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Ferrari 275 GTB

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Is the 275 GTB the best-looking Ferrari, or even the best-looking car, of all time?

SOME SAY IT’S THE MOST BEAUTIFUL Ferrari ever, perhaps the most beautiful car of all time. That is a widely held if ultimately subjective claim made for the 275 GTB. A more tangible claim is that it was the first ‘modern’ car to roll out of the Maranello factory. It was Ferrari’s first proper production car with full independent suspension, a transaxle and, in its final incarnation, twin-cam cylinder heads.

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