1974 Ferrari 365 GT/4 BB (Berlinetta Boxer)
- Engine
- Flat-12 (horizontally opposed)
- Colour
- Light red ('Rosso Chiaro'), restored to original iron grey ('Grigio Ferro')
The Ferrari 365 GT/4 BB (chassis 17909) is one of only 387 examples of Ferrari's first flat-12 engined road car, and among just 58 delivered new to the United Kingdom. Completed in May 1974 in Grigio Ferro with a Rosso interior, it was supplied through Maranello Concessionaires and retains its original UK registration. After several owners across four decades, it underwent a thorough, well-documented restoration from 2014, and still carries its numbers-matching engine.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold £209,000 (≈ $261K)
- 1974-05-01 → 1974-07-09Factory deliveryMaranello Concessionairesfull documentation
UK Ferrari distributor that registered the car and held it briefly before retail sale. Original factory order and invoice retained in the history file.
- 1974-07-09 → 1977-03-01Private saleMr. D. Pierpointfull documentation
Purchased new from Maranello Concessionaires, part-exchanging a Ferrari Daytona toward the purchase price. Copy correspondence documenting the transaction survives.
- 1977-03-01 → 1979Private saleFlaxyard Ltd., Chippenhampartial documentation
Wiltshire-based company that held the car for roughly two years before it changed hands again.
- 1979 → 1983-04-01Acquisition unknownWest Kensington gentlemanpartial documentation
London-based owner during whose tenure the car was serviced at Maranello Concessionaires and repainted in Rosso Chiaro.
- 1983-04-01 → 2000Private saleNigel Mutter, Chelmsfordfull documentation
Ferrari Owners' Club member who maintained the car meticulously over 17 years, with all servicing and MOT records comprehensively documented. Acquired the car at around 39,000 miles.
- 2000 → 2014Acquisition unknownUnidentified owner post-2000partial documentation
Drove the car only occasionally over a 14-year period; mileage rose to approximately 52,410 by the time of sale.
- 2014-09-01 →Private saleGuy Berrymanfull documentation
Bassist of the rock band Coldplay who commissioned a thorough restoration encompassing bodywork, chassis, full mechanical rebuild, and a respray to the factory original colour.
Competition
- 2017Ferrari Cavalcade Classiche2017 Ferrari Cavalcade ClassicheDriver: Guy Berryman
Touring event held in Tuscany; the car completed the event without mechanical issues, serving as a post-restoration debut.
Maintenance & restoration
- 1979Bodywork
The car's exterior was repainted from its original Grigio Ferro finish to Rosso Chiaro.
- 2014BodyworkRJ Panels
Structural and cosmetic bodywork addressed, including chassis repairs, at a recorded cost of approximately £13,500.
One element of the broader post-acquisition restoration commissioned by Guy Berryman.
- 2014RestorationCotswold Prestige Cars
Wide-ranging mechanical restoration encompassing full overhauls of the engine top end, suspension, steering, electrical, cooling, air conditioning, and braking systems, at a cost exceeding £50,000.
Carried out concurrently with the bodywork and respray work as part of the same restoration programme.
- 2014BodyworkBrookfield Classics
Full respray carried out to restore the car to its factory-original Grigio Ferro colour.
Final stage of the restoration, returning the exterior to the colour in which the car was originally delivered.
- —ServiceMaranello Concessionaires
Multiple service visits carried out while the car was London-based, covering routine mechanical upkeep.
Work performed during the West Kensington owner's tenure, circa 1979–1983.
- —Service
Regular servicing and annual MOT inspections carried out throughout a 17-year ownership period, with comprehensive supporting documentation retained.
Work performed during Nigel Mutter's ownership, 1983–2000.
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