---
title: "Monte Carlo-Raced Ferrari 275 GTB Prototype Expected to Fetch $8 Million at Auction"
description: "This might be the single most desirable 275 GTB of them all."
date: "2018-12-31"
modified: "2019-05-02"
authors:
  - name: "Cam VanDerHorst"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/cam-vanderhorst"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/25720/monte-carlo-raced-ferrari-275-gtb-prototype-expected-to-fetch-8-million-at-auction"
categories:
  - "Ferrari News"
  - "News"
  - "News by Brand"
  - "Racing"
tags:
  - "275 GTB"
  - "Auction"
  - "Ferrari"
  - "Monte Carlo Rally"
  - "vintage"
---

# Monte Carlo-Raced Ferrari 275 GTB Prototype Expected to Fetch $8 Million at Auction

![](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/images-by-url-td/content/2018/12/Ferrari-Monte-Carlo-Rally-Racer.jpg>)
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Obscure, vintage Ferraris have quite a reputation for making a stir whenever they hit the auction block. This 1964 275 GTB is already [one of the most beautiful, iconic, and desirable Ferraris](<https://www.thedrive.com/watch-this/17979/4m-barn-find-ferrari-275-gtb-and-427-cobra-hidden-for-decades>). Its unique history, though, should make it even more irresistible to collectors—and drive the price up to $8 million or more.

Amazingly, [this very car](<https://www.goodingco.com/vehicle/1964-ferrari-275-gtb-prototype/>) was the sole prototype for the 275 line, and the first car produced. It was used to develop the transaxle, independent rear suspension, and 3.3-liter V12 found in all 275s.

![message-editor%2F1546216540922-27502.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1546216540922-27502.jpg>)
**Gooding & Company**

It's a well-known fact that Enzo Ferrari begrudgingly built the road cars to fund his racing efforts. Unlike most roadgoing Ferraris, though, this 275 GTB was raced.

Outfitted with a few choice upgrades such as auxiliary lighting and a limited-slip differential, this 275 GTB was entered in the 1966 [Monte Carlo Rally](<https://www.thedrive.com/watch-this/12892/watch-an-army-of-ferraris-take-over-monaco>). Unfortunately, it failed to finish due to drivetrain issues. That might be for the best, as some non-production-spec [headlight bulbs](<https://www.thedrive.com/reviews/27500/best-headlight-bulbs>) disqualified five of the top six finishers, making it the most controversial Monte Carlo Rally of all time.

![message-editor%2F1546216563967-27501.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/message-editor/1546216563967-27501.jpg>)
**Gooding & Company**

Still, this upcoming sale represents [a special opportunity](<https://www.thedrive.com/article/12450/this-ferrari-collection-could-be-yours-for-just-under-20-million>) to own a prototype of an iconic Ferrari model with racing pedigree. That's an amazing trifecta that should trigger a bidding war between several motivated buyers, especially considering the fact that this car has been holed up in a private collection for the past quarter century.

This one-of-a-kind Ferrari 275 GTB will be offered at Gooding & Company's upcoming Scottsdale, Arizona auction, which takes place on Jan. 18-19.

### Author social links  
[Instagram](<https://instagram.com/camvanderhorst>)