1974 Ferrari 365 GT4 BB (Berlinetta Boxer)
- Engine
- Flat-12, four overhead camshafts, carburetted
The Ferrari 365 GT4 BB, chassis 17885, is one of just 387 examples of Ferrari's first mid-engined flat-12 road car — the rarest and lightest of the Berlinetta Boxer lineage and predecessor to the Testarossa. Completed in April 1974 and delivered new to the official Swiss importer in Geneva, this matching-numbers example is believed never to have left Switzerland. It was registered to Swiss-based billionaire Bernd Grohe according to a 1980 Ferrari Owner's Club record, and later joined a private Swiss collection.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold €269,500 (≈ $296K)
- 1974-04-02 →Factory deliverySociété Anonyme pour la Vente des Automobiles Ferraripartial documentation
Official Swiss Ferrari importer; received the car directly as the first registered recipient after factory completion.
- 1999 →Acquisition unknownMr. Richozpartial documentation
Kept the car in Switzerland until his death; invoices from 2012 record cosmetic and mechanical work including carburettor servicing.
- Date unknownAcquisition unknownBernd Grohepartial documentation
Swiss-based billionaire listed as owner in the 1980 UK Ferrari Owner's Club register; no further documentation of this ownership period is available.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- 2012Bodywork
Paintwork carried out on the rear bumper area and body panels.
Documented by invoices retained in the car's file.
- 2012Mechanical
Comprehensive carburettor tuning and associated mechanical servicing.
Documented by the same set of invoices as the contemporaneous bodywork.
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