1971 Ferrari 365 GTC/4
- Colour
- Black (originally deep red 'Amaranto Bull Lea')
The Ferrari 365 GTC/4 is a grand touring coupe styled by Filippo Sapino at Pininfarina, introduced at the 1971 Geneva Motor Show as a replacement for both the 365 GTC and 365 GT 2+2. Approximately 500 were built over eighteen months, with most destined for the American market. This particular example, completed in late 1971 and delivered to a Reno dealership in January 1972, has spent its life in California. Originally finished in Amaranto Bull Lea, it was later repainted black and has passed through several Californian owners, receiving mechanical refurbishment along the way.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold US$302,000
- 1972 →Factory deliveryModern Classic Motorspartial documentation
William F. Harrah's Ferrari dealership in Reno, Nevada received the car new from the factory. The vehicle was finished in Amaranto Bull Lea with Nero Cogolo leather interior.
- 1972 → 1974Private saleLa Mesa, California residentpartial documentation
First private owner, based in Southern California. The car appears to have remained in California throughout.
- 1974 → 1976Private saleSan Diego, California residentpartial documentation
Located the vehicle through a specialist publication advertisement and later listed it for sale via the same channel.
- → 1992Acquisition unknownOwner at time of Grand Prix Classics listingpartial documentation
Grand Prix Classics of La Jolla advertised the car in May 1991; a new owner had taken possession by the following year.
- 1992 → 2005Acquisition unknownOwner who recommissioned the car circa 2005partial documentation
The car was reportedly put through substantial recommissioning work during this ownership period before being offered for sale in May 2005.
- 2006 → 2014Private saleRancho Santa Fé, California residentpartial documentation
Southern California-based owner who reportedly invested in further mechanical work on the car before eventually selling in 2014.
- 2014-02-01 →Private saleCurrent consignorpartial documentation
Acquired the vehicle in early 2014 and maintained it as part of a substantial California collection.
- Date unknownUnknown California owner(s) between 1976 and 1991none documentation
During roughly a 15-year window, the car underwent a color change from red to black and some form of refurbishment.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- 2005Service
Reported substantial recommissioning carried out ahead of the car being offered for sale in May 2005.
- —Restoration
At some point between roughly 1976 and 1991 the car underwent a refurbishment that included a colour change from the original Amaranto Bull Lea red to black.
Exact date and workshop unknown; the black finish is believed to have been chosen partly because it visually integrates the rubber front bumper into the bodywork.
- —Mechanical
Additional mechanical refurbishment undertaken by the Rancho Santa Fé owner during their tenure from approximately 2006 to 2014.
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