1972 Ferrari 365 GTC/4 Coupe

errari phased out the 365 GTC in 1969, leaving it without a luxury two-seat coupe in its model lineup. Daytona production was moving at a high rate but its Berlinetta characteristics didn’t satisfy an important Ferrari client group that wanted a luxurious Gran Turismo. Into the breech Pininfarina and Ferrari launched the 365 GTC/4 at Ferrari’s usual new model introduction site, the Geneva Auto Show, in March 1971.

Based on the Daytona, with some features borrowed from the 365 GTC and 2+2, the 365 GTC/4 represented a very logical progression for Ferrari. The chassis, except in one important detail, was a 100-mm stretched Daytona. That detail was the five-speed transmission’s location. Unlike the Daytona’s transaxle, the C/4’s was mounted more conventionally directly to the engine. The C/4 borrowed the 2+2’s oleo-pneumatic self-leveling rear suspension, presumably to accommodate its owner’s voluminous luggage in...