Thanks iain for opening it up a bit... it sounds gorgeous and the camera on the exhaust was a great idea not just for sound but so we could actually see the smoke clearing.. my best as usual .. dd..
LOVE the 330 GTC. As fond as I am of the 275GTB, the 330 is simply stunning without being ostentatious. From every angle, the design imparts refinement and speed The canopy, the profile and boattail rear end are just masterful. I wouldn't ever get tired of looking at it... or driving it. 😉
In the 70s, and in the trade, I had various Ferraris through my hands, including a couple of these. One, in Argento (?) silver with blue leather, was particularly special and it was my smoker for quite a while. I loved that car and thought then, and still do, that it was the prettiest of them all. It was even an improvement on the 500 Superfast, on which I think it was modelled. Having said that, I'm one of those Philistines that have always considered the only proper 'Rari to be one with a front mounted naturally aspirated V12 on Webers, Snap exhausts, a type number giving the cc of each pot, Campagnolo alloys and a gated gear-change, so no hope for me in the modern world of winged wonders! Thanks Iain again, great video, very interesting and that car is simply beautiful.
totally stunning automotive art ian im 68 now but when i was only 6 years old my late dad gave me the observers book of cars and the airplane book !! these are the ferraris that have stayed with me the modern stuff for me pales in comparison to these ferraris pure class those 4 ansa exhausts on the back do it every time .yes please !!
Me too! :) I'm also 68 and had both books and yes, that era is the best. I still have the aircraft book (the issue which was exclusively for Military types) although, sadly, the paper cover went west some time ago..... :)
When you simply look at this car on video, and I doubt that I'll ever see one in real life, it is curious how things have have gone downhill, style-wise. No doubt that this would be a very high rent vehicle to run, let alone buy, but it ticks all the boxes for me as a Grand Tourer. This one looks to be pristine, and would no doubt be someone's pride and joy. Thank you for a lovely video and to the owner for allowing you to share the joy this beautiful car brings. Best wishes from George
@@iain_tyrrell Dear Iain, Your videos allow me the vicarious pleasure of almost driving these beauties. My own taste in cars is necessarily much more mundane and hopefully more economical to repair. The best car I ever had as a 1989 Volvo 240 GL [2.3 with five speed manual] with Bendix [very rare as most had Bosch] injection. It started out as a pool car at the Volvo Importers at Ipswich and had a new engine fitted after only a few months. So it had the latest iteration as fitted to the 740 of the day. This had better oiling to the overhead camshaft, among a few other refinements. Same 116 bhp at 4,200 rpm, so smooth as a silk, but the rev range of a modern diesel! I ran that car for eleven years, and changed the oil every five thousand miles. I only had one quite modest bill beyond MOTs and service consumable of £167 [inc VAT] for re-bushing the rear suspension ... Brilliant car. Nowadays I have a Mark II Berlingo van with the small HDMI Diesel, which is actually very good. But I suppose my highest motoring ambition would be a late fifties Alvis [prefer the hard top and the single headlights] or a Mark Six Bentley with the standard steel body! Happy New Year, and best wishes from George PS: I used to love tinkering with SU carbs on Mini Pickups and Morris 1000s as a youngsters, and getting the ignition timing right with a strobe. All good honest fun!
On one hand, it is a bit of a shame, that cars like this are not been driven in the way that they are build for. But, on the other hand, they would not come to the workshop... And so there would not be a video of Mr. Tyrell driving (and enjoying) one of the most beautiful GT cars ever build. And that would really be a shame! Thank you for sharing this!
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They are far too valuable to ever be in regular use. And in Britain there are no roads where they can be driven at their designed speeds.
What makes you think Iain was enjoying himself? It's serious work test driving a beautiful pedigree Ferrari 330 GTC; there's absolutely no time for enjoyment, for huge grins and accelerating hard just to clear the smoke from the exhausts.Absolutely no room for enjoying oneself...
I re-watched this with my headphones on to fully enjoy the sound of that engine and exhaust. I started this episode knowing nothing about this gem to loving it. Thanks again for sharing. Happy New Year, I look forward to more nerdy content in 2025.
I love watching your channel…you truly are the (Prancing) Horse Whisperer… …and Lamborghini Whisperer… …and Riva Whisperer…!! I wish I had a ‘Whisperer’ nearby for my elderly 1961 Mercedes 220SEb…and for each and every daft European car I may purchase in future… (I really want a Citroën Méhari next…just to delight and confuse all the visitors of my charming little lake town..!) …I love them all, but in rural Wisconsin, it’s a lonely hobby- unless you drive a Giant American Truck…still glad to live near Road America…’The National Park of Speed’, where I can revel in Goodwood-Level vintage road-racing each summer! (I think you might love it, too…) Keep it up…I love your work! (PS: the 330GTS/GTC is a personal favorite, just trailing the 400 Superamerica!)
In 1987 I was in the market for an exotic car. I went to a dealer in Northern Virginia, USA, and saw a 330 GTC priced at $26,000 USD. It was silver over blue, was in very good condition. In retrospect I should've stretched and bought it, I ended up with a Euro-market 1969 Maserati Ghibli 4.7 AM115870. I paid $17,000, several years later, after the crash, I sold it for $20,000. I'm pretty good at that sort of thing...
Waiting for a Tyrrell's Classic Workshop video reminds me of my excited anticipation when receiving my Hemmings Motor News in the mailbox in the 1980s. Iain's presentations are worthy of prestigious awards. Absolutely incredible !!
The best time of the week, Ian, Harry and Late Brake show all posting on the same day. I do understand that the content we receive is dependent on what comes in the shop, but I would love an Ian Tyrell break down on an Audi UR Quattro/Sport Quattro or any old Audi for that matter. Thank you for the informative content as always, cheers to another year of success.
I also love the "Big Three" on Sundays, BTS with DTS, Gary and Classic Obsession, the boys at Classics World, Kidd in a Candy Store, Drivetribe, Jason Cammissa, Twin Cam, Big Car and don't forget Jay Leno's Garage and Assess and Caress so much content available now!
You might love it, I for one wouldn't as they are arguably the most overhyped and horrendously engineered car ever. But if it was to be any model then an Audi 50 is the nicest care they've made.
