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Ferrari 365 GT 2+2 - Mamma mia!

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Paul Krüger

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Ferrari 365 GT 2+2 (1970) - No other car of its time (and weight class) combined power, sound, comfort and cornering pleasure in such a perfect way

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Ferrari 365 GT 2+2 (1970) - The light gold metallic is simply called "Oro chiaro metallizzato"

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Ferrari 365 GT 2+2 (1970) - The light gold metallic is simply called "Oro chiaro metallizzato"

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Ferrari 365 GT 2+2 (1970) - Unclear? In any case, the nose of the photo car already had a dent once

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Ferrari 365 GT 2+2 (1970) - Unclear? In any case, the nose of the photo car already had a dent once

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Ferrari 365 GT 2+2 (1970) - Hardly any other car of its time (and weight class) combined power, sound, comfort and cornering pleasure in such a perfect way

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Ferrari 365 GT 2+2 (1970) - 1.8 tons fly around the corner here. Some sedans half as heavy lean twice as much

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Ferrari 365 GT 2+2 (1970) - Looks very top-heavy, but it's not: