Would take a chance on this '69 V12 Ferrari?

Iain Kelly
Contributing Journalist
8 Sep 2017
1 min read

Locked away for 45 years a vintage 1969 Ferrari 365 GT 2+2 has come up for sale, but the fixer-upper isn't for the faint of heart.

The Italian delivered grand tourer was bought 2nd hand by the seller in Italy and used for several years around Europe before being shipped back to the owner's homeland of America. After falling foul of the local constabulary the car was parked in the early 1970s, and has been since.

The 365 is the ancestor of today's Ferrari GTC4Lusso. (image credit: Bring A Trailer)
The 365 is the ancestor of today's Ferrari GTC4Lusso. (image credit: Bring A Trailer)

The V12 is the matching numbers unit, though it doesn't run. And the interior needs a full retrim. And there is rust, plus paint required and panel beating.

Only the most brave and experienced need apply. (image credit: Bring a Trailer)
Only the most brave and experienced need apply. (image credit: Bring a Trailer)

Basically, it needs a full resto, which isn't going to be cheap. That said prices of '60s Ferraris have gone crazy of late so it might become an investment.

The interior is surprisingly tidy. (image credit: Bring a Trailer)
The interior is surprisingly tidy. (image credit: Bring a Trailer)

Check out the listing on Bring A Trailer here.

What do you think, is this old Fezzer the ultimate project or too much to take on?

Iain Kelly
Contributing Journalist
A love of classic American and European cars drove Iain Kelly to motoring journalism straight out of high school, via the ownership of a tired 1975 HJ Holden Monaro.  For nearly 20 years he has worked on magazines and websites catering to modified late model high-performance Japanese and European tuner cars, as well as traditional hot rods, muscle cars and street machines. Some of these titles include Auto Salon, LSX Tuner, MOTOR, Forged, Freestyle Rides, Roadkill, SPEED, and Street Machine. He counts his trip to the USA to help build Mighty Car Mods’ “Subarute” along with co-authoring their recent book, The Cars of Mighty Car Mods, among his career highlights.  Iain lends his expertise to CarsGuide for a variety of advice projects, along with legitimising his automotive obsession with regular OverSteer contributions. Although his practical skills working on cars is nearly all self-taught, he still loves nothing more than spending quality time in the shed working on his project car, a 1964 Pontiac. He also admits to also having an addiction to E30 BMWs and Subaru Liberty RS Turbos, both of which he has had multiple examples of. With car choices like that, at least his mum thinks he is cool.
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