It was in Plymouth N.H. in either 1972 or 73. I was at the big grocery store just outside of town called FoodTown (Now Hannaford Supermarket). On coming out of the store of this multi-store parking lot I noticed near my car a Ferrari which you would very seldom see in that part of N.H. and being young European sports car nut I went to have look at it. As I recall it was the same color as the one in this video but was a 2+2. In town at Plymouth State College every summer the school would host Gordon Research Conference and this car belonged to someone in that group. The license plate was from Minnesota and to my surprise there was a For Sale sign with telephone number in the back window. As I remember the car was a 1966. It must have been used in winter because the rocker panels were quite rusty and there was some bubbling around the fender wells. The interior was only fair. The asking price on the sign was $2500 which put it way out of my price range as a 20 year old. I was driving a 1966 VW Beetle encrusted with it's own rust that I had scraped and saved to pay $300 for which was the most money that I paid for a vehicle right into the mid-80's. TImes have certainly changed but I imagine that if that motor had taken it from Minnesota to N.H. it was still a viable car and a V12 at that. If only....
Slightly less younger than you, but in the early to mid 70's I started to buy Road & Track just before and as I got my drivers license. I used to pour over the classifieds of cars for sale in the back pages. I remember seeing a lot of 330 GTC's, 330 GT's and other mid to late 60's Ferrari's in the high 4 figure or low 5 figure price range, basically 8 or 9 grand to 15 grand. And these were good cars with full records and original paint, etc.(supposedly). Seems cheap these days, but at the time it was still a quarter the price of a nice house in a good area code.
So funny to see Plymouth, NH mentioned here. Spent a lot of youth up that way at my uncles place just next door in Rumney, and my summer camp was just down the road on the edge of Newfound Lake. I can only imagine seeing such a machine up that way!
Hi from Sydney, Australia. I finished high school in end '73 & started uni' in 1974, one of my grandad's mates had a passion for European cars, sold his Caltex service station and bought the old disused Willoughby Iceworks building from when people had ice chests not refrigerators. Ferraris were favorite cars to Les. He would often park one on his front forecourt with a sale sign on behalf of an owner, I used to stop by often and see what interesting cars were in for servicing. One day when I stopped by there was a slightly rough looking 1966 Red 330 Gt it had been bought by a lady school teacher who we would have when a normal teacher was off sick, she had just bought it COST in May 1974 $3,000 AUD a mere 3,000 bucks, Les said it was a great buy, the old guy who had owned it didn't care about upholstery or its paint, but worshiped its mechanics , so it ran perfectly, she owned it for years had its paint detailed a bit but not repainted. Can you imagine now a locum temporary school teacher being able to afford a Ferrari these days ?? A year later in 1975 as a uni student I bought a beautiful low mileage 10 year old 1965 Jaguar MK10, it was a mere $2,000 AUD and was MINT, like new, best of all it had been a special order car and had the 4.2 litre 6 cyl engine with bronze NOT alumimium head, ultra high output and no usual steel block to alloy head issues, a wolf in sheep's clothes with 325 hp not usual 265 hp. $2,000 would buy you a 4 or 5 year old Toyota Corolla back then. I owned it and drove it for years, looked after it & it never let me down.
@@gregharvie3896 Yes, times have certainly changed along with the demand for sports cars. A good friend of mine bought an E-type Jag. I believe it was around 1972. It was mint but the less desirable 2+2 automatic. A '69 as I recall but I can't be certain. I know that he paid $4,000 as a dock worker for a trucking company and even back then as laborer he could afford it. There may still be some bargains out there for newer, someday classics but those from the 50's and 60's and even the 70's are now in the stratosphere.
It's just great to get New Year started with one of your excellent videos, Iain, as they are providing a total contrast to all the junk we are feed with along these days. Pls carry on that way - I am looking forward to every new footage!
Viewing the car from underneath, I am seeing a platform inspiration which 30 years on, C5/6/7 Corvettes used, front engine/clutch, torque tube, double a arms front and rear, and sturdy frame. The Corvettes used hydro formed frame rails nearly the size of 3/4 ton lorry again bit conventional tech but very strong. The Ferrari is a very beautiful way to spend a day touring the contryside. Very classy spec, color, style, sound you're driving.
Thanks for sharing your knowledge of these very special cars. I hope your knowledge and experience is well documented for future generations to draw on.
First of all, all the best wishes for you and your Family Iain. A Ferrari not exactly within my first scope of notion, however what a lovely one, and very rare (600 coupés as GTC built and 100 spiders as GTS according to Wikipedia). Lovely colour as well. Thank you for taking us underneath the car in such academic manner as per your distinctive style. Wonderful, what a stunning Ferrari this 💓
Perfect recipe for a classic GT. Thank you and I wish a happy new year to the team. I was once overtaken by an identical car on a German Autobahn. What an incredible sight 🤩
On my shelf I have three 1/18 scale die cast Ferrari models - this one, a 250 GTO and a Daytona; I never got around to buying a 275 GTB but should have. Anyway, they are my favourite Ferraris but I think that this model, the 330 GTC, would be the best all-around road car of the lot and I just love the way it looks and drives - thanks for featuring it.
Nothing but beauty and class with this Ferrari model. I truly enjoyed seeing the car both on the lift and on the road. Thanks for the latest, Iain..Will see you on the next one!
I was a teenager and an avid CAR magazine reader in the late sixties. I lived in Egham and would occasionally wander to Tower Garage to ogle the latest 275GTB in the showroom. While I lusted after the various iterations of the GTB, I soon fell under the spell of the absolutely gorgeous 330GTC. It's still my favourite Ferrari. Of course I've never driven either car, but aesthetically the 330 is Pininfarina at it's peak.
