1969 Ferrari 365 GTC
Pininfarina designed and built the 365 GTC’s body, blending the general designs of the 275 GTS and 330 GTC, with a nose resembling that of the 400 Superamerica and 500 Superfast.
The 1969 Ferrari 365 GTC, Chassis #12141, was completed by the factory on 31 January 1969 and had been delivered new to Motor S.a.s. di Carla Allegretti, the famous Ferrari dealer in Bologna, by the end of February.
The 49th example of 156 365 GTCs ever built, It was registered by original owner Paolo Pisa in Bologna and was regularly serviced and maintained during his several years of ownership by the Ferrari factory Assistenza Clienti in Modena.
In 1975, the car was brought to the United States by Michael Lederman of New York City, a former Ferrari and Porsche dealer in Northern Italy.
Mr. Lederman sold #12141 365 GTC in 1980 to the renowned Porsche and Ferrari collector, John Magenheimer of Westport, Connecticut. It subsequently spent five years in the ownership of John Musumeci in Belle Harbor, New York.
In late 1988, chassis #12141 was purchased by Edward Jacoby of Pleasantville, New York. In Mr. Jacoby’s ownership, the car was presented at the 27th Annual FCA National Meeting at Watkins Glen, placing 3rd in Class, and at the 28th Annual FCA National Meeting at Tyson’s Corner, placing 2nd in Class.
In 1995 it passed to Jeffrey Mamorsky of Greenwich, Connecticut, an avid Ferrari collector and regular participant in Ferrari events.
Michael Zappa of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, purchased the 365 GTC in 1996.
“I drove the car quite a lot,” he informed the next owner. “I was a stickler for detail, being a mechanical engineer, so I regularly detailed the engine compartment and the chassis, even though I was only driving the car around town.”
Such fastidious care was continued under the tenure of the next owner, Andrew Baker, who purchased the car in 2001 and had it restored by Allen Bishop, the well-known and highly regarded Ferrari restorer, author, and Pebble Beach Concours Judge.
After the car was acquired in 2009 by Joshua Lewis of Fairfield, Connecticut, the well-known Automotive Restorations Inc. of Stratford continued the restoration work, including completely disassembling the car, beautifully restoring and refinishing all of its components, and properly reupholstering and re-carpeting the interior.
The current owner sent the car to the finest Ferrari shops in Modena, Italy, further ensuring that it would present to the highest standards. Highly regarded Ferrari mechanics at Garuti Giuseppe performed a complete overhaul of the engine and gearbox, testing the performance to confirm that both would perform at optimal levels thereafter.
The paintwork, in its original color of Rosso Cina, was highly detailed by Autocarrozzeria Sport Cars, with period-correct headlamps installed, adjustment of the ride height, corrections to the wiring, and other extensive sorting throughout.
As the owner states, “The car was completely gone through to ensure that it is now presented as not only a period-correct example that is cosmetically beautiful throughout, but also a high-performance machine that is ready to be used on a rally or tour.” Extremely well-presented to a very high standard, thanks to the care of caring & committed owners and numerous great craftsmen, it is still absolutely ideal for high-speed jaunts and the show field, in equal measure.
More recently, the 365 GTC was invited to and shown at the 2026 Cavallino Classic, where it participated in the Cavallino Tour d'Eleganza Rally, where it was awarded “Most Vintage Ferrari”, and also Cavallino Classic & Sports Sunday, and was awarded the “Excellence In Class” title.
Most recently the car was tearing up the Lime Rock Park circuit in the Preservation Class of the VSCCA.