of the 330 GT 2 + 2 was made from summer 1965 to 1967. During this time, 460 or 474 vehicles were produced, depending on the source.

In terms of style, the models in the second series differ from those in the first series primarily in that they have an independently designed front section. The "Chinese Eyes" were given up. Instead, the vehicles now had round individual headlights that were embedded in the front ends of the fenders. The second series also had large side ventilation openings between the front wheel arches and the door edges. The Series 2 received a five-speed gearbox instead of the four-speed unit with overdrive used previously . Other changes related to the use of light alloy wheels and the introduction of an air conditioning system and an optional power steering system .

Interim series

The series flowed into one another. Around 125 vehicles from a so-called interim series already had the technical changes of the second series and the associated side ventilation openings, but also the "Chinese Eyes" of the first series.

Unique pieces

Since the late 1950s, Ferrari has been delivering its series models with standardized factory bodies, which Pininfarina took over. At the initiative of the North American Ferrari importer Luigi Chinetti, however, a number of one-off pieces with individual bodies by other designers was created in the 1960s. These unique items are often referred to in the literature as Chinetti Specials. Three of them were based on the chassis of the Ferrari 330 GT 2 + 2.

Ferrari 330 GT Michelotti Coupe and Spider

Ferrari 330 GT Coupé by Michelotti

In 1965 and 1967 Giovanni Michelotti dressed two 330 GT 2 + 2 chassis of the first series.

The first Michelotti model was a Targa coupe , which was given the name Spyder. The basis was a running gear (so-called rolling chassis ; chassis number 6109), which was not equipped with a factory body. Michelotti designed a very flat two-seater notchback body in which the tightly cut passenger cell stood in contrast to the long engine and rear areas. The B-pillar was designed as a roll bar. The roof part between the windshield and the B-pillar could be removed. Two years later, Michelotti derived a coupé with a closed passenger compartment from this design (chassis number 9083). The car still exists. It has been in the US from the start. So far it has had three owners and was extensively restored in 1987.

Ferrari 330 GT Vignale Shooting Brake

Ferrari 330 GT Shooting Brake from Vignale

The Ferrari 300 GT Shooting Brake is based on one of the first chassis of the second series (chassis number 7963). The vehicle, initially dressed as standard, was delivered to a customer in the United States in 1965, who drove it in this form for about two years. In 1967, "Coco" Chinetti, the son of the US Ferrari importer Luigi Chinetti, took over the car.

"Coco" Chinetti came up with the idea of ​​constructing a two-door sports suit on the Ferrari chassis. According to his specifications, the American illustrator Bob Peak designed a station wagon body that had no formal references to the standard Pininfarina body. No external sheet metal part was identical to the factory structure. The car had sharply contoured front fenders and low headlights that were hidden behind horizontal struts. In contrast to the C-pillar, the B-pillar was very wide; The tank filler neck was in it. Large glass areas were planned in the rear area.

The Turin-based Carrozzeria Vignale manufactured the body in 1967. It was the last Ferrari made by Vignale. The car was on public display at the 1968 Turin Motor Show on the Vignale stand. Then it went back to the USA, where it was used by changing owners over the next 20 years. In the 1990s it was taken over by a Parisian collector who had the car extensively restored. Today the vehicle is occasionally shown at classic exhibitions.

Nembo Spyder

1990 to 1998 built in the style of the Nembo Spyder on the chassis of a 330 GT 2 + 2

In the 1990s, a right-hand drive 330 GT 2 + 2 chassis (No. 5805 GT) manufactured in 1964 received a new body that was based on the shape of the so-called Nembo Spyder from the 1960s. From 1965 to 1967, the Modenese car body manufacturer Neri e Bonacini fitted two or three older Ferrari chassis with newly designed Spyder bodies based on a design by Californian Tom Meade . In the opinion of many observers, the Nembo Spyder are considered to be the most beautiful Ferrari ever built with a special body and achieve prices in the seven-digit euro range. However, they are not recognized as a classic Ferrari at the factory.