Stunning Stunning Stunning. This model has always been one of my favourite Ferraries. Gorgeous colour too. I love the interior and speedo/rev counter. Much prefer front engine Ferraris of the 60s & 70s
I wish! Very interesting car and chat thanks. My Rover P6 V8 was laid up as it needed a bit of TLC and my father was ill. Ended up 4 years off the road. All the cylinders were within 5% of each other when I first started it up. All except #2 cylinder which was 50 psi below everything else. I've owned this car a while and figured the piston rings had gummed up while sitting for all that time. Every week after I recommissioned it I checked #2 cylinder and each week it had come up a little. Now after a summer of smiling all over Kent in it all the cylinders are back at 175 psi pretty much. Makes me wonder how many folk "jump the gun" and get the engine stripped when not needed. Have fun
@ which car brands are not that way? What’s about the classic and simple style of Mercedes, what’s about the timeless sporty design of BMW? All gone because the customers, mostly from US and china wants more aggressive styling. It’s more important the show of, then to be someone
@ I think it has a lot to do with cheap finance. Cars simply aren’t the symbols of success that they were once. Also you can get very high quality cars for next to nothing now.
The GTC was my absolute favourite when i lived in Rome late 1960's early '70s. It was the rear view that i loved and still do. This one is gorgeous in that Celeste blue. Happy New year Iain👍✌️🇬🇧
Thanks for this fine presentation. I have a preference for Ferrari's of the fifties and sixties, front engined, long nosed sportscars. Those were the days.
My all time favourite Ferrari is the 365GTC. Such beautiful styling. I remember the closest I got to owning one was circa 1975 when I tried tried to boy one for the princely sum of £4750 I have since owned quite a few Ferraris the last one being the 599 but I still look back with some regret at not having owned my favourite Ferrari Carry on the great work
An older gentleman in my town has a restored 330GTS in red with a tan interior, and 2 each 250GT Lussos, one drivable but original and one restored. Absolutely gorgeous vehicles.
Iain, the Alfa Romeo Alfetta chassis of the 1970's - 1990's runs transaxle with a DeDeon rear axle. Not independent rear suspension. The triangle "axle" curves around the rear of the differential part of the transaxle. Huge rear wheel bearings hold the rear wheels vertical. These Alfetta's were "little Ferrari's" in as much as the technology was identical but with less cylinders and more mundane bodies.
Happy New Year! A lovely video to begin the year with! Indeed as many have said, the 1950’s and 1960’s era of Sports cars, not just Ferraris, is absolutely definitive, aesthetically speaking. All the new fangled cars with zillions of horse power and all, simply do not have the same appeal as these. In those earlier days, owning and driving a sports car of this pedigree meant that the person not only had money, but style, class and skill besides. Nowadays the democratisation and user friendly engineering of these modern sports cars means that most everyone with money can own and drive one.
Great content and one of my favorite podcasts. Respectfully (love Ian) but a little more camera on that spectacular 330 Ferrari would have been most appreciated.
A few manufacturers tried putting the gearbox in the casing of a live rear axle. I'm not sure who was first but it might have been Lancia (for whom no idea was ever too outlandish). AC in the UK also tried it, and found out that a heavy gearbox in the axle of a light touring car meant that the benefit to weight distribution was outweighed by the increase in unsprung mass. Bugatti also tried the rear-mounted gearbox in its heavy tourers (the Royale and Type 50, maybe also the Type 46). Unlike smaller Bugattis, which were intended to be rowed from corner to corner with the gear lever, the big cars got by with three speeds; low, which was very low, for hill starts; direct drive second, which would suffice for most circumstances; and a high overdrive top, for sustained high-speed cruising on long straight roads.
Iain, Many thanks for sharing your extensive knowledge on this underappreciated Ferrari. What a beautiful car, in a stunning colour & with a great sounding engine ...... automotive art at its best! 👍👍
Loverly start of a NewYear with a real Italian thoroughbred beauty! Being busy yesterday afternoon I waited till this morning for a relaxed viewing of the video! How I love this kind of cars. I wondered Iain, if you aren't afraid of the road salt looking at the snow patches along the road. Did you had the chassis rinsed with water afterwards? Thanks for sharing and please go on this way! Greetings from the Netherlands.😍🙋
That tip about not having the engine run idle after a cold start while closing the garagedoor was golden! I bet 99,99% of the viewers doesn't even own a car like that 🤗. Happy New Year, I wish you and the whole team the best.
Stunning design, as an Alfa lover they remind me of a cross between a 105 Series Duetto Spider in the lower half of the design - also by Pininfarina and the upper part reminds me of the Bertone designed Alfa 105 Coupes - what a beautiful car
Agree - the rear three quarter view of the Ferrari 330 GTC is very similar to a 105 series Alfa coupe - noting that the Alfa first made its appearance some three years prior to the Ferrari.
Pleased to see this comment, as also thought watching this video that there were styling elements of the 105 GTV styling and interior design, but I thought - get a grip! So, thank you
As I remember,back in the 70’s and 80’s wealthy Ferrari enthusiasts would buy Ferrari’s such as this and use them as donors to make 250GTO replicas. As much as I love the GTO I always thought these were too nice to be made into a GTO replica. Beautiful car on its own and a practical Ferrari.
Agree with @@stephenscholes4758 - it was the then 'unloved' Ferrari 250 GTEs that were used to make replica 250 GTOs as the engine 'size' was the same.
Three years ago I wrote the following on another 330 GTS video (BTS with DTS-search for it as its exquisitely filmed): “I had the privilege of driving one once. In period they were called “The Italian Mustang” which was neither a compliment nor a criticism, just an observation. Dynamically it was not far off from my ‘66 Shelby GT350-it was roughly the same size and shared similar proportions, and had about the same level of performance. The suspension was slightly better, but only slightly. The interior materials were obviously superior but the ergonomics were slightly worse. The engine note was completely different of course, far more musical and engaging. Outward visibility was about the same. Trunk space was better (although not as good as a Mustang coupe). Even though they were intended for a completely different type of customer, they achieved the same mission in just about the same way. Both are magnificent cars in their own rights.”
Beautiful car in a beautiful colour. Nice to see wirelocked bolts on a vehicle as well! Some of the most intelligently presented automotive videos on RUclips. Thank you. 👍
Easily my favorite Ferrari of the era. Not sure anything beats a 212 Touring for design, but this is a very usable vintage Ferrari. I adore this color as well.
Beautiful car, great colour, interesting and informative, as ever. Thanks for all the videos last year, I particularly enjoy the road trip, like the one with the Riva boat. Best of luck with "Take Time Out" too, very much in the spirit of your channel. Looking forward to more classics, nerdiness and trips in 2025. Cheers.
