The 1972 Ferrari 365 GTC4, some info | FerrariChat

The 1972 Ferrari 365 GTC4, some info

Discussion in 'Vintage (thru 365 GTC4)' started by Bowzer, Sep 20, 2025 at 3:00 AM.

This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, Skimlinks, and others.

  1. Bowzer

    Bowzer Formula Junior

    Aug 3, 2016
    478
    MALTA
    Full Name:
    Marcus
    Yesterday, I had a conversation about my car's history with a very special person, Sig. Carlo Tazzioli, the former Ferrari Spa commercial director and former manager of Ferrari Deutschland and Switzerland. He also proceeded to talk about the 365 GTC4 in general.

    '' E' ancora una bella auto. Ha avuto una vita breve causa la guerra tra Arabi ed Israeliani del 1973 e della conseguente crisi petrolifera mondiale. In fabbrica la chiamavamo afettuosamente "gobbone" per la sua forma arcuata. ''
    Image Unavailable, Please Login

    I proceeded to ask him if he knew of any discussions between Ferrari and Pininfarina regarding the design of this model, and the answer was :
    '' Delle dinamiche interne di Pininfarina non sono al corrente. Il nostro interfaccia era Leonardo Fioravanti. Il nostro progettista era Angelo Bellei che aveva una grande intesa con Fioravanti. Le richieste del nostro Marketing erano chiare: una vettura piu' aerodinamica grazie al motore con carburatori laterali. Linee sinuose accattivanti e una pancetta posteriore in grado di accogliere sacche per giocatori di golf o di tennis. Pininfarina soddisfo' le richieste. ''

    Showing him the picture below with Enzo Ferrari smiling at the prototype presented ( Note,no fog lights yet ). He promptly answered :
    '' Ferrari amava le sue creature e ne' andava fiero .''

    I will not translate so as to not contaminate these important comments from such an important person who was at the time in the epicentre of Ferrari SPA.
    Image Unavailable, Please Login
    Image Unavailable, Please Login
     
    Aardy, ivo73, Maciek and 2 others like this.
  2. donv

    donv Two Time F1 World Champ
    Owner Rossa Subscribed

    Jan 5, 2002
    26,268
    Portland, Oregon
    Full Name:
    Don
    So in turn I had to use Google Translate! Hopefully Google caught the spirit of the comments, I think it did.

     
    Bowzer likes this.
  3. Bowzer

    Bowzer Formula Junior

    Aug 3, 2016
    478
    MALTA
    Full Name:
    Marcus
    Yes , usually it's very correct ;-)
     
  4. Birel

    Birel Formula 3

    Sep 12, 2005
    1,958
    Brisbane
    Full Name:
    Andrew Turner
    Carlo Tazzioli, what a wonderful gentleman.
     
    Bowzer and turbo-joe like this.
  5. turbo-joe

    turbo-joe F1 Veteran

    Apr 6, 2008
    9,593
    southwest Germany, France ( Alsace ) and Thailand
    Full Name:
    romano schwabel
    I met him in the factory in 1984 or 1985. very nice gentleman with a lot of knowledge. will have a look at some photo history in my folders when I have time if I will find some photos.
     

Share This Page