1972 Ferrari 365 GTC/4
- Engine
- 4.4L V12 with quad overhead camshafts, wet-sump, side-draft carburetors
- Colour
- Black (resprayed from original silver)
A U.S.-specification Ferrari 365 GTC/4, designed by Filippo Sapino of Pininfarina and debuted at the 1971 Geneva Motor Show, this example was completed in July 1972 and finished originally in Grigio Argento over Nero Cogolo. One of only 500 built in a production run of under two years, it was delivered new to William F. Harrah's Modern Classic Motors dealership in Reno, Nevada. The car subsequently spent over two decades in the collection of William H. Tilley before passing through auction and specialist hands.
Ownership
- —Auction saleEstimate US$275,000 – US$300,000
- 1972-08-01 →Factory deliveryModern Classic Motorsfull documentation
West Coast Ferrari dealership based in Reno, Nevada, operated by hotel and casino entrepreneur William F. Harrah. Car delivered new to this distributor.
- 1975 →Acquisition unknownLos Alamitos, California ownerpartial documentation
Vehicle was registered to an individual in Los Alamitos, California from 1975 onward. Repaint to black occurred at some point during or before this ownership period.
- 1990 → 2013Acquisition unknownWilliam H. Tilleypartial documentation
Car remained in this collection for over two decades until the owner's death in 2013.
- 2013 → 2014AuctionPost-Tilley auction buyerpartial documentation
Acquired at the RM Sotheby's Monterey sale in 2013; subsequently offered for resale through a Houston dealer in September 2014.
- 2014 →Acquisition unknownDriversource consignment clientpartial documentation
Car was listed for sale via Driversource in Houston, Texas in September 2014. Interior reupholstery and aftermarket stereo installation occurred under prior or current ownership.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- 2016RepairScuderia Performante
The exhaust system was replaced, as documented by a service invoice from the performing workshop.
Workshop located in Malvern, Pennsylvania; invoice included with the sale documentation.
- —Bodywork
The original Grigio Argento paintwork was replaced with a black finish at some point before the car entered William H. Tilley's collection in 1990.
- —Restoration
The interior was reupholstered in black leather under a previous owner's tenure; a parcel shelf was fitted in place of the standard rear fold-down seats.
- —Modification
An aftermarket air conditioning unit was retrofitted, supplementing or replacing the original factory-fitted system, and a Clarion in-dash CD stereo was installed.
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