‘Pininfarina clothed it all in a beautifully refined bodyshell employing the nose lines of the 500 Superfast and the tail treatment of the contemporary 275GTS. It was built at Grugliasco by Pininfarina themselves…’ - Hans Tanner & Doug Nye, Ferrari, 1984. The 365’s immediate forerunner, to which it bore a close resemblance, was the 330GTC (in essence a closed version of the 275GTS) which had first been shown at the Geneva Motor Show in March 1966. Beneath the 330GTC’s understated Pininfarina coachwork there was the 4.0-litre version of Ferrari’s familiar two-cam 60-degree V12 (as used in the 330GT 2+2) mated to a five-speed all-synchromesh transaxle. Suspension was independent all round by wishbones and coil springs and there were disc brakes on all four wheels. Introduced late in 1968 as a replacement for the 330GTC and given its first public airing at Geneva in March 1969, the 365GTC was identical in appearance apart from engine cooling vents relocated in the bonnet, a feature it shared with last of the 330s. Installing an 81mm-bore 4.4-litre V12 in place of the 300GTC’s 4.0-litre unit boosted mid-range torque and flexibility and raised maximum power to 320bhp at 6,600rpm; acceleration improved markedly and the luxury coupé’s top speed increased to over 150mph. Like so many European sports cars the 365GTC (and convertible 365GTS) would fall victim to increasingly stringent US safety and emissions legislation, production ceasing after less than one year during which time around 150 GTC and 20 GTS models left the factory. Lighter and easier to drive than a Daytona, examples of this strikingly handsome, startlingly fast and much underrated Ferrari Gran Turismo model rarely appear at auction and chassis number ‘12519’ has enjoyed only three owners for new, the first two being industrialists in Milan and Bologna respectively. This wonderful Ferrari was totally restored in 2006/7 and is now in concours condition, its engine having been overhauled by the well-known Sauro Garage in Bologna and the interior fully re-trimmed by Ferraresi in Ferrara. Finished in most attractive blue livery, which is complemented by the new beige leather interior, the car is offered with Italian registration/roadworthiness papers.
‘Pininfarina clothed it all in a beautifully refined bodyshell employing the nose lines of the 500 Superfast and the tail treatment of the contemporary 275GTS. It was built at Grugliasco by Pininfarina themselves…’ - Hans Tanner & Doug Nye, Ferrari, 1984. The 365’s immediate forerunner, to which it bore a close resemblance, was the 330GTC (in essence a closed version of the 275GTS) which had first been shown at the Geneva Motor Show in March 1966. Beneath the 330GTC’s understated Pininfarina coachwork there was the 4.0-litre version of Ferrari’s familiar two-cam 60-degree V12 (as used in the 330GT 2+2) mated to a five-speed all-synchromesh transaxle. Suspension was independent all round by wishbones and coil springs and there were disc brakes on all four wheels. Introduced late in 1968 as a replacement for the 330GTC and given its first public airing at Geneva in March 1969, the 365GTC was identical in appearance apart from engine cooling vents relocated in the bonnet, a feature it shared with last of the 330s. Installing an 81mm-bore 4.4-litre V12 in place of the 300GTC’s 4.0-litre unit boosted mid-range torque and flexibility and raised maximum power to 320bhp at 6,600rpm; acceleration improved markedly and the luxury coupé’s top speed increased to over 150mph. Like so many European sports cars the 365GTC (and convertible 365GTS) would fall victim to increasingly stringent US safety and emissions legislation, production ceasing after less than one year during which time around 150 GTC and 20 GTS models left the factory. Lighter and easier to drive than a Daytona, examples of this strikingly handsome, startlingly fast and much underrated Ferrari Gran Turismo model rarely appear at auction and chassis number ‘12519’ has enjoyed only three owners for new, the first two being industrialists in Milan and Bologna respectively. This wonderful Ferrari was totally restored in 2006/7 and is now in concours condition, its engine having been overhauled by the well-known Sauro Garage in Bologna and the interior fully re-trimmed by Ferraresi in Ferrara. Finished in most attractive blue livery, which is complemented by the new beige leather interior, the car is offered with Italian registration/roadworthiness papers.
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