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1971 Ferrari 365 GTC/4

14493roadItaly
Colour
Dark blue (originally light 'Azzurro Hyperion')

A 1971 Ferrari 365 GTC/4, chassis 14493, finished in Azzurro Hyperion and delivered new through the Paris-based official Ferrari importer Charles Pozzi. Its documented history includes ownership by French journalist and television producer Jacques Martin, a five-year disappearance following theft in 1985, subsequent accident damage and repair with a respray to dark blue, and display at Ferrari's 50th anniversary celebrations in 1997. The matching-numbers engine and gearbox are retained.

Ownership

  1. Auction sale
    Sold €184,000 (≈ $202K)

    RM Sotheby's catalogue lot →

  2. 1971-11-01 → 1972Factory delivery
    First owner via Charles Pozzi SA Paris
    partial documentation

    Delivered new through the official French Ferrari importer in Paris, finished in Azzurro Hyperion.

  3. 1972 → 1975Acquisition unknown
    Jacques Martin
    partial documentation

    French journalist and television producer who held the car for roughly three years.

  4. 1975 → 1985Acquisition unknown
    Unidentified third and fourth owners
    none documentation

    The car passed through at least two further hands between Martin and the fifth owner; no individual details are provided.

  5. 1985 → 1992Acquisition unknown
    Jean Eguregguy
    partial documentation

    Fifth recorded owner; the car was stolen roughly four months after his purchase and was not recovered until 1990. He subsequently parted with it after a front-end motorway collision.

  6. 1992 →Acquisition unknown
    Jacques Marcotty
    partial documentation

    Undertook a thorough repair of collision damage and had the bodywork refinished in dark blue; work was completed by 1997.

  7. 2014-05-01 →Auction
    The Curated Collection
    full documentation

    Acquired at auction; shortly after purchase, invoices on file from Carrosserie Janssens near Brussels document bodywork expenditure of approximately €22,990.

Competition

  1. 1997
    Ferrari 50th Anniversary Celebrations

    The car was put on static display as part of the marque's half-century commemorative events.

  2. 1997
    Nürburgring appearance

    Attended an event at the Nürburgring circuit, likely in the same period as the anniversary celebrations.

  3. 1997
    Spa-Francorchamps appearance

    Attended an event at Spa-Francorchamps, grouped in the prose with the Nürburgring outing.

Maintenance & restoration

  1. 1992
    Repair

    Front-end collision damage sustained on the motorway was repaired, and the bodywork was refinished in a dark blue shade.

    Work commissioned by Jacques Marcotty and completed by 1997.

  2. 1997
    Bodywork

    Full body refinishing to dark blue completed as part of the post-collision restoration work begun in 1992.

    Completion date confirmed as 1997, ahead of the Ferrari 50th anniversary display.

  3. 2014Bodywork
    Carrosserie Janssens

    Bodywork carried out at a coachwork specialist near Brussels at a documented cost of €22,990, with invoices retained on file.

    Work undertaken shortly after the car joined The Curated Collection in May 2014.

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