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Chassis 0858 was the second of three 330 P4s built in 1967. It was raced throughout the season by the factory team, claiming an impressive second in that year's 24 Hours of Le Mans. It helped Ferrari win the 1967 World Manufacturer Championship. For the BOAC 1000 km race at Brands Hatch the roof was chopped off, cutting the weight by 40 kg. The bodywork was further modified with a much sharper nose as part of its 350 Can-Am conversion at the end of the season. It campaigned in three Can-Am race that year but with little success. Now in private hands, chassis 0858 was raced in Australia (Surfer's Paradise) and South Africa in 1968. It scored five victories in the popular Springbok Series. In 1969 the car returned to Europe and scored two more wins.
Shortly after its retirement from active racing, it was bought by American collector Walter Medlin and only very rarely shown in public. Reportedly Medlin was threatened by the IRS with confiscation of the car several times but he always managed to pay his tax debts right at the very last minute. Still in Can-Am configuration, it was offered for sale on several occasions as well. By the early 2010s, it was entrusted to David Piper by British dealer Talacrest for a complete rebuild to 330 P4 specification. Fitted with a new body, it did finally change hands. In more recent years, it was restored again by Franco Meiners, who had managed to track down period body panels to replace the ones made by Piper a few years earlier. The work was completed early in 2020 and the car was shown at the Retromobile show.
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