The History of Tipo 450S - Chassis No. 4510.
Many thanks to www.barchetta.cc for their kind permission to publish this data. |
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| Jan 1958 : Shelby Racing Cars, Texas, USA and sold straight through to: |
| Jan 1958 : Frank Harrison, Chattanooga, Tennesse, USA by salesman Jim Hall. |
| 1958 Harrison Racing entries: |
| Chester, South Carolina, USA driven by Walt Cline : 1st Overall. |
| Cocoa, Florida, USA driven by Walt Cline : 1st Overall. |
| Dothan, Alabama, USA driven by Walt Cline : 1st Overall. |
| Fort Worth, Texas, USA driven by Walt Cline : 1st Overall. |
| Gainsville GA driven by Walt Cline, : 1st Overall. |
| Walerboro LA driven by Walt Cline : 1st Overall. |
| Coffeyville Kansas GP driven by Jim Hall. |
| Oct 1959 Alabama Regional Final, Courtland driven by Jim Hall : 3rd Overall. |
| Oct 1959 Alabama Regionals, Courtland driven by Jim Hall, results unknown. |
| Oct 1959 Alabama GP, Dotham, Alabama, USA driven by Jim Hall : 1st Overall. |
| Oct 1959 Alabama GP, Dotham, Alabama, USA driven by Jim Hall, 2nd Overall. |
| Oct 1959 Alabama GP Final, Dotham, Alabama, USA driven by Jim Hall : 2nd Overall. |
| Dec 1959 Nassau Feature race driven by Jim Hall : 8th Overall. |
| 1959 Campaigned by Jim Hall for Harrison Racing. |
| 1960 RA 500 (practice only) driven Jim Hall. |
| 1961 Practiced by Fred Gamble, the engine seized. |
| 1968 Steve Hammatt, USA, for US$2500. |
1968 Harrison's mechanic Jerry Eisert sold the car on Frank's behalf. The car was sold with engine #4514 installed at that time but it had 'Corvette' disc brakes fitted
and a 'Corvette' 4-speed gearbox. The original gearbox & alumunium finned drum brakes were included along with the original Bill of Sale and the original paperwork. |
| 1969 Colin Crabbe (Antique Automobiles Ltd), UK, $5000. |
| 1969 John Fellowes MP, UK , who vintage raced it and also owned #4509. |
| Feb 1977 by M. H. Rigg, Worcestershire, UK. |
| 1984 Mille Miglia, Fellowes-Cross, UK, #210. |
| Bruce Vanyo, San Francisco, restored at Nino Epafani's, Berkeley, CA. |
| 1987 Mille Miglia, Vogel-Canopa, USA, #265. |
| 1988 Mille Miglia, Vanyo-Zucconi, USA, #211. |
| May 1989 sold at Christie's auction in Monaco for £1,2M. |
| May 1989 Nick Harley, UK. |
| Hans Thulin, paid $1,86M. |
| 1991 Mille Miglia, Bremer-Thulin ,S, #301. |
| 1991 repossessed by NY Optima Bank of Sweden. |
| 1991 the bankrupsy of Optima Bank ensued. |
| 1992 Bosch, Germany for US$900K with a broken engine (Thulin had thumped the newly rebuilt motor on the Mille Miglia in 1990). |
| May 1998 dealer Klaus Werner (Classic Automobiles, Germany) paid around US$1.1M. |
| Present owner Tom Hollfelder, USA. |
| 2000 Giro di Toscana, Hollfelder-Migliorini, USA/IT. |
| 2000 Mille Miglia, Hollfelder-Migliorini, USA/IT, #322. |
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