1969 Ferrari 365 GT 2+2

Combining the elegant nose of the exclusive 500 Superfast with the more rectangular styling of the one-off 330GTC Speciale show car, the 365 2+2 was much more sophisticated than the four-seater Ferrari coupes that came before it. Under the steel bodywork, as usual from the pen of Pininfarina, was an all-new chassis with unequal length wishbones and coil springs at the rear instead of the live rear axle of the 330GT 2+2. The model also pioneered the use of self-leveling rear suspension on a Ferrari road car, the Koni-supplied hydro-pneumatic units taking into account the variations in load. Another first was the adoption of power steering and air conditioning, underlining the luxury touring car personality of the 365GT 2+2.

Not that it was a slow car – fitted with a 4.4-liter single overhead camshaft per bank V12 engine delivering 320 bhp, the 365GT 2+2 was god for 150 mph with handling and roadholding qualities to match. Easily the best four seater...