1969 FERRARI 365 GTC
--Blue Ribot metallic with Black leather interior and Black
carpets, 86,000 Original Kilometers/53,000 Original Miles, Factory
air conditioning, Campagnolo wheels, Documented by Massini, 1 of
168 total manufactured Complete service, restoration and ownership
histories.
The 365 GTC has led a charmed life to date. It has always been owned by Ferrari enthusiast collectors and has been serviced and sympathetically restored (all records available) by well-known Italian, Swiss or English Ferrari specialists. According to Massini history, updated and documented April 2017, the history of this 365 GTC is as follows.
May 16, 1969, prepared for delivery to official dealer Dino Ravasio and Sons, Verona, Italy. Delivered to its first registered owner Piero Moretti, Milan, Italy, June 1969 in Giallo Man O’War (Light Yellow) with Nero interior, the same interior it carries to this day and in superb original condition, a testament to care given by its previous owners. March 1973, its numbers matching engine was overhauled at the factory and this it was repainted in Blue Ribot metallic. In 1974, this GTC was briefly owned by Clara Venturelli, Modena, Italy prior to being sold in January 1975 to Gerhard Keller, Zürich, Switzerland (odometer showing 45,000 km’s). Mr. Keller also kept his GTC for a short time prior to selling it to Dr. Urs Bänninger, Wollerau, Switzerland in July 1976 (odometer showing 50,100 km’s). In 1979, Dr. Urs Bänninger had the 365 GTC overhauled by Sportgarage Herbert Cilly, Urdorf, Switzerland (odometer showing 69,000 km’s). Please note, the last three photographs in my listing show the GTC in period at the 1985 Swiss Keller Ferrari Meet, photos taken by Marcel Massini. Dr. Urs Bänninger kept the GTC for the next 25 years until its sale at the Bonhams auction at Hotel Palace in Gstaad, Switzerland (odometer showing 84,000 km’s). Sold to another Swiss custodian, it appeared for sale in 2009 with only 700 km’s more than when sold in 2001, owned by Richard Foden, Geneva, Switzerland and being offered through Simon Kidston, Kidston SA, Geneva, Switzerland. Subsequently this 365 GTC made its way to the UK and in the ownership of John R. Saunders, Nottingham, UK. It was kept until April 2013 until sold to it most recent custodian also a UK resident. Since, it has been used approximately 2,000 km’s, Ferrari Classiche Certified and has most recently received a full servicing by GTO Engineering, UK in 2016.
Currently showing 86,504 Original Kilometers/53,397 Original Miles and having been sympathetically restored throughout the years, this 365 GTC is without a doubt one of the most honest and straightest 365’s we have owned throughout the years.
The 330 GTC is regarded as one of the best driving Ferrari’s of all time then the 365 GTC must be considered the same but faster with its 4.4 liter engine. Upon a recent road test, it showed to me excellent in every way and ready to welcome new ownership.
This 365 GTC is offered with complete ownership history, service and restoration records. Please see the following video link to this 365 GTC in action…Coming soon…
