365 GT4 Croisette SW
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Dirk,
did some digging:
18255, a 365GTC/4, Felber shooting-brake.
to quote QV500:
During the 1970’s, a couple of interesting 365 GTC/4's were constructed on already completed chassis's by the Swiss coachwork company Felber who were working to designs by Michelotti. The first, built upon chassis 16017, was what can best be described as a Ferrari version of the Fiat 850 Shellette beach car. Very interesting with it's wicker seats, it had both doors removed and a cut down sill, the roof being replaced by a flimsy canvas top which made anything other than sunny motoring quite impossible. The second GTC/4 converted by Felber to a Michelotti design was completed as a Shooting Break and featured a number of fundamental differences to the series production Pininfarina coupe. Indeed, whereas the Beach Car had retained many prominent Pininfarina details, the Shooting Break was, particularly from the windscreen back, all Michelotti. Despite a totally reshaped cabin, extended roofline, re-profiled rear end and, overall, a more angular, more seventies feel then the Pininfarina production version, the Shooting Brake was an extremely impressive looking motorcar and caused a good deal of interest when shown for the first time at 1977's Geneva Salon.
Nothing more sorry.
Jurgen
did some digging:
18255, a 365GTC/4, Felber shooting-brake.
to quote QV500:
During the 1970’s, a couple of interesting 365 GTC/4's were constructed on already completed chassis's by the Swiss coachwork company Felber who were working to designs by Michelotti. The first, built upon chassis 16017, was what can best be described as a Ferrari version of the Fiat 850 Shellette beach car. Very interesting with it's wicker seats, it had both doors removed and a cut down sill, the roof being replaced by a flimsy canvas top which made anything other than sunny motoring quite impossible. The second GTC/4 converted by Felber to a Michelotti design was completed as a Shooting Break and featured a number of fundamental differences to the series production Pininfarina coupe. Indeed, whereas the Beach Car had retained many prominent Pininfarina details, the Shooting Break was, particularly from the windscreen back, all Michelotti. Despite a totally reshaped cabin, extended roofline, re-profiled rear end and, overall, a more angular, more seventies feel then the Pininfarina production version, the Shooting Brake was an extremely impressive looking motorcar and caused a good deal of interest when shown for the first time at 1977's Geneva Salon.
Nothing more sorry.
Jurgen
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Dirk, for two more pictures, check Antoine Prunet's "The Ferrari Legend: The Road Cars" on page 375.
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About this story on QV500: 18255 is far too high a s/n for a 365 GTC/4, therefor it should be a 365 GT4 2+2.
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Hi Dirk and Edvar,
Dirk: you don't have this book? You should be ashamed of yourself :roll:
but hey: it's Christmas soon
Edvar: the car you refer to is yet another one. And this one is based on a 365 GTC/4 indeed. I will try to find the s/n of that one.
Ciao Erik
Dirk: you don't have this book? You should be ashamed of yourself :roll:
but hey: it's Christmas soon
Edvar: the car you refer to is yet another one. And this one is based on a 365 GTC/4 indeed. I will try to find the s/n of that one.
Ciao Erik
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You're completely right! I think I was in a hurry or soErik van den Eijnden said:
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Possibly a bit harsh, but then again maybe not.Boxer42 said:This is one Ferrari that I think is better off left in a garage.
Actually this wasn't a custom job, but the result of an unfortunate accident at a roundabout one winter's night, when a 365GT4 was hit from behind by a speeding Lotus Eclat. The Lotus buried itself into the GT4 to the point that only the rear hatch was visible - as you can see here.
It's the only explanation that fits, I mean no-one could possibly WANT a car to look like that, could they? :green:
The "Felber Croisette" was also listed in the 1982 Auto Katalog. They claim that it was based on the Ferrari 400 GT, maybe Felber just decided to offer it on sale if anyone was interested. The car pictured in the Auto Katalog is s/n 18255, by that time already five years old.
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I think this 330 Michelotti is somewhat more gentle on the eyes!
No idea of sn though!
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IIRC Wasn't there a Daytona Estate done at some point as well? I'm sure I remember seeing an acreage of glass on a black car
Cheers, Al.
No idea of sn though!
IIRC Wasn't there a Daytona Estate done at some point as well? I'm sure I remember seeing an acreage of glass on a black car
Cheers, Al.
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Another pic of the 330
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& Found the Daytona pics - unsold at the Gstaad auction a few years ago apparently - I have to say I rather like it!:thumbup:
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& Found the Daytona pics - unsold at the Gstaad auction a few years ago apparently - I have to say I rather like it!:thumbup:
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