US title
EU customs cleared
Chassis no. 12079
Engine no. 12079

- Superb original condition, probably 30641 miles from new
- 90,000 $ spent on mechanical restoration
- Supplied new in Germany
- Substantial history file, well-documented car

Sold new in Germany, this Ferrari 365 GTC was bought in 1973 by David Tallmadge, the husband of Ms Eline, the heiress to the Schlitz Brewing Company in the US. He had the Ferrari shipped to the States and joined the Ferrari Owners' Club; he took part in several of its meetings, but drove the car little, as, according to the history available to us, in 1986 the 365 GTC had covered only 6000 miles. It was sold on 4 May 1996 to Tom Barbour. At the time it was grey with a navy blue interior and had two sets of wheels: Borrani wires and Campagnolo magnesium alloys. It comes with some service books and bills, including the sales invoice from 1973.
In 2005, it was fitted with a new ANSA exhaust, before being sold to another owner through a major Californian dealer in 2007, when it had only 24,000 miles on the clock. The car then underwent extensive restoration work for some 90,000 $, for which we have all the invoices. All the mechanical components were completely refurbished, including the engine, transmission, suspension and even the air-conditioning. Fortunately, the magnificent original navy blue interior was preserved.
This 365 GTC, considered one of the best roadgoing models in Ferrari's history, will be sold with its document wallet containing the owner's manual and supplement for the 365 GTC and GTS, a comprehensive file of invoices, old registration documents and even a report for the calibration of the speedometer, which was mandatory in California in the mid-1970s. With 30,641 miles now on the clock (undoubtedly the mileage it has covered since arriving in the US in 1973) and in amazing original condition, this is an opportunity to acquire a magnificent example of this model, of which only 149 were built.

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