1954 Ferrari 250 Europa GT
This photo of the Europa GT is on the famous 18th fairway at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance in August 1989. Jim told us the car won Most Elegant Sports Car (prize on windshield).
The Europa GT was stolen from our family after Jim's murder in September 1989 at the hands of the Black Widow of Guadalajara (partly visible, standing on right in white dress) and her cohorts. After searching for almost 30 years, we finally found Jim's Ferrari in December 2017 at an auction in Scottsdale, AZ. We were initially elated about finding the car, however after filing suit against the auction company the current "owner" was revealed, but unfortunately after settling the case the dispossession of the car has turned into a quagmire that is still on-going to this day.
Jim's 1954 Ferrari 250 Europa GT was one of only two Ferraris featured at the Turin Motor Show in 1955 by coach builder Pininfarina.
Jim driving his Europa GT in the early 1960s.
1965 Ferrari 330 GT
Jim owned this 1965 Ferrari 330 GT in the early 1980s but sold it it some time prior to his murder in 1989.
1977 Ferrari 308 GTB 365 Hybrid
He owned it for about two years, and still owned at the time of his murder in 1989. It looked like the Magnum P.I. car, but it was a hybrid because the 2.9 Liter V-8 engine had been replaced with a 4.4 Liter V-12 engine.
The conversion from a transverse mounted V-8 to a V-12 was done by David Goldsmith and was featured in a 1985 Road & Track article. It was considered an engineering feat at the time. In addition to fitting the longer engine into the engine compartment, Goldsmith completely reworked the suspension and brake systems to handle the greatly increase horse power. Jim bought this car from Goldsmith in 1987.
This Ferrari was also stolen by the Black Widow along with all of Jim's other assets. However we now know it was shipped out of the US after we found it in a 2014 article in the German sports car magazine Topgear Autoguide.
This photo of the Ferrari from the Topgear article shows the car after a purported "extensive restoration" by the "owner" who wants to remain anonymous. We have to wonder if that’s the current “anonymous owner” there in the driver’s seat!?
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