"Official 365 GTC/4 pictures" thread ?

15851 was born Oro Chiaro.
Shown by L.F.B. at the 2nd Annual Swiss Concours at Castle Coppet 2017 and at that time it was painted red. See post 174. By 1988 this Gobbone had already been repainted red.

Marcel Massini

 

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15087 Arancio Vaguely
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Nice an better than red on the GTC/4.

 

Arancio 95.329.43 is a typical color of the flower power era (hippie years in Berkeley/CA, does anybody remember Woodstock?).
15087 was delivered new March 1972 to dealer Motor S.a.s. di Carla Allegretti e C., in Bologna, Italy.
Years later fitted with yellow lights for France. Interior changed from beige VM 3234 to black.

Marcel Massini

 

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Bill Rudd building (15693) my motor back in 2014.... after 3 attempts failed by the shop technicians.

 

Nice guy, Bill Rudd. I don't know what he is doing these days but he was getting up in the years when I knew him in 2014. Long story about the failed rebuild of the motor in 15693, but Bill got it right.
For those of you that don't know about Bill, I copied this out of an earlier post on Ferrari chat
"In 1964 Harrah became the Ferrari distributor for eleven West Coast states and opened Modern Classic Motors in Reno, Nevada. This agency also sold Rolls-Royce, Bentley and Jaguar. He hired competent automotive sales and service personnel to promote Ferraris in his territory, while Luigi Chinetti remained the distributor for the rest of the United States. Manager of Modern Classic Motors was Earl Callicutt. Bill Rudd, who later established his own shop in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, became Harrah's chief mechanic."

 

Bill Rudd passed a few yrs ago.

 

What bulbs are you using in the gauges? They appear to be much brighter than usual.

 

I think the saying is: if you remember Woodstock, you weren't there.

 

photo effect, all original.

 

Thoroughly cleaned and serviced electrical components, their control switches & wiring, etc also make a huge difference in their performance.

 

So sorry Steve, get well soon.

I am not going this time. I've driven to two FCA Meets @ Road America, actually had the car judged for a lark at the second and got Gold. Spent quality time on the track during the lunch runs and going to the Oshkosh Fly-in on Fridays. Not a fun trip from RI though as the bulk of it is on interstates dodging idiots trying to steer close to you while taking pictures with their cellphones. They never learn where the eyes go the hands and car often follow.

 

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I realize this is a difficult inquiry, but does anyone have good, clear detail revealing engine compartment photos/pictures from when dual distributor C/4s were new or nearly new ?

As previously mentioned I’m working on a preservation level dual distributor example and would like to know exactly how the spark plug wires were originally routed over the engine and through various brackets, hardware, hoses & linkages, etc.

The current ones in the car have been replaced one time or another and their lengths or routing doesn’t quite look like what I would expect and I'd like to sort them accurately.

 

Not the best pic but period shot from the 1972 Road & Track test:

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One of the Ferrari powered Jeeps that Harrah built used the C/4 engine with the side draft carbs. Somewhere, I have pictures of it at the museum. It was a busy engine bay for a Jeep Wagoneer.

 

https://www.iconicauctioneers.com/1973-ferrari-365-gtc-4-rec13435-1-sywell-0524
lovely looking car in Marrone Colorado coming up for sale

 

Thank you very much Christian.
While it doesn’t show all, it is a very good, clear enough reference, allowing one to make a fairly safe bet how non-shown wires were likely routed.

 

Could we please not post about cars for sale to this thread ?
I believe any such would be more appropriate in "Classifieds" or "Vintage Ferrari Market" forum sections.

 

Also, very interesting to see a number minor manufacturing(?) detail variances between this and the car I'm working on.

 

Another request: Would someone by chance have & be willing to share good detailed photos of how exactly the hood latch cables are supposed to be routed and secured to latch release levers on the LH drive examples ?
I've searched & viewed a lot of online images already but none what I found seem to have clear enough focus or resolution to show these details.
In the car I'm working on, someone has "modified" & re-routed the right side cable, which I'd like to correct.

 

I had the right side cable break last year and it was a bear to get the hood open. The right side release is attached to the left side latch, so there is no emergency release if the right side cable breaks. I have loads of pictures, but I am away from the house until the 22nd and cannot access them. I will get you pictures when I get home.
If the latching mechanisms are worn, which most are by now, it is tricky to get both to work at the same time. Tighten the left side cable too much and right side won't close.Same goes for the right side catch. It's important that the bumpers are raised high enough to put pressure on the hood when the release lever is pulled. Lots of trial and error to get it right. I replaced all the cables when the right side broke....... not fun getting them set up. I'll get you some pictures next week.

 

Thanks Mike, looking forward to your (or anyone else’s) photos.
Having re-installed, re-made, replaced and/or adjusted hood latch cables on several Daytonas, I’m fairly familiar with the basics and have a pretty good idea how they’re supposed to be in this C/4, but just wish to confirm routing and securing of the cabe ends, which I believe to be done with crimp-on cable locks.