Is this a converted GTC (with a transaxle) or a 2+2 (with a transmission)? From what I can discern, it looks like a chopped GTC.
This thing was once 365 GTC s/n 12181, owned by Harry Gibson since the late 1980s. It was in a fire in the 1980s and reconstructed into this thing by Chinetti. The engine is from s/n 12391. It has been discussed here before: http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/vintage-thru-365-gtc4-sponsored-vintage-driving-machines/429853-harry-gibson-ferrari-365-nart-spydersn12128.html Non-period rebody, so thread is being moved to appropriate subforum.
As of March 30th, 2015 Ferrari California For Sale Cheap. odd the headlng doesn't say Ferrari 365GT NART spyder but "1969 Ferrari Other." Oh, and he wants $1 million dollars! I wonder if he's worried NART will sue him if he uses their name? Why should they if he has a documentation? Here's the ad copy:------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1969 Ferrari Other - Fountain Valley, California, USA 1969 Ferrari 365 NART (The Unknown NART) 1969 Ferrari 365 GT NART Spyder. (NART - North American Race Team) One of a kind (One off) prototype purchased from Luigi Chinetti (with documentation). This is the last NART started while Chinetti still had the dealership Year: 1969 - Make: Ferrari - Model: Other
Perhaps it's just me, but I think it's for the most part better looking than a GTC. I'd go so far as to say that if the factory had made them with closed headlights in this fashion, they'd be even more expensive. As it sits, it might even be worth it to get your hands on that working 6 carb manifold.
I agree that, from the front, the design of this modified car does make sense. After all, it's certainly sexier than the standard GTC front end. For that reason I can see how this front end design might appeal to more people. But personally, I like the quirkiness of the original. That's just me, I suppose. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login But now take a look at this thing from the side! Losing that magnificent GTC roof line has absolutely killed the overall look. Even the stance is all wrong now. The thing just kind of lies there like a brick on wheels. I've always felt that the factory GTS, while rarer and more expensive, was not nearly as attractive as the GTC, and this thing has somehow managed to be even less attractive from the side than the GTS. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Thx for the design study. You make some good points. I would also say that the color is not doing the car any favors, by hiding many of the subtle creases of the original. I recall there is a GTC out there with another closed headlight style, one that replaced the chrome ring, and followed the original line of the fender. Not quite as successful as this headlight design, but more true to the original shape of the front.
This is my uncles NART and can assure you it's worth more then this $1mill opening bid. He has been offered more by a well know car dealer in the Bay Area. There will be a 10 page artical in another magazine, in addition to the forza artical. He has pictures of luigi and himself when he bought the car. As well as documentation from luigi chinetti jr himself.
My question would be though, what makes a NART a NART? if this is enough to make it a NART, then yes, I agree with you. if not, then it's a chopped 330 GTC. pretty car, but not worth $1mil. I'm interested to hear from some Ferrari experts who know a lot more than me
Ferrari 365 GT NART Spyder: A Rare And Divisive Classic That Looks Like A Replica But Costs $1.4M It may not look like it but this ugly convertible was actually officially approved by Ferrari The story of how the 1969 Ferrari 365 GT NART Spyder came to be is fascinating, but you should know that its creator, Luigi Chinetti Jr., thought it was ugly, too. In an interview with The Car Experience in 2014, he called the car a missed opportunity. https://www.carscoops.com/2023/03/ferrari-365-gt-nart-spyder-a-rare-and-divisive-classic-that-resembles-a-replica-but-still-costs-1-4m/
Apparently it was shunned by all the other cars…….Or perhaps the only entry in the ”Oh, Gawd!” category.
I believe this thread originally was about 12181 - the 365GTC conversion. Not the later 365GTB/4 conversions, which were agreeably ill conceived. I actually like this one - and would pay GTS money to own it: https://www.forza-mag.com/issues/130/articles/chinetti-conundrum?page=1#.VRWWafnF9g0
