Ferrari 330 GTC Official Picture Thread

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at Amelia Island 2023-03-05

 

No 330 GTC was originally painted Arancia Vaguely Noble 95.3.2943 (named after the Irish thoroughbred/racehorse born 1965).

Marcel Massini

 

Did anyone get a serial number for the 330 GTC that was at Amelia Island this year?

 

11269 at Watkins Glen

Ken Goldman
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Great color...

 

At this instagram link (cuore_ferrari) there are 4 photos posted 22 of may 2022 (probably taken near the Niki Hasler Ferrari dealership in Basel) of a 365 GTC in (perhaps) silver color with the outside rear view mirror positioned far forward on the front mudguard (not very usual).
Center lock wheel look like for Borranis and not for Campagnolo.
I don't think I've seen any other pictures of this car before.
Does anyone know what chassis number is?
Thank you.
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cd2na0AAWlg/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

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The knock off nuts are angled whereas the original nuts for the alloy wheels had straight ears. The OEM alloy wheels did have 10 slots as shown.

All outside mirrors were installed by the dealer. There is no correct location, but most were installed on the driver’s door.

 

12229.

Marcel Massini

 

Thank you very much, Mr. Massini.

 

I took this pic of 12229 (365 GTC) 43 years ago.

Marcel Massini

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Back then the car had the straight ears on the wheel nuts.

 

It's interesting to learn that the GTC used straight ear knockoffs for the alloys -- I never noticed that.

For the 330 GT's, the early production cars with alloys came with straight ears, and then they switched to angled ears for the alloys later in the production run. The later ones look a lot like the angled Borrani spinners at a glance until you look at the labeling. It's interesting that, as the GT's were moving to angled, the GTC (which came out late in the GT production run) came with straight ears.

Are the straight knockoffs on the GTC smaller than the straight ears that came on the early GT's? It looks like it in the pictures (and would seem to make sense given the smaller 14" wheels versus 15").

 

There are three different RW splined hub sizes: 32, 42, and 52mm. These sizes are the largest diameter bearing that will fit inside the hub. The GTC used the 32mm hubs with 14” wheels. The straight eared nuts were first used on the P cars because they were quicker to remove during pit stops. The Borrani nuts had the 3 angled ears; this was their design decision. Easy to tighten; harder to remove.

The GT 2+2 used 15” wheels with, I believe, 52mm hubs. I can’t find a reference to that right now. If so, then the wheel nuts would certainly have been larger.

 

Bill, 330GT is 42mm

 

Thanks for the update.

 

This photo of a Ferrari 365 GTC indicated as chassis number 12027 was posted yesterday from the Ferrari_Classiche_Registry instagram profile.
The photo could have been taken at the latest Techno Classica in Essen at Thiesen Automobile stand (no affiliation).
I had never found other pictures of this car before.
A search on this forum under chassis number 12027 also yielded no results.
Correct straight ears on the wheel nuts.
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This photo of a 365 GTC was posted on 11 December 2022 by the cuore_ferrari instagram profile.
Maybe it's silver, it has two rear-view mirrors and Borrani rims.
It appears to have been taken from outside the official Ferrari dealer in Basel Niki Hasler.
It looks very beautiful
There is no indication of chassis number...

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Yes. The car was on display at the last Techno Classica fair in Essen.
See minute 6:20 of the youtube video at the link below

 

12673.
Not silver.
Azzurro 2.443.648 it is.

Marcel Massini

 

Yes, 12027, Bleu Ribot 2.443.631.

Marcel Massini

 

Thank you very much, Mr. Massini.

 

I was wondering if 12673 could be the same car as these posts about:
- the FOCS AGM held at Garage Niki Hasler AG in Basel, Switzerland (may 5th 2018)
https://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/posts/145965698/
(the swiss thread pag.70)
- the Golf Resort Pont-la-Ville at Gruyère, Switzerland, Ferrari Club Switzerland Historic Lunch Meeting (july 8, 2018).
https://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/posts/146086056/ (2nd pic)
https://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/posts/146086084/ (6th pic)
(the swiss thread pag.73).

The car photographed in these three posts, if I'm not mistaken, also participated in:
- 2014 Ferrari Tribute to Mille Miglia (car nr. 530)
- 2015 Ferrari Tribute to Mille Miglia (car nr. 502)
- 2015 IV Passione Engadina (21-23 august) (car. nr. 38)
- 2016 Passione Caracciola (car nr. 32).

Below is a photo (credits Ruoteclassiche) of the car during Passione Caracciola 2016.

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08329 in Berkeley/CA, 2 May 2023.

Marcel Massini

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08833 in Berkeley/CA, 2 May 2023.

Marcel Massini

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09567 in Berkeley/CA, 2 May 2023.

Marcel Massini

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