To Be OFFERED AT AUCTION at RM Sothebys' Monterey event, 15 - 16 August 2025.

• Interesting ownership history, including factory delivery in 1965
• Still equipped with its original engine and gearbox per Ferrari Classiche
• Ferrari Classiche Certified in 2022, with accompanying Red Book

At the Paris Salon in October 1964, Ferrari introduced the 275 model line, consisting of a closed berlinetta (GTB) and an open spider (GTS), both of which were designed by Pininfarina. Production of the berlinetta form was licensed to Scaglietti, while responsibility for the open cars remained with Pininfarina’s factory in Grugliasco.

The open car was completely different in appearance and proportion to its closed sibling, and it was constructed of steel with aluminum doors, hood, and trunk lid. Uncovered headlamps, triple-louvered fenders, a tapered rear end, and standard Borrani wire wheels were the spider’s major physical identifiers beyond the cloth top, and those features were eventually carried over to the 330 and 365 GTS variants which followed. Yet underneath this unique skin, keep in mind that the 275 GTS still bears identical mechanical components as the performance-oriented 275 GTB, including a rear transaxle that minimized weight and optimized distribution of mass. As a result, both body styles of this exceptional model share a legendary reputation for superb balance.

Only 200 examples of the 275 GTS were built over an 18-month period of production, making the model far rarer than its closed sibling. Prized by marque enthusiasts today as the luxurious grand touring expression of the celebrated 3.3-liter “Colombo” platform, the 275 GTS has evolved into one of the era’s most sought-after open Ferraris.

THE TOTTINGHAM 275 GTS

The 89th 275 GTS built, chassis number 07469 was completed by the factory in July 1965, finished in Grigio Argento over Pelle Bleu interior, and sold through the partnership of Franco-Brittanic Autos and Charles Pozzi in France, as well as Luigi Chinetti Motors of Greenwich, Connecticut. Chinetti Motors’s involvement appears to have been due to the original owner having been an American, known to history only as Mr. Albert, who traveled to Maranello to personally collect the new car that October, and then returned with it to the United States.

In 1966 the Ferrari was resold through Chinetti Motors to its second owner, Roy Tottingham of Palo Alto, California. Mr. Tottingham would become a very long-term caretaker of the car, preserving it in very original condition for 23 years. Only in 1989 did he advertise it for sale in the Ferrari Market Letter, commenting that it had 35,000 miles and still retained its original top. Soon after it was acquired by a European collection. Ten years later the 275 GTS reappeared in the United States and eventually passed into the hands of Neil I. Afromsky, owner of Westerly Vineyards in Santa Barbara.

Now presented in Nero over Rosso interior, the 275 GTS in its present ownership was Ferrari Classiche Certified in 2022, and is noted as retaining its original major components including chassis, body, engine, and gearbox in the accompanying Red Book.

This is a marvelous example of the 275 GTS, proudly offered from a distinguished collection and boasting excellent known history, as well as a very attractive restoration that is sure to win much attention at concours events.To view this car and others currently consigned to this auction, please visit the RM website at rmsothebys.com/auctions/mo25/.