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1973 Ferrari 365 GT4 2+2

17517roadItaly
Engine
Matching-numbers V12
Colour
Metallic red (repainted; originally metallic silver)

A Ferrari 365 GT4 2+2 completed at the Maranello factory on 3 December 1973 and delivered to double Formula 1 World Champion Niki Lauda as his personal road car upon joining Ferrari in 1974. Originally finished in silver metallic over blue leather, it carried Italian tourist plates before Lauda brought it to Austria and sold it in 1975. The car subsequently passed through a succession of Austrian private owners, acquiring its current metallic red paintwork at some point during the 1980s. It retains its matching-numbers V-12 engine and was recommissioned by Ferrari dealer Scuderia Gohm in 2025.

Ownership

  1. Auction sale
    Sold €201,250 (≈ $221K)

    RM Sotheby's catalogue lot →

  2. 1973-12-03 → 1975Factory delivery
    Niki Lauda
    partial documentation

    Received the car as a personal road vehicle upon joining Ferrari in 1974; initially registered on Italian tourist plates before transferring it to Austria. Sold reportedly due to high costs associated with importing the car into Austria.

  3. 1975 →Private sale
    Series of private Austrian owners
    none documentation

    The car passed through multiple Austrian hands; the exterior colour was reportedly changed to metallic red at some point during the 1980s.

Competition

No competition history extracted from the catalogue.

Maintenance & restoration

  1. 2025Service
    Scuderia Gohm

    The vehicle was assessed and returned to roadworthy condition by the authorised Ferrari dealer after a period of storage; routine maintenance was carried out including battery replacement.

    An invoice for this work is on file with the sale documentation.

  2. Bodywork

    The car's original silver metallic finish was replaced with the current metallic red paintwork, believed to have occurred while the car was in Austrian ownership.

    Approximate timing is the 1980s; precise date unknown.

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