Of the 99 examples built, this Ferrari 330 GTS is surely among the most unique, as it was built to order for a VIP customer of Luigi Chinetti Motors and carefully preserved in Scott Isquick’s esteemed collection since 1972.

A late-production 330 GTS, the 88th example built, chassis 11033 was shipped to Pininfarina in November 1967 and completed by Ferrari in February 1968. According to the research of historian Marcel Massini, this is the last of just five 330 GTSs originally finished in Fly Yellow and the sole example paired with red leather upholstery.

This one-off Ferrari was ordered new by Luigi Chinetti Motors on behalf of an important customer, Vittorio De Nora, a successful electrochemical engineer and Columbia University professor. Prof. De Nora, who had purchased several Ferraris through Chinetti, including a 250 GT Series II Pinin Farina Cabriolet, a yellow 275 GTS (chassis 7427), and another yellow 330 GTS (chassis 9469), certainly had a unique vision for his latest 330 GTS.

A copy of an invoice dated September 30, 1968, addressed from Piero Drogo’s Carrozzeria Sports Cars to Chinetti Motors, confirms that 11033 was shipped to the Modena-based coachbuilder for customization work before delivery to its first owner. This work included a complete repaint, fitting a central third passenger seat, and modifying the lower section of the dashboard, at a cost of approximately 311,000 lire.

According to correspondence on file, Prof. De Nora collected his new 330 GTS in Italy in January 1969, either at the Ferrari factory or, more likely, at Crepaldi’s dealership in Milan. He drove the car sparingly over the next 18 months, and by fall 1970 had traded it in to Chinetti Motors toward the purchase of a new 365 GTB/4 Daytona.

Chassis 11033’s second owner, noted Italian car collector Richard W. Gent of Cleveland, Ohio, purchased it from Chinetti in December 1970. In October 1972, Mr. Gent advertised the 330 GTS for sale in Autoweek magazine, describing it as “bright orange-yellow, chrome wire wheels, 7,500 miles, specially factory equipped with six Webers and seat for a child.”

The advertisement caught the attention of Scott Isquick, who had seen the car at a local show and wanted to buy it. He quickly negotiated a deal, and the Ferrari joined his growing stable of classics. It has remained a fixture in his collection ever since. Early in his ownership, he registered the GTS on vanity plates reading “FRRARI,” and the car was featured on a series of postcards published by the Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum.

In 2004, Mr. Isquick wrote to Gerald Roush of Ferrari Market Letter seeking to learn more about the early history of the car, which had remained something of a mystery. His letter, contained in the car’s history file, provides a brief account of his time with this special Ferrari:

“I own a 1967 Ferrari 330 GT/S, Serial number 11033. This is a Fly Yellow Spyder with Red leather interior, no radio and no air conditioning. It has a six Weber carburetor inlet manifold. I’ve been told that it was built for Luigi Chinetti since it has a small seat integral with the passenger’s. I met Luigi, Jr. at an Ault Park Concours in Cincinnati, OH and he felt that this was his Father’s car… Last year we met again… [He] felt that my car was ordered by an American physician for delivery in Italy. It has Metric gauges… I bought the car 30 years ago from Richard Gent, Sr. here in Cleveland. I saw the car at a show and told Dick that I would buy it when he tired of it. It only had 14,000K on the odometer (9,000 miles) and only 29,500K on it now… I have no intention of selling the car. I’m almost 80 and I love it.”

Throughout his ownership, Mr. Isquick exhibited his prized Ferrari on select occasions, including outings at the Pebble Beach® and Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance. Like all his cars, the 330 GTS was regularly driven and serviced, with recent maintenance carried out by David Polson’s Autowerkes of Cleveland.

As a result, 11033 remains in superb, largely original, and fundamentally unrestored condition, with minor mechanical and cosmetic attention carried out only as needed. At the time of cataloguing, the odometer displayed just under 35,000 km.

Accompanying the sale is an impressive documentation file that includes copies of early correspondence (between Prof. De Nora, Chinetti Motors, and Carrozzeria Sports Cars), maintenance records dating back to 1977, and a report produced by Ferrari historian Marcel Massini.

A bespoke build for one of Chinetti’s most important customers, this one-ofa- kind 330 GTS has been owned and preserved by just two private collectors since 1970. Rarely does a classic Ferrari of this caliber and distinction appear for public auction. For the collector who appreciates bespoke automobiles with rich, well-documented provenance, the sale of 11033 represents a truly unrepeatable opportunity.

*Please note that this vehicle is titled 1967.