Thoughts on Modified 365GTC/4

It looks like this 365GTC/4 received a "frenched" front bumper, removed pop-up lights, a Fiat Dino-esque grill, and modified air intakes on the hood and flared fenders to the rear. Thoughts?

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I kinda like it other than the over shiny wheels and tan interior. there was a Forza article about it.

 

Carobu put a hot engine in it too

365 GTC/4 Project Car (also link to Forza article)

I agree with Andrew about the wheels (and also not keen on the mirrors) but as a one off I like it.

 

Looks like a car George Barris may have made in the seventies for some television series.

 

Same car. From the Carobu site:

"Body and Styling Modifications

In addition to allowing room for the wider wheels by tasteful flaring of the front and rear fenders, the nose of the C/4 was substantially modified. The ungainly rubber front bumper was completely removed. The headlights and turn-signals were repositioned in a new front grill and the headlight doors eliminated for a cleaner look. The hood strakes remained from a previous modification."

 

The mirrors on the current iteration are Porsche 911/993 "aero" mirrors.

 

My first reaction was negative, bit it's actually starting to grow on me.
It's kind of reminiscent of a Detomaso Mangusta.
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This is not a total revamp. the nose could probably be changed back without too much
expense. The front vents aren't too big a departure. What I always disliked about the C4 was the front bumper that rusts from the inside and too many taillights on the rear. I saw a silver one at Cars n' coffee only a month ago and it's lost a little appeal for me , don't know if my tastes have changed or it's looking dated or what.

Does anyone remember the targa one that was for sale in Marina Del Rey about 20-30 years ago? I've seen three targas , one grey with red interior, one black one and one converted to full spyder which was a mistake because once you cut off that roof you lost the character of the car, it looked like a Knight Rider Firebird

 

How to take a $150,000.00 car and turn into a $60,000.00 car

Just my opinion

 

Yep,I guess if you had started with a car that had damage/bad rust and missing some bits,then perhaps it may be justified but making a 'hotrod' out of what was a generally good,complete car,well.........................
I think you will have minimised the resale situation,the classic(vintage)Ferrari enthusiast would shun it(I imagine)and it may be attractive to a gansta type person.....

Your statement rings true.

 

+1

 

The (low) height of those quad headlights wouldn't be legal in TX -- and we're easy

 

Is it me or are the rear fenders A LOT more flared in this photo (in post #9) versus the earlier photos in the thread? If the fender is really flared as much as it appears in post #9, the evolution of this car kind of reminds me of celebrities addicted to plastic surgery (that tends to not work out well in the long run -- please note that I had the discretion to not mention Bruce Jenner by name).

 

Ooops! That would explain it! I didn't really look at the car closely in that photo because I immediately fixated on the rear flares. I guess my mistake supports the post that the modified GTC/4 looks a lot like the Mangusta. Now that I realize the GTC/4 doesn't have huge wheel flares, I withdraw my plastic surgery comment. The modifications look don't look bad -- it's hard to make any body mods and have it work, but this looks ok (I still prefer stock though).

 

I think the later mod is the best of the two, but the mirrors don't look right to me. Overall, I think the mod has been done in a tasteful manner and looks like it could have existed like this when new, other than the mirrors.

 

Is that one of them new corvettes??

 

Bruce has a long memory........;-)

 

Its bloody awful

 

i have the car with 14887 - seen 2007 at the Breakers. Had a look in my files but there is no pic of the VIN. It just had been written down by me, so maybe i am wrong.
any proof of the s/n?

 

Yeeeeech.
The front headlights totally ruin the front end.......even if he did paint the bumper. Only think I like about this is the exterior color.

 

Remove the vent slats and recess the lights another .5 to full inch and it might look more natural / factory. Yes I would take this for $60k!

 

I like that.