1971 Ferrari 365 GTC/4
- Colour
- 'Azzurro Gladiateur' (light blue)
Chassis 14461 is a Ferrari 365 GTC/4 completed in October 1971, originally finished in the rare Azzurro Gladiateur colour over a black interior and specified for the European market, first sold new in Milan. Exported to California in 1972, it subsequently passed through several American owners before being returned to its original colour scheme by its most recent previous owner. Accompanied by its original manuals and a Marcel Massini historian's report, it has been inspected by Ferrari Classiche ahead of certification.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold €212,750 (≈ $234K)
- 1971-10-01 → 1972Factory deliveryOriginal Milan-based buyerpartial documentation
Car was sold new in Milan to European market specification but remained in Italy only briefly before export.
- 1972 →Acquisition unknownCalifornia-based enthusiastpartial documentation
First American owner following export to California in 1972; duration of ownership unspecified.
- → 2006Acquisition unknownVirgil Elingspartial documentation
Prominent motorcycle collector and owner of the Solvang Vintage Motorcycle Museum; acquired the car after it returned to California.
- 2006 → 2019Private salePrevious owner acquired from Elingspartial documentation
Purchased with documentation of a major mechanical overhaul including timing chains, water pump, clutch, flywheel, and rebuilt ignition, brakes, and carburetors; car was regularly serviced throughout this period, including work by Competizione & Sports Cars in Gaithersburg, Maryland in 2019.
- 2019 →Private saleMr. Guikaspartial documentation
Imported the car to France and had it returned to the original factory color scheme; also arranged a Ferrari Classiche inspection toward certification.
- Date unknownAcquisition unknownIllinois residentpartial documentation
Acquired from the California enthusiast; no further details on tenure given.
- Date unknownAcquisition unknownContinental Classic Motorspartial documentation
Dealership in Hinsdale, Illinois that carried out a full bare-metal repaint, changing the exterior to red.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- 2019ServiceCompetizione & Sports Cars
Annual service performed, with the air conditioning system and brakes also attended to during the same visit.
Workshop located in Gaithersburg, Maryland.
- —BodyworkContinental Classic Motors
Full bare-metal respray carried out, with the exterior colour changed from the original Azzurro Gladiateur to red.
Undertaken during Continental Classic Motors' ownership in Hinsdale, Illinois.
- —Mechanical
Extensive mechanical overhaul including timing chain replacement, new water pump, clutch and flywheel replacement, and rebuilding of the ignition system, braking system, and carburettors.
Reported in the advertisement at the time of the 2006 sale to the most recent previous owner.
- —Bodywork
Car returned to its factory-original colour specification of Azzurro Gladiateur with a black interior.
Carried out under Mr. Guikas's ownership after acquisition in mid-2019.
- —InspectionFerrari Classiche
Formal inspection by Ferrari Classiche conducted in preparation for official certification.
Undertaken under Mr. Guikas's ownership in France.
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