365 BOXER FOR SALE

Before going out to a wider audience in the FChat classified ads, I thought I would let my local Ferraristi and gearhead friends in the Mid-Atlantic Region know that I am selling my 1974 365 GT4 Berlinetta Boxer #17511. I drove the Boxer to the Tom Yang Vintage Ferrari show Saturday morning and drove my 1969 365 GTC home from the show in the afternoon. (Yes, I know, I suffer so with such crap-y cars, but someone has to do it!) The back-to-back drives in the two vintage Ferraris on the same day crystallized my thoughts about them: I like the GTC more than the Boxer. I am glad I decided to take the plunge and scratch the itch I had for the iconic 365 BB, but it is not a keeper for me.

Richard Capoccia at Competizione just completed a multi-week project on the Boxer that produced significant improvements and returned the car to original spec including the fixed-back buckets and triple (per side) exhaust tips. The car tracks really well and isn't darty, the new steering rack is more precise, the new clutch is dramatically improved, the tach works properly, and the motor revs like crazy. As some of you may know from the Mason Dixon Rally last fall, the noises when a 365 BB is in full song at 7500 rpm are quite special.

This 365 BB has had just three U.S. owners since 1975, all of whom maintained the car without regard to cost. It underwent a bare metal repaint (photo documented) in 1988 and complete engine rebuild. The timing belts and tensioners were replaced again less than three years ago. The car comes with rare 9” comp Daytona Cromodoras on the rear, four brand new tires, an original tool case, rare space saver spare wheel and tire, original books, and a cardboard box full of invoices, notes, and photos dating back to 1975. It is a solid #2 driver in my opinion, and is ready to rock for a new owner for a number of years to come without any near-term need for costly scheduled maintenance.

Below is a photo of the car taken by Ken Visser at this year's Tom Yang Vintage Ferrari Event. If anyone is interested in more information, please contact me by PM or email ([email protected]).
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Bob, check the date of my first post in this thread--MAY 2012. That was six months before our photo shoot with the Boxer! If I had the gorgeous photos you took of the car when I started this thread, I would have used them! The thread had been dormant for many months. Someone revived it yesterday with a new message. Hope this helps. Still friends?

 

Glad we're square, Bob. There has been the occasional e-looker at the car, but I haven't been advertising it at all, as I finally took delivery of the original transaxle and other parts that need to go back on the car to bring it back to original spec. Once that is done, I'll see which way the ball is bouncing. I drove the Boxer last Friday. It flat out hauled!