Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Shooting Brake

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Production1975

EngineV12

The 365 GTB/4 "Shooting Brake" was built in 1975 as a one-off based on a 1972 Daytona. Luigi Chinetti Jr. came up with the idea for architect Bob Gittleman; the car was supposedly intended for hunting trips. It was converted in Great Britain by Panther Westwinds, with only the windshield frame retained from the original bodywork. The barrel-shaped rear was modeled on a Volvo prototype called "The Rocket," which Pietro Frua had built in 1968. Despite interest from several parties, it remained a one-off.

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The base was the 805th 365 GTB/4 built, with chassis number 15275, delivered new to the Chinetti-Garthwaite Motors dealership in the Philadelphia area.
Chinetti Jr. had previously designed a Ferrari 330 GT 2+2 that was converted by Vignale.
In 2016, the car was offered by Gooding & Co in Pebble Beach with fewer than 4500 miles, with an estimate of 750,000 to 1,000,000 dollars; it did not find a buyer.

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Architect Bob Gittleman asked Luigi Chinetti Jr. at Chinetti-Garthwaite Motors in the Philadelphia area for a unique car. Chinetti, who had already designed a 330 GT 2+2 converted by Vignale, decided on a shooting brake. The car went to Surrey, England, where Panther Westwinds built it according to his plans. Only the windshield frame remained from the original car; the barrel-shaped rear followed the "The Rocket" Volvo prototype by Pietro Frua.

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