Ferrari 365 GTC/4 by Pininfarina, 1972
Ferrari 365 GTC
Ferrari 365 GTC•
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Chassis No.: 15469
Registration: US Title
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
$168,000 USD | Sold
- One of approximately 500 produced
- Former Ferrari Club of America National Preservation Award winner
- Known ownership history and concours display career
- 4.4-liter V-12 engine fed by six twin-choke side-draft Weber carburetors
- Classic Ferrari finishes of Rosso Cherry over Beige
- Displaying just 22,314 miles at cataloguing time
- Accompanied by original warranty card and copy of manufacturer statement of origin
Addendum
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Penned by Filippo Sapino of Pininfarina, the Ferrari 365 GTC/4 debuted at the 1971 Geneva Motor Show with a sharp, wedge-shaped design, marking a bold departure from its predecessors. Pininfarina replaced the flowing lines and elliptical grilles of its predecessors with a flat, angular front, featuring a low nose, full-width black rubber bumper, and shallow rectangular grille. Retractable twin headlights punctuated the nose, while the teardrop five-window cabin tapered gracefully to a clean Kammback tail. Standard equipment included power steering, electric windows, air conditioning, and five-spoke Cromodora alloy wheels.
Beneath its elegant shape was a 4.4-liter V-12 engine, less extreme than that of the contemporary 365 GTB/4 Daytona but rich in torque and more tractable, ideal for covering vast distances with ease. Around 500 were made, largely for the US market.
A former Ferrari Club of America National Concours Preservation Award winner, the 365 GTC/4 offered here features the classic Ferrari color palette of Rosso Cherry (95.3.9301) over Beige (VM 3234). It is the 257th example produced and is recorded as being first sold to Dr. Paul M. Riffert of Ephrata, Pennsylvania, through Algar Enterprises Inc. of Paoli, Pennsylvania. A copy of the original sales invoice dated 5 August 1974 notes that the Ferrari was sold new to Dr. Riffert at a cost of $23,000 plus $1,380 in taxes, which included a Becker Mexico stereo. The accompany warranty card indicates that the Ferrari was serviced at Algar in November 1974 and April 1976.
The car then passed to John Spencer of Reading, Pennsylvania, who would list it for sale in the
Ferrari Market Letter
in October 1977, described as red with a tan interior. The car would then pass through a series of enthusiast owners in whose ownership it enjoyed nearly four decades of concours appearances. Its first recorded outing came at the 1986 Ferrari Club of America Annual Meet in Palm Beach, where it earned First in Class. Over the ensuing decades, the 365 GTC/4 continued to appear at various concours and FCA events, garnering accolades—most notably the 1990 FCA National Preservation Award.
It would remain in the Northeast through the early 2000s, after which it was sold in August 2005 to an owner in Orange County, California, who would retain the Ferrari until his passing in 2024.
Today, this 365 GTC/4 is offered with the odometer displaying just 22,314 miles at cataloguing time.
Regarded as a more approachable counterpart to the ferocious Daytona, the 365 GTC/4 delivers no less in Italian luxury and V-12 thrills, garnering it enduring appeal among the truly passionate Ferrari faithful.
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Mileage
35,911 km
Cost
616,980 AED