The Most sexy of all Ferraris to me. My father , in 1968 nearly bought the chemical tycoon Dr.Merck's one that was for sale in Basel, same colour, dark blue interior..At the end he lacked the courage....A pain, just to think about.Thanks for the wonderful video on it, and applause, again and again for that fantastic audio-mechanic carb tuning.Happy New Year to you and the team
Many thanks from Ukraine. This episode was really very interesting like all previous ones. I can hardly touch any of these cars, but I feel as if I am standing close to this piece of art and you are telling me about all the features.
Always loved these understated Ferraris. 'Technical' (!) question Mr T: would this, or indeed any other fabulous, restored classic, have required as much engine/gearbox/suspension warm-up in hotter climes compared to chilly Cheshire? Or are seldom used motors quicker to 'come to life' on the Riviera?
The styling to me reminds me of the later BMW 3.0 series of cars, the tail and the rear roof pillars to be precise. The front is of course totally different though. A beautiful Ferrari in a beautiful colour. With of course a beautiful V12 engine. Thank you again Iain for this and Happy New Year.
It's so soothing and enjoyable to see true professionals share their competence and so visibly enjoying their work.❤ And also the perfect music selection for the videos - engine noise🏆🎵
The profile of this car has a timeless quality to it, not unlike the Porsche 911. Sounds corny, but, its beauty is a forever thing. The color and steel-like wheels look great, by the way.
I have heard a couple of times now that the 330/365 GTC is the conoisseur's choice of the '60s Ferraris. A less racy version of the 275 GTB for purely road use instead of the dual-purpose 'driving to Le Mans, winning it and driving home' that the GTB had to do. It's also significantly less expensive, a weird sort of bargain. I don't think it's _quite_ the prettiest '60s Fez (that's the 250 Lusso) but I bet it's just lovely to go touring in.
Great video as always. Iain, could you please further explain in a future video why it is better to fast idling these engines when cold and why low idling would ruin the valve assembly?
What's not to like as you say, plus a very informative video by your good self. Elegant and stylish classic Italian thorough bred with a engine sound to match. Magic.
As always, an education, love the combination of refined elegance and lack of aggression in styling and design underpinned by a serious chassis engine and drivetrain, Ferrari got this exactly right I think. A beautiful car to own and enjoy without drawing too much attention to yourself, so unlike current models.
The 330 GTC and GTS are gorgeous cars. In comparison, the 812 and 12 cilindri are too large, too overstyled and have too much horsepower. If Ferrari launched modern versions of the 330s, I am sure they would sell like crazy. Another great video. Iain is fortunate to have access to such fine cars like this.
As ever a fantastic video,and I would bet the last person who tuned that engine cringed,when you tuned it properly.Masterclass in schooling.Thankyou so very much for this delightful channel.
My wife says ask Mr Tyrell to make a video every day ! Apparently Sunday is the only day I’m cheerful 😂
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That exhaust shot when you open the taps and the rear squats down is quite simply ACE!!
All cars do that 🥸
Thanks iain for opening it up a bit... it sounds gorgeous and the camera on the exhaust was a great idea not just for sound but so we could actually see the smoke clearing.. my best as usual .. dd..
Ferraris of that era are far more beautiful than anything they have made in recent years.
They had Class
I think your wife fancies Mr Tyrrel…
Absolutely. Most cars look like insects now.
Fezzers are just an ASBO car now😢
@@portzi2 Worse than that. Footballers buy them and crash them. Not a good customer profile.
LOVE the 330 GTC. As fond as I am of the 275GTB, the 330 is simply stunning without being ostentatious. From every angle, the design imparts refinement and speed The canopy, the profile and boattail rear end are just masterful. I wouldn't ever get tired of looking at it... or driving it. 😉
The proportions of the 275 gtb don't look quite right to me, yet everything about the 330 is near on perfect..
In the 70s, and in the trade, I had various Ferraris through my hands, including a couple of these. One, in Argento (?) silver with blue leather, was particularly special and it was my smoker for quite a while. I loved that car and thought then, and still do, that it was the prettiest of them all. It was even an improvement on the 500 Superfast, on which I think it was modelled.
Having said that, I'm one of those Philistines that have always considered the only proper 'Rari to be one with a front mounted naturally aspirated V12 on Webers, Snap exhausts, a type number giving the cc of each pot, Campagnolo alloys and a gated gear-change, so no hope for me in the modern world of winged wonders!
Thanks Iain again, great video, very interesting and that car is simply beautiful.
Thank you too!
The most beautiful era of Ferrari. They will never be that gorgeous again.
Pininfarina was a sorcerer, and this car definitely is one of his masterpieces. Timeless beauty.
These older Ferraris are soooo beautiful!
Agreed!
totally stunning automotive art ian im 68 now but when i was only 6 years old my late dad gave me the observers book of cars and the airplane book !! these are the ferraris that have stayed with me the modern stuff for me pales in comparison to these ferraris pure class those 4 ansa exhausts on the back do it every time .yes please !!
Me too! :) I'm also 68 and had both books and yes, that era is the best. I still have the aircraft book (the issue which was exclusively for Military types) although, sadly, the paper cover went west some time ago..... :)
Perfect balance of information and entertainment in your video's! Thank you so much for going through the effort of making them...
Thank you!
When you simply look at this car on video, and I doubt that I'll ever see one in real life, it is curious how things have have gone downhill, style-wise.
No doubt that this would be a very high rent vehicle to run, let alone buy, but it ticks all the boxes for me as a Grand Tourer.
This one looks to be pristine, and would no doubt be someone's pride and joy.
Thank you for a lovely video and to the owner for allowing you to share the joy this beautiful car brings.
Best wishes from George
Thanks George- much appreciated
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Dear Iain,
Your videos allow me the vicarious pleasure of almost driving these beauties. My own taste in cars is necessarily much more mundane and hopefully more economical to repair.
The best car I ever had as a 1989 Volvo 240 GL [2.3 with five speed manual] with Bendix [very rare as most had Bosch] injection. It started out as a pool car at the Volvo Importers at Ipswich and had a new engine fitted after only a few months. So it had the latest iteration as fitted to the 740 of the day. This had better oiling to the overhead camshaft, among a few other refinements. Same 116 bhp at 4,200 rpm, so smooth as a silk, but the rev range of a modern diesel! I ran that car for eleven years, and changed the oil every five thousand miles. I only had one quite modest bill beyond MOTs and service consumable of £167 [inc VAT] for re-bushing the rear suspension ... Brilliant car.
