1968 Ferrari 365 GT 2+2 Coupe

The Ferrari 330GT 2+2, introduced in January of 1964, followed on the success of the 250GTE. By the mid-1960s, fifty-percent of all Ferraris being produced were being built with four seats. The replacement for the 330GT 2+2, the 356GT 2+2, was introduced at the Paris Auto Show in October of 1967 and was the most refined Ferrari to date.

This example was completed in February of 1968 and was the 136th example built in the series. It was finished in Argento over a Nero Franzi interior, and was delivered to Franco-Britannic Autos Ltd, the official dealer for Ferrari in Levallois-Perret, France near Paris. This car was equipped for the European market, with instruments in kilometers-per-hour.

It is believed that the car's first owner was a Mr. Prot in France. From there the Ferrari would head to Montreaux, Switzerland on the banks of Lake Geneva. In the late 1980s, it was sent to Modena, Italy for restoration. By 2003 the Ferrari was stateside and showing 63,448km on the ticker. Advertised for sale in Long Island in 2005, it was indicated that the car's 65,200km were understood to be original.

In 2010 the car received a full engine rebuild, an exhaust system replacement, and suspension overhaul, including a conversion of the rear shocks from the original self-leveling units to standard coil-over shocks. Receipts from the work totaled over $120,000.

The current owner acquired the car in 2014, and has further rebuilt the transmission and installed a Becker Europa AM/FM radio at a cost of nearly $16,000. A new set of Avon radial tires and a new battery in an old-style case were fitted to the car in the summer of 2015.

By Daniel Vaughan | Jun 2017