In 1990 the British owner of the 330 GT 2 + 2 (chassis number 5805 GT) commissioned Giorgio Neri, one of the owners of the now defunct Nembo manufacturer Neri e Bonacini, to build a new body for his Ferrari. The body largely corresponded to the original Nembos of the 1960s. The car went through several hands and several workshops until it was finally completed in 1998. In the classical music scene controversy exists as to whether it can be considered in addition to the two in 1965 and 1966 respectively resulting stock vehicles as the third Nembo Spyder or just a less valuable sanctioned replica (ger .: Sanction Car ) is.

literature

  • Ulrich Bethschneider-Kieser: Faces in the crowd. Comparison: Iso Rivolta IR 300 from 1964 versus Ferrari 330 GT 2 + 2 from 1965. Motor Klassik, issue 6/1991, p: 8 ff.
  • Matthias Braun, Ernst Fischer, Manfred Steinert, Alexander Franc Storz: Ferrari road and racing cars since 1946 , 1st edition Stuttgart 2006 (Motorbuch Verlag). ISBN 978-3-613-02651-3
  • Godfrey Eaton: The Complete Ferrari . Cadogan Books, London 1985, ISBN 0-947754-10-5 , pp. 92f., 131-135, 140-150, 163/164, 353f.
  • Brian Laban: Ferrari . 1st edition 2006. London (Parragon Books). ISBN 1-40547-015-1 .
  • David Lillywhite, Halwart Schrader: Classic Automobiles . Motorbuch-Verlag, Stuttgart 2005, ISBN 3-613-02552-3 .

Web links

Commons : Ferrari 330 GT 2 + 2  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Matthias Braun, Ernst Fischer, Manfred Steinert, Alexander Franc Storz: Ferrari road and racing cars since 1946 , 1st edition Stuttgart 2006 (Motorbuch Verlag). ISBN 978-3-613-02651-3 , p. 209.
  2. ^ Frank Oleski, Hartmut Lehbrink: Series sports car . Könemann, Cologne 1993, ISBN 3-89508-000-4 , p. 300
  3. ^ A b Brian Laban: Ferrari . 1st edition 2006. London (Parragon Books). ISBN 1-40547-015-1 , p. 65.
  4. ^ A b c Matthias Braun, Ernst Fischer, Manfred Steinert, Alexander Franc Storz: Ferrari road and racing cars since 1946 , 1st edition Stuttgart 2006 (Motorbuch Verlag). ISBN 978-3-613-02651-3 , p. 135.
  5. ^ A b David Lillywhite, Halwart Schrader: Classic automobiles . Motorbuch-Verlag, Stuttgart 2005, ISBN 3-613-02552-3 , p. 165.
  6. ↑ Ulrich Bethschneider-Kieser: Faces in the crowd. Comparison: Iso Rivolta IR 300 from 1964 versus Ferrari 330 GT 2 + 2 from 1965. Motor Klassik, issue 6/1991, p. 17.
  7. ↑ a b c Daniel Vaughan: Ferrari 330 GT 2 + 2. www.conceptcarz.com, February 1, 2014, accessed June 22, 2016 .
  8. ↑ a b Ulrich Bethschneider-Kieser: Faces in the crowd. Comparison: Iso Rivolta IR 300 from 1964 versus Ferrari 330 GT 2 + 2 from 1965. Motor Klassik, issue 6/1991, p. 14.
  9. ↑ Illustration and description of the S2 Continental Park Ward Drophead Coupé on the website www.coachbuild.com (accessed on June 21, 2016).
  10. ^ Matthias Braun, Ernst Fischer, Manfred Steinert, Alexander Franc Storz: Ferrari road and racing cars since 1946 , 1st edition Stuttgart 2006 (Motorbuch Verlag). ISBN 978-3-613-02651-3 , p. 136.
  11. ↑ Overview and brief description of the special 330 GT 2 + 2 models on the website www.globallistics.com (accessed on June 23, 2016).
  12. ↑ The Ferrari 330 GT Michelotti on the website www.conceptcarz.com (accessed on June 23, 2016).
  13. ↑ The Ferrari 330 GT Michelotti Coupé on the website www.supercars.net (accessed on June 23, 2016).
  14. ↑ Description and illustration of the 330 GT Shooting Brake on the website www.bonhams.com (accessed on June 22, 2016).
  15. ↑ Description and images of the 330 GT Shooting Brake on the website www.silodrome.com (accessed on October 17, 2018).
  16. ↑ On the Nembo Ferraris cf. Braun / Fischer / Steinert / Storz. Ferrari. Road and racing sports cars since 1946, p. 207.
  17. ↑ NN: Meade'n Voyage. www.theautochannel.com, accessed February 3, 2019 .
  18. ↑ History of the Nembo Spyder 5805 on the website www.classicdriver.com (accessed on February 2, 2019).