New 365 GTC/4 Delivered to Hong Kong

i have used autoitalia (the new name of italian motors for those of you not living in hk) for many many works on new and old cars of varying complexity and value over the past 15 years or more. i am absolutely happy with the quality of the work and it keeps getting better and better. i have owned my daytona registered in hong kong for over 12 years and autoitalia have done a fantastic job on that car over the years. i am very sure that my daytona is one of the best in the world as is my 288gto.

contrary to the gossip the change in ownership of the dealer has had little effect on quality of service. before christmas i went to pick up one of my cars and saw 5 of my cars spanning 5 decades in a row being worked on. 2 are still there waiting for parts but that is not autoitalia's fault - that is the reality of classics and modern classics. autoitalia does an excellent job of keeping me informed on progress and inevitable unexpected challenges which arise during the course of a project. but i am one of the few people in hong kong it seems who is also absolutley happy with jebsen (i have porsches spanning 6 decades) so maybe you need to discount my views

 

Max lander lived in southport merseyside he owned a number of early ferraris he was a customer of mine he died late 80s if I remember correctly and he worked in london if I am correct

Sean

 

Congrats on the purchase. Your C/4 was not far in front of mine on the assembly line. . .

 

Practice! The lack of a slotted gate makes things a bit harder, 1st and 3rd are located a bit more centrally than one would expect so takes a bit of getting used to

 

Car looks great.

 

I'm finding this information extremely interesting and I'm wondering where you found it? I own 14561 which is also a Celeste Gainsborough with the exact same interior however my car was ordered by Shaun Bealey in October 1971 and delivered directly to the Earls Court Motor show (as shown on the original order and receipt).

When I bought the car, I too was told that this car was used by Mr Shaun Bealey. Was he just particularly keen on this colour combination, or could there been a mix up between two identical looking cars?

I have lots of history on the car but I'm missing a few years directly after the motor show, the invoice has a note showing it was sold to Sytner, but I'm drawing blanks after contacting them.

If anyone can give me some advice in digging up this early history on my car I'd be hugely grateful. I'm also trying to find a picture of the car at the London Motor Show in 1971, but so far I've been unable to find anything that isn't imagery of BMC stands.

 

It's your car so you can do anything you want with it but I definately wouldn't.

 

Yes ! It would be tasteless !

 

I can vouch for Miles S too !!

 

Car looks sensational man! Congrats again.

I never had the pleasure of seeing this car in person before it was sold to you, but it's a beauty and thoroughly enjoyed reading and seeing pictures of this car when Greg used to post them up for us.

Take care and enjoy in good health.

 

Myles

 

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Thomas
Can you keep the cloth inserts? They are now very rare as most owners have replaced them with all leather. I think they suit the car, as the tarten is so early 70's.
Enjoy the car. I have driven your car when owned by a guy previous to Greg. I think we had 7 C4s on that trip.

 

John drove your car?? Now you know why the driver's seat looks the way it does! His BeeGees cassette is probably under the seat . . . .
cheers!

 

You funny man Bryan. The clutch and gearbox got more of a beating but lucky for Thomas Greg fixed all that. And it would have been an AC/DC tape with Highway to Hell on endless loop.