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Ferrari authority Stan Nowak wrote in his book ‘Ferrari – Forty
years on the Road’ (Dalton Watson, 1988) that “...my own favourite
for everyday driving was the ‘C4. It felt almost as powerful as the
Daytona whilst requiring a good deal less effort. It was also more
comfortable (although) Ferrari had educated us to lust after...the
Daytona – that was its heritage...”.

Because its production run was so confined, the 1972 365 GTC/4
is one of the rarer of all ‘modern-era’ Ferraris, and it also occupies
a special place today as one of the last of the front-engined V12
sporting cars of Maranello’s classical progression from 1947 into the
mid-1970s.

This Ferrari 365 GTC/4 was completed brand-new right in the middle
of that production run, in June 1972 – its assembly sequence having
been No 273 within the 365GTC/4 programme - and it was delivered
the following month to official dealer M. Gastone Crepaldi Sas of
Via San Marco, Milan, Italy, to local resident first owner, the Baron
Giovanni Silvestri, on July 5.

It was registered that day on Milan plates ‘MI R 07799’. In 1976 the
Baron moved residence to Appiano Gentile in Como, Italy, and the
GTC/4 was re-registered on Como plate ‘CO 483103’ on October 20
that year.

It was then sold by Baron Silvestri to second owner Rinaldo Eberlin

of Lurate Caccivio, Como, on April 13, 1979, and as early as June 14

that year ownership was transferred to third owner Bellancauto SpA of

Rome, which was Fabrizio Violati’s company. The car thus joined his

personal collection of Ferraris which would subsequently be re-housed

in the Republic of San Marino as the Collezione Maranello Rosso.

The car is now presented here today as it left the Collection halls in

Falciano, San Marino as recently as this July. As with all of these cars

from the Maranello Rosso Collection we recommend expert inspection

and recommissioning work before this Ferrari is run in earnest.

This Ferrari 365 GTC/4 has survived in its original Azzuro Hyperion

2.443.648 paint finish, with Nero Cogolo black interior and original

blue carpets. Its odometer showed 60,013kms upon delivery to

Bonhams, a total perfectly believable as being genuine. All this car’s

major number stampings are absolutely correct, matching engine

number and internal block and chassis numbers. The Weber twin-

choke carburettors are correct for this car and it is in every way

considered a highly original and authentic example of its kind.

Please note this vehicle is subject to import tax should it remain in

the EU.

£120,000 - 140,000

€150,000 - 180,000