320 hp, 4,390 cc four overhead cam V-12 engine, six Weber 38 DCOE carburetors, five-speed manual transmission, independent front and rear suspension with upper and lower wishbones and coil over shocks, and four-wheel disk brakes. Wheelbase: 98.4"

• Fully restored with over $150,000 invested; 700 miles since completion

• Recent service by Greg Jones

• Striking Blu Sera over Beige leather

The Ferrari 365 GTC/4 was built to succeed two very different cars: the two-seat 365 GTC and the four-seat 365 GT 2+2. Pininfarina’s sleek, simple, and clean body gave little hint that there were two small rear seats inside. Sitting on a 98-inch wheelbase, four inches longer than the GTC and four inches shorter than the 2+2, the GTC/4 felt more like the two-seat GTs that had become the soul of Ferrari’s customer line. Only produced for 18 months, only 500 were built before it was replaced in 1972.

This U.S.-specification Ferrari was delivered in early-1972 to William F. Harrah’s MCM Modern Classic Motors in Reno, Nevada; chassis number 15197 was sold new in Santa Monica, California. It passed to its second owner in the late-1970s and resided in Beverly Hills, California in the 1980s; first in the hands of Michael Geller, then to Melvin Moultry after 1984. Mr. Moultry showed the car in Ferrari Club of America and other concours events from 1984 through 1995, and it was featured in issue #79 of the FCA magazine The Prancing Horse in September 1985.

The current vendor then purchased 15197 from Melvin Moultry in 2010. He commissioned a total restoration of the Ferrari, which was completed in November of 2011. At this time, the GTC/4 was finished in its present Blu Sera over Beige leather color combination—a lovely combination indeed. The quality of this work, carried out by Rod Drew’s FAI in Costa Mesa, California, is immediately revealed upon viewing the car.

The interior’s presentation is commensurate with the exterior cosmetic work. The Alcantara covering the dashboard and console is in excellent condition, and the beautifully sewn and installed seats and door panels show hardly any sign of use on their supple beige leather surfaces. The correct wool carpets have been fitted as well. All instruments, controls, and levers are said to operate as intended, including the original Blaupunkt cassette and the air conditioning unit.

Aside from the mechanical components, including the completely rebuilt suspension, carburetors, exhaust headers, Ansa exhaust, and the fully restored Borrani wire wheels shod with Pirelli P4000 radial tires, the engine compartment itself is in concours quality condition, with all correct fittings and finishes in place.

In all, this restoration work amounted to over $150,000, for which receipts are available for review upon request, along with a photographic record of the entire process. Driven approximately 700 miles since completion, this Ferrari is reportedly fully sorted. thanks to a follow-up service by Greg Jones. It would be difficult to imagine a more compelling example of this front-engined V-12 Ferrari GT.