Dr. Serman and his son drove the NART Spyder 47,000 miles over 10 years and even took the car to a Ferrari Club of America track day at Lime Rock Park in 1974. Serman sold 10479 in a package deal with a 1965 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud III to Joe Namnoun of Connecticut in 1977. By 1979, the NART Spyder was at Ed Superfon’s V.I.P. Toy Store in Los Angeles, California, when it was advertised in Cavallino No 4. During the 1980s, 10479 stayed in Los Angeles under the care of Robert Solomon and then Bruno Bori before it was restored by Bob Shanahan in 1989. S/N 10749 was photographed for the Road & Track Special Ferrari issue in 1991, and it soon found a home with former San Diego Padres owner and philanthropist John Moores. Junior Conway’s House of Color in Bell Gardens, California, was commissioned to restore 10749 because of his previous work on Steve McQueen’s personal NART Spyder (S/N 10453). During this time period, Moores also owned NART Spyder S/N 10691, which was also restored by Conway. After the restoration, 10749 was exhibited by Moores at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance in 1995 and Rodeo Drive Concours in 1997. Moores’ stablemate Ferrari 275 GTB/4 NART Spyders were photographed together by David Newhardt for the cover of Cavallino No. 97. Always the philanthropist, Moores decided to donate several cars from his collection to raise money for The Scripps Research Institute. Mr. McCaw of Cavallino Holdings in Seattle, Washington, acquired 10749 in 1998, and by 2002 it passed into the stewardship of Carlos Hank Rhon of Mexico. In 2006, Clive Beecham of England acquired the car and exhibited 10749 at numerous European concours events, including Ferrari’s 60th Anniversary of the Prancing Horse Celebration (2nd in Class) in Maranello, Italy, and a Best of Show victory in 2009 at the Salon Privé Concours d’Elegance at Hurlingham Club in London, England. S/N 10749 made several other public appearances in the United Kingdom with stops at the Ferrari Owners Club Concours at Heythrop Park, the Barkaways Open Day and the St. James Concours. In 2014, The Rare Wheels Collection of Windermere, Florida, acquired 10749 and reintroduced this special NART Spyder to the American concours d’elegance scene. The car has been exhibited at the following venues: the 2014 Pebble Beach Concours, 2014 Festival of Speed Orlando, 2015 Cavallino Classic, 2015 Boca Raton Concours, 2015 Amelia Island Concours, 2016 Ferrari Finali Mondiali at Daytona Speedway, 2017 Hilton Head Concours, 2017 Casa Ferrari Pebble Beach, 2018 Cavallino Classic, 2018 Casa Ferrari Pebble Beach, 2019 Elegance at Hershey, 2019 Concours of America at St. John’s, 2021 Chattanooga Motorcar Festival and the 2022 Casa Ferrari Pebble Beach.
