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1972 Ferrari 365 GTC/4 Offered in California
A 1972 Ferrari 365 GTC/4, one of approximately 500 built, is offered for sale in California after long-term Bay Area ownership. The matching-numbers V12 grand tourer retains its original brown-over-tan colour scheme and comes with an Arizona title.
By Eleanor Ellington · 4 min read
A 1972 Ferrari 365 GTC/4, one of roughly 500 examples produced, has been listed for sale in California by a dealer acting as a local partner of the auction platform Bring a Trailer. The car, chassis 15357, was completed in March 1972 and delivered new to Bill Harrah's Modern Classic Motors in Reno, Nevada, before spending decades in the San Francisco Bay Area.
The grand tourer is finished in Marrone Colorado, a brown shade, over tan leather upholstery with a black tail panel. It rides on 15-inch Borrani wire wheels with Rudge knock-off hubs, mounted with 215/70 Michelin XWX radial tyres, and a matching spare is stored beneath the trunk floor. The bodywork was designed and manufactured by Carrozzeria Pininfarina using steel and aluminium panels, with a fibreglass firewall and floor pans.
Power comes from a 4.4-litre Tipo F101 AC 000 quad-cam V12 with an aluminium block, cast-steel cylinder liners and aluminium cylinder heads housing dual overhead camshafts. Six Weber 38 DCOE side-draft carburettors are positioned on the outer side of each cylinder bank, a layout that allowed a lower bonnet line than the downdraft setup used on the contemporary Daytona. Output was rated at 320 horsepower and 318 lb-ft of torque when new. The carburettors were rebuilt and the valves adjusted in March 2020, when the engine mounts and fuel lines were also changed.
Drive is sent to the rear wheels through a five-speed manual transmission, a torque tube and a limited-slip differential. The 365 GTC/4 featured four-wheel independent suspension with hydraulic rear self-levelling struts, power-assisted steering and four-wheel disc brakes. The rear struts were replaced in October 2020.
The 2+2 cabin has front bucket seats and individual rear seats trimmed in tan leather, while grey «mouse-fur» upholstery covers the dashboard. The driver's seat was reupholstered by Acker Leather Works of San Francisco under previous ownership. Equipment includes a Becker Mexico AM/FM cassette stereo, air conditioning, power windows, fold-down rear seatbacks and Coco Mats. A leather-wrapped steering wheel fronts Veglia Borletti instrumentation comprising a 180-mph speedometer, a tachometer with a 7,000-rpm redline, and gauges for oil pressure and coolant temperature, plus a clock and auxiliary gauges in the centre stack. The five-digit odometer shows 50,000 miles.
Exterior details include pop-up headlights, grille-mounted fog lamps, side marker lamps, a driver-side mirror, a retractable antenna and quad exhaust outlets. The car is said to have resided in the San Francisco area from 1973 until 2019 and was sold on Bring a Trailer in March 2022. It is now offered in California with an Arizona title. A Marcel Massini report lists the factory colour combination, equipment and history.
The 365 GTC/4 entered production in late 1971 and was assembled on the same line as the GTB/4 Daytona. Its combination of a front-mounted V12, a five-speed manual gearbox and 2+2 seating positions it as a usable classic grand tourer, and examples with known history and documented maintenance are sought after by collectors.