Nowadays I have a Mark II Berlingo van with the small HDMI Diesel, which is actually very good.
But I suppose my highest motoring ambition would be a late fifties Alvis [prefer the hard top and the single headlights] or a Mark Six Bentley with the standard steel body!
Happy New Year, and best wishes from George
PS: I used to love tinkering with SU carbs on Mini Pickups and Morris 1000s as a youngsters, and getting the ignition timing right with a strobe. All good honest fun!
How exquisitely satisfying to watch and hear it come back to life. Thank you Mr. Tyrrell for allowing us to ride along with you.
Another absolute beauty of a machine! Thanks Ian, Sundays wouldn't be the same without a video from your amazing shop/team.
On one hand, it is a bit of a shame, that cars like this are not been driven in the way that they are build for. But, on the other hand, they would not come to the workshop... And so there would not be a video of Mr. Tyrell driving (and enjoying) one of the most beautiful GT cars ever build. And that would really be a shame! Thank you for sharing this!
They are far too valuable to ever be in regular use. And in Britain there are no roads where they can be driven at their designed speeds.
What makes you think Iain was enjoying himself? It's serious work test driving a beautiful pedigree Ferrari 330 GTC; there's absolutely no time for enjoyment, for huge grins and accelerating hard just to clear the smoke from the exhausts.Absolutely no room for enjoying oneself...
I re-watched this with my headphones on to fully enjoy the sound of that engine and exhaust. I started this episode knowing nothing about this gem to loving it. Thanks again for sharing. Happy New Year, I look forward to more nerdy content in 2025.
Great to hear! Thanks, and happy new year to you too
People sometimes laugh about the Italian Tune-up aka "rev-up tune-up"...but on older Italian cars, it does seem to work.
What a great car. Something as beautifull as this could only come from Italy. And that V12 soundtrack is amazing! Thanks for uploading this video.
Magnificent overview on an equally magnificent though under appreciated Ferrari. Thanks as always Iain.
I love watching your channel…you truly are the (Prancing) Horse Whisperer…
…and Lamborghini Whisperer…
…and Riva Whisperer…!!
I wish I had a ‘Whisperer’ nearby for my elderly 1961 Mercedes 220SEb…and for each and every daft European car I may purchase in future…
(I really want a Citroën Méhari next…just to delight and confuse all the visitors of my charming little lake town..!)
…I love them all, but in rural Wisconsin, it’s a lonely hobby- unless you drive a Giant American Truck…still glad to live near Road America…’The National Park of Speed’, where I can revel in Goodwood-Level vintage road-racing each summer! (I think you might love it, too…)
Keep it up…I love your work!
(PS: the 330GTS/GTC is a personal favorite, just trailing the 400 Superamerica!)
In 1987 I was in the market for an exotic car. I went to a dealer in Northern Virginia, USA, and saw a 330 GTC priced at $26,000 USD. It was silver over blue, was in very good condition. In retrospect I should've stretched and bought it, I ended up with a Euro-market 1969 Maserati Ghibli 4.7 AM115870. I paid $17,000, several years later, after the crash, I sold it for $20,000. I'm pretty good at that sort of thing...
Yeah, there was a time you could get into some of these cars for $15-$20K.....long gone these days.
I loved my job of 40 years, but never regretted retiring. However, if I had Mr. Tyrrell's job I'm sure I would never want to stop.
Waiting for a Tyrrell's Classic Workshop video reminds me of my excited anticipation when receiving my Hemmings Motor News in the mailbox in the 1980s. Iain's presentations are worthy of prestigious awards. Absolutely incredible !!
Thank you indeed!
The best time of the week, Ian, Harry and Late Brake show all posting on the same day.
I do understand that the content we receive is dependent on what comes in the shop, but I would love an Ian Tyrell break down on an Audi UR Quattro/Sport Quattro or any old Audi for that matter.
Thank you for the informative content as always, cheers to another year of success.
I also love the "Big Three" on Sundays, BTS with DTS, Gary and Classic Obsession, the boys at Classics World, Kidd in a Candy Store, Drivetribe, Jason Cammissa, Twin Cam, Big Car and don't forget Jay Leno's Garage and Assess and Caress so much content available now!
You might love it, I for one wouldn't as they are arguably the most overhyped and horrendously engineered car ever. But if it was to be any model then an Audi 50 is the nicest care they've made.
It was in Plymouth N.H. in either 1972 or 73. I was at the big grocery store just outside of town called FoodTown (Now Hannaford Supermarket). On coming out of the store of this multi-store parking lot I noticed near my car a Ferrari which you would very seldom see in that part of N.H. and being young European sports car nut I went to have look at it. As I recall it was the same color as the one in this video but was a 2+2. In town at Plymouth State College every summer the school would host Gordon Research Conference and this car belonged to someone in that group. The license plate was from Minnesota and to my surprise there was a For Sale sign with telephone number in the back window. As I remember the car was a 1966. It must have been used in winter because the rocker panels were quite rusty and there was some bubbling around the fender wells. The interior was only fair. The asking price on the sign was $2500 which put it way out of my price range as a 20 year old. I was driving a 1966 VW Beetle encrusted with it's own rust that I had scraped and saved to pay $300 for which was the most money that I paid for a vehicle right into the mid-80's. TImes have certainly changed but I imagine that if that motor had taken it from Minnesota to N.H. it was still a viable car and a V12 at that. If only....
Slightly less younger than you, but in the early to mid 70's I started to buy Road & Track just before and as I got my drivers license. I used to pour over the classifieds of cars for sale in the back pages. I remember seeing a lot of 330 GTC's, 330 GT's and other mid to late 60's Ferrari's in the high 4 figure or low 5 figure price range, basically 8 or 9 grand to 15 grand. And these were good cars with full records and original paint, etc.(supposedly). Seems cheap these days, but at the time it was still a quarter the price of a nice house in a good area code.
