Ferrari 365 GTC/4 project

We are getting some head way on the 1971 Ferrari 365 GTC/4 project car. As you may remember, this car was a solid and complete but ugly old car that needed to be freshened up. We stripped the car to bare steel and replaced rusty steel in the lower "chin" area, a common rot problem on these cars. The bottoms of the doors are great and we just recently pulled the gas tanks while replacing hoses to find that deep in the trunk floors are totally fresh looking.

The engine is nearly complete, the "big" parts are assembled, it just needs the carburetors and ignition installed and other minor parts. I have wrinkle finished the air cleaner boxes 2 times and still cannot get the correct finish. The cam covers and chain covers look great but I cannot get the flat sheet metal stuff to look good. I am determined to make these parts look perfect because they are such a dominant visual element to the engine.

Karl has put some serious hours into re-assembling the car, doesn't necessarily look like a ton of work but every little detail needs an excruciating attention to detail. You cannot just install a new light bulb, you have to replace the old and cracked housing, crimp and solder on new connectors and apply anti-seize paste to all contacts. Every screw needs to be right. Many parts re-plated. on and on.

We re-upholstered the dash in high quality black vinyl instead of the "mouse hair" so it will last longer and look better over time, the carpets are new black wool but the rest of the interior will be original. The seats are solid dark blue so they should look good in this blue car.

Now for the tires...
At $470 per tire, probably not going to buy the Michelin XWX's for this car!