1975 Ferrari 365 GT4 BB
- Engine
- Flat-12, carbureted with Weber 40 IF3C carburetors
- Colour
- Blu Tour de France (blue)
Ferrari 365 GT4 BB chassis 18635, the 342nd of 387 produced, was completed in July 1975 finished in Rosso Chiaro with a black leather interior and shipped to the Ishitoku Corporation in Tokyo. Believed to have received its current Blu Tour de France paint finish early in its Japanese tenure, the car accumulated a mere 7,799 km over nearly four decades under just a handful of owners. It carries Ferrari Classiche certification confirming the originality of its flat-12 engine, gearbox, chassis, and body, and is documented by marque historian Marcel Massini.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold US$401,000
- 1975-07-01 → 2011Factory deliveryIshitoku Corporationfull documentation
Tokyo-based corporation that acquired the car after the original French order fell through; the vehicle was shipped by sea and arrived in Yokohama in early 1976. Held under single ownership until 2011.
- 2011 → 2015Private saleJapanese private collectorpartial documentation
Second Japanese private owner who acquired the car from Ishitoku; later arranged for its importation to the United States.
- 2015 → 2016-02-01Private saleCharles Wegnerpartial documentation
Collector from West Chicago, Illinois, who engaged Dugan Enterprises to carry out sympathetic cosmetic refreshment work on the car.
- 2016-02-01 →Private saleDr. Daxes Banitpartial documentation
Orthopedic surgeon from Warner Robins, Georgia; owned the car prior to the current consignor.
- Date unknownAcquisition unknownMr. Jewelarypartial documentation
Originally allocated to this French buyer, but the order was cancelled before delivery.
- Date unknownPrivate saleCurrent consignorpartial documentation
Most recent owner prior to the auction offering.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- 1976Bodywork
Exterior colour reportedly changed from the original Rosso Chiaro to Blu Tour de France early in the car's life, believed to have occurred around the time of its arrival in Japan.
Date is approximate; the prose states this was 'probably' carried out around this period.
- 2015ServiceDugan Enterprises
Light sympathetic freshening of the car carried out to preserve originality rather than restore.
Commissioned by Charles Wegner following the car's importation to the United States.
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