Thanks for your recollections
So funny to see Plymouth, NH mentioned here. Spent a lot of youth up that way at my uncles place just next door in Rumney, and my summer camp was just down the road on the edge of Newfound Lake. I can only imagine seeing such a machine up that way!
Hi from Sydney, Australia. I finished high school in end '73 & started uni' in 1974, one of my grandad's mates had a passion for European cars, sold his Caltex service station and bought the old disused Willoughby Iceworks building from when people had ice chests not refrigerators. Ferraris were favorite cars to Les. He would often park one on his front forecourt with a sale sign on behalf of an owner, I used to stop by often and see what interesting cars were in for servicing. One day when I stopped by there was a slightly rough looking 1966 Red 330 Gt it had been bought by a lady school teacher who we would have when a normal teacher was off sick, she had just bought it COST in May 1974 $3,000 AUD a mere 3,000 bucks, Les said it was a great buy, the old guy who had owned it didn't care about upholstery or its paint, but worshiped its mechanics , so it ran perfectly, she owned it for years had its paint detailed a bit but not repainted. Can you imagine now a locum temporary school teacher being able to afford a Ferrari these days ??
A year later in 1975 as a uni student I bought a beautiful low mileage 10 year old 1965 Jaguar MK10, it was a mere $2,000 AUD and was MINT, like new, best of all it had been a special order car and had the 4.2 litre 6 cyl engine with bronze NOT alumimium head, ultra high output and no usual steel block to alloy head issues, a wolf in sheep's clothes with 325 hp not usual 265 hp. $2,000 would buy you a 4 or 5 year old Toyota Corolla back then. I owned it and drove it for years, looked after it & it never let me down.
@@gregharvie3896 Yes, times have certainly changed along with the demand for sports cars. A good friend of mine bought an E-type Jag. I believe it was around 1972. It was mint but the less desirable 2+2 automatic. A '69 as I recall but I can't be certain. I know that he paid $4,000 as a dock worker for a trucking company and even back then as laborer he could afford it. There may still be some bargains out there for newer, someday classics but those from the 50's and 60's and even the 70's are now in the stratosphere.
It's just great to get New Year started with one of your excellent videos, Iain, as they are providing a total contrast to all the junk we are feed with along these days. Pls carry on that way - I am looking forward to every new footage!
Thank you- great to hear we’re getting a chunk of it right! Much appreciated
Viewing the car from underneath, I am seeing a platform inspiration which 30 years on, C5/6/7 Corvettes used, front engine/clutch, torque tube, double a arms front and rear, and sturdy frame. The Corvettes used hydro formed frame rails nearly the size of 3/4 ton lorry again bit conventional tech but very strong. The Ferrari is a very beautiful way to spend a day touring the contryside. Very classy spec, color, style, sound you're driving.
Thanks for sharing your knowledge of these very special cars. I hope your knowledge and experience is well documented for future generations to draw on.
Thank you- we’re trying!
Tyrrell’s Classic is really Classic.
First of all, all the best wishes for you and your Family Iain. A Ferrari not exactly within my first scope of notion, however what a lovely one, and very rare (600 coupés as GTC built and 100 spiders as GTS according to Wikipedia). Lovely colour as well. Thank you for taking us underneath the car in such academic manner as per your distinctive style. Wonderful, what a stunning Ferrari this 💓
Thank you too. Your comments are much appreciated
Such a beautiful color on this classic Farrari 330 GTC.......The sound is like music to my ears......Thank you Lain.....
Old F-4 pilot Shoe🇺🇸
Ironicaly, this have also smoked in the beginning like the F4 Phantom
The sound n rear of the car remind me of the BMW3.0 CS ..So beautiful Thanks Iain x
I've always thought the same thing, with a Hofmeister kink in the C pillar and a different front, it would easily be a BMW of that era.
Was just about to say it reminds me of the 3.0 CSL but you beat me to it. So pretty, and the visibility must be fantastic.
Dont forget the Frua styled Glas 3.0 V8 GT
Sounds like my E3 2800 back in 1970
Thank you
Perfect recipe for a classic GT. Thank you and I wish a happy new year to the team. I was once overtaken by an identical car on a German Autobahn. What an incredible sight 🤩
Thanks, and happy new year to you too
On my shelf I have three 1/18 scale die cast Ferrari models - this one, a 250 GTO and a Daytona; I never got around to buying a 275 GTB but should have. Anyway, they are my favourite Ferraris but I think that this model, the 330 GTC, would be the best all-around road car of the lot and I just love the way it looks and drives - thanks for featuring it.
Nothing but beauty and class with this Ferrari model.
I truly enjoyed seeing the car both on the lift and on the road.
Thanks for the latest, Iain..Will see you on the next one!
I was a teenager and an avid CAR magazine reader in the late sixties. I lived in Egham and would occasionally wander to Tower Garage to ogle the latest 275GTB in the showroom. While I lusted after the various iterations of the GTB, I soon fell under the spell of the absolutely gorgeous 330GTC. It's still my favourite Ferrari. Of course I've never driven either car, but aesthetically the 330 is Pininfarina at it's peak.
It's 6:00pm, whiskey in hand, in my comfortable chair and Tyrrell's Classic Workshop, simply put................................The Perfect Sunday.
Blimey, that's a brilliant idea. As soon as I'm home whisky will be poured.
@@danielforde-pogson Absolutely good sir. Cheers.
Amen!
Oh f*ck, Tyrell reviewing my absolute favorite car ! Independent suspension, 5 speed, Colombo, discreet usable look, etc
Stunning Stunning Stunning. This model has always been one of my favourite Ferraries. Gorgeous colour too. I love the interior and speedo/rev counter. Much prefer front engine Ferraris of the 60s & 70s
Not normally a fan of Ferraris but this 330 would definitely be on my list
I wish! Very interesting car and chat thanks. My Rover P6 V8 was laid up as it needed a bit of TLC and my father was ill. Ended up 4 years off the road. All the cylinders were within 5% of each other when I first started it up. All except #2 cylinder which was 50 psi below everything else. I've owned this car a while and figured the piston rings had gummed up while sitting for all that time. Every week after I recommissioned it I checked #2 cylinder and each week it had come up a little. Now after a summer of smiling all over Kent in it all the cylinders are back at 175 psi pretty much. Makes me wonder how many folk "jump the gun" and get the engine stripped when not needed. Have fun
Mostly a dirty exhaust valve or seat cause this
Thanks- yes sometimes just running them does help
Who will adjust those carburetors so professionally in the future? Only legends like Lian Tyrrell can do this!
I love these slightly more obscure, elegant older Ferraris.
It was a wonderful time, in which cars were beautiful and not aggressive 😢
Yep. Today's Ferraris are vulgar, plasticy and bloated...much like their owners.
@ which car brands are not that way? What’s about the classic and simple style of Mercedes, what’s about the timeless sporty design of BMW? All gone because the customers, mostly from US and china wants more aggressive styling. It’s more important the show of, then to be someone
@ I think it has a lot to do with cheap finance. Cars simply aren’t the symbols of success that they were once. Also you can get very high quality cars for next to nothing now.
Love the coin check, my TR6 would fail miserably.
that is such a clean clean car example of the 330 gtc, happy new year Iain! always always love to see your videos, a sight for sore eyes
Thanks- happy new year to you too!
The GTC was my absolute favourite when i lived in Rome late 1960's early '70s. It was the rear view that i loved and
still do. This one is gorgeous in that Celeste blue. Happy New year Iain👍✌️🇬🇧
Thank you- happy new year to you too
Thanks for this fine presentation. I have a preference for Ferrari's of the fifties and sixties, front engined, long nosed sportscars. Those were the days.
Pleasure- thank you too
My all time favourite Ferrari is the 365GTC. Such beautiful styling. I remember the closest I got to owning one was circa 1975 when I tried tried to boy one for the princely sum of £4750 I have since owned quite a few Ferraris the last one being the 599 but I still look back with some regret at not having owned my favourite Ferrari
Carry on the great work
An older gentleman in my town has a restored 330GTS in red with a tan interior, and 2 each 250GT Lussos, one drivable but original and one restored. Absolutely gorgeous vehicles.
Iain, the Alfa Romeo Alfetta chassis of the 1970's - 1990's runs transaxle with a DeDeon rear axle. Not independent rear suspension. The triangle "axle" curves around the rear of the differential part of the transaxle. Huge rear wheel bearings hold the rear wheels vertical. These Alfetta's were "little Ferrari's" in as much as the technology was identical but with less cylinders and more mundane bodies.
Happy New Year! A lovely video to begin the year with! Indeed as many have said, the 1950’s and 1960’s era of Sports cars, not just Ferraris, is absolutely definitive, aesthetically speaking. All the new fangled cars with zillions of horse power and all, simply do not have the same appeal as these. In those earlier days, owning and driving a sports car of this pedigree meant that the person not only had money, but style, class and skill besides. Nowadays the democratisation and user friendly engineering of these modern sports cars means that most everyone with money can own and drive one.
Thank you! Happy New Year to you too
Great content and one of my favorite podcasts. Respectfully (love Ian) but a little more camera on that spectacular 330 Ferrari would have been most appreciated.
I love it when Ian breaks out the tube and screwdriver.
me too.
My lottery win Ferrari purchase but in a slightly darker blue, absolute class, love them, thanks for the video as always.
1:23 my favourite of the classic Ferraris
Not conservative-utterly gorgeous.
Beautiful colour, fabulous sound. Thanks for the ride. Regards AJ
A few manufacturers tried putting the gearbox in the casing of a live rear axle. I'm not sure who was first but it might have been Lancia (for whom no idea was ever too outlandish). AC in the UK also tried it, and found out that a heavy gearbox in the axle of a light touring car meant that the benefit to weight distribution was outweighed by the increase in unsprung mass. Bugatti also tried the rear-mounted gearbox in its heavy tourers (the Royale and Type 50, maybe also the Type 46). Unlike smaller Bugattis, which were intended to be rowed from corner to corner with the gear lever, the big cars got by with three speeds; low, which was very low, for hill starts; direct drive second, which would suffice for most circumstances; and a high overdrive top, for sustained high-speed cruising on long straight roads.
Thanks for that
Wow, that rear 3/4 of the body has maybe the most elegant shape of any car ever. Perfect proportons.
Wonderful car, wonderful stories. I sin, I covet. Thank you for sharing, it means so much. So beautiful.
What a lovely car 😵💫😍 When the flames came out of the carbs 😀😍
Great video. So much to learn about these stunning cars. In the hands of the master tuner.
And thanks for all your knowledge beautiful sounds coming out on your channel, you are truly an artist !! In the car world
Iain,
Many thanks for sharing your extensive knowledge on this underappreciated Ferrari.
What a beautiful car, in a stunning colour & with a great sounding engine ...... automotive art at its best! 👍👍
Pleasure- thank you
Loverly start of a NewYear with a real Italian thoroughbred beauty! Being busy yesterday afternoon I waited till this morning for a relaxed viewing of the video! How I love this kind of cars. I wondered Iain, if you aren't afraid of the road salt looking at the snow patches along the road. Did you had the chassis rinsed with water afterwards? Thanks for sharing and please go on this way! Greetings from the Netherlands.😍🙋
Thanks, and greetings to you too. Yes, we do wash clean any harmful salt off after road tests in weather like that
That tip about not having the engine run idle after a cold start while closing the garagedoor was golden! I bet 99,99% of the viewers doesn't even own a car like that 🤗. Happy New Year, I wish you and the whole team the best.
Thank you! Happy new year to you too
Stunning design, as an Alfa lover they remind me of a cross between a 105 Series Duetto Spider in the lower half of the design - also by Pininfarina and the upper part reminds me of the Bertone designed Alfa 105 Coupes - what a beautiful car
Sssh! Don't tell anyone but the guy that designed this also did the Fiat 124 Spider ... :^)
@@arts.4014 yep Tom Tjaarda but he must have been influenced by Giugiaro for the upper body design
Agree - the rear three quarter view of the Ferrari 330 GTC is very similar to a 105 series Alfa coupe - noting that the Alfa first made its appearance some three years prior to the Ferrari.
Pleased to see this comment, as also thought watching this video that there were styling elements of the 105 GTV styling and interior design, but I thought - get a grip! So, thank you
0:40 Show us more of that F355 in the background 😍
As I remember,back in the 70’s and 80’s wealthy Ferrari enthusiasts would buy Ferrari’s such as this and use them as donors to make 250GTO replicas. As much as I love the GTO I always thought these were too nice to be made into a GTO replica. Beautiful car on its own and a practical Ferrari.
Usually GTE's , rare that GTC's do
Agree with @@stephenscholes4758 - it was the then 'unloved' Ferrari 250 GTEs that were used to make replica 250 GTOs as the engine 'size' was the same.
It got some 3.0csi vibes. Beautiful car.
Really interesting technical chat during the test drive. Thanks.
Three years ago I wrote the following on another 330 GTS video (BTS with DTS-search for it as its exquisitely filmed):
“I had the privilege of driving one once. In period they were called “The Italian Mustang” which was neither a compliment nor a criticism, just an observation. Dynamically it was not far off from my ‘66 Shelby GT350-it was roughly the same size and shared similar proportions, and had about the same level of performance. The suspension was slightly better, but only slightly. The interior materials were obviously superior but the ergonomics were slightly worse. The engine note was completely different of course, far more musical and engaging. Outward visibility was about the same. Trunk space was better (although not as good as a Mustang coupe). Even though they were intended for a completely different type of customer, they achieved the same mission in just about the same way. Both are magnificent cars in their own rights.”
My favorite Ferrari of all time. Excellent presentation, Sir! Thank you.
Beautiful car in a beautiful colour. Nice to see wirelocked bolts on a vehicle as well! Some of the most intelligently presented automotive videos on RUclips. Thank you. 👍
Easily my favorite Ferrari of the era. Not sure anything beats a 212 Touring for design, but this is a very usable vintage Ferrari. I adore this color as well.
Beautiful car, great colour, interesting and informative, as ever. Thanks for all the videos last year, I particularly enjoy the road trip, like the one with the Riva boat. Best of luck with "Take Time Out" too, very much in the spirit of your channel. Looking forward to more classics, nerdiness and trips in 2025. Cheers.
Thank you very much. Appreciated. Very Best to you for 2025 too
What a stunner. Love the color and that SOUND!
The Most sexy of all Ferraris to me. My father , in 1968 nearly bought the chemical tycoon Dr.Merck's one that was for sale in Basel, same colour, dark blue interior..At the end he lacked the courage....A pain, just to think about.Thanks for the wonderful video on it, and applause, again and again for that fantastic audio-mechanic carb tuning.Happy New Year to you and the team
Thank you! And very best wishes to you and yours for 2025 too
Many thanks from Ukraine. This episode was really very interesting like all previous ones. I can hardly touch any of these cars, but I feel as if I am standing close to this piece of art and you are telling me about all the features.
Loved the 330 GTC, such a beautiful and wonderful sounding car ! Thanks so much for the memories.
Always loved these understated Ferraris. 'Technical' (!) question Mr T: would this, or indeed any other fabulous, restored classic, have required as much engine/gearbox/suspension warm-up in hotter climes compared to chilly Cheshire? Or are seldom used motors quicker to 'come to life' on the Riviera?
There is no doubt that higher ambient temperatures do help a lot with warm- up
The styling to me reminds me of the later BMW 3.0 series of cars, the tail and the rear roof pillars to be precise. The front is of course totally different though. A beautiful Ferrari in a beautiful colour. With of course a beautiful V12 engine. Thank you again Iain for this and Happy New Year.
Thanks to you too- and happy new year
Italian tune-uo Sunday, and Iain is smiling!
It's so soothing and enjoyable to see true professionals share their competence and so visibly enjoying their work.❤
And also the perfect music selection for the videos - engine noise🏆🎵
What a gorgeous car. I'm sure you are telling the owners already, but thank them for allowing you to share these gems.
Thanks for your appreciation
The rear end of these has always reminded me of the BMW E9 coupe.
The profile of this car has a timeless quality to it, not unlike the Porsche 911. Sounds corny, but, its beauty is a forever thing. The color and steel-like wheels look great, by the way.
I have heard a couple of times now that the 330/365 GTC is the conoisseur's choice of the '60s Ferraris. A less racy version of the 275 GTB for purely road use instead of the dual-purpose 'driving to Le Mans, winning it and driving home' that the GTB had to do. It's also significantly less expensive, a weird sort of bargain. I don't think it's _quite_ the prettiest '60s Fez (that's the 250 Lusso) but I bet it's just lovely to go touring in.
Great video as always.
Iain, could you please further explain in a future video why it is better to fast idling these engines when cold and why low idling would ruin the valve assembly?
Thanks. It’s to do with oil pressure and circulation mostly, particularly the cams and followers
That is a beautiful car, both visually and harmonically. Thanks for sharing Ian (and the owner)
What's not to like as you say, plus a very informative video by your good self. Elegant and stylish classic Italian thorough bred with a engine sound to match. Magic.
Outstanding show. Thanks.!
Thank you!
As always, an education, love the combination of refined elegance and lack of aggression in styling and design underpinned by a serious chassis engine and drivetrain, Ferrari got this exactly right I think. A beautiful car to own and enjoy without drawing too much attention to yourself, so unlike current models.
The 330 GTC and GTS are gorgeous cars. In comparison, the 812 and 12 cilindri are too large, too overstyled and have too much horsepower. If Ferrari launched modern versions of the 330s, I am sure they would sell like crazy.
Another great video. Iain is fortunate to have access to such fine cars like this.
A beautiful example of this vehicle!
I wish manufacturers would make cars this elegant and beautiful again.
We’ve had enough of evermore stupidly high horsepower!
Another brilliant video Iain with a gorgeous car
Gorgeous car, thanks Tyrrell!
What a beautiful car. Pity Ferrari can't do understated elegance like that these days
The Portfino?
Pardon-
Portofino
@@claudiomarangone614 To my eyes that's one of the ugliest - those caved-in doors, ugh! Each to his own...
Nothing like an “Italian Tune-up” by Mr. Tyrell on a Sunday morning. Thank you Ian.
Pleasure- thank you too
As ever a fantastic video,and I would bet the last person who tuned that engine cringed,when you tuned it properly.Masterclass in schooling.Thankyou so very much for this delightful channel.
Pleasure- thank you
What a beautiful color. And I like the wheels with some serious rubber around. A nice car for travelling the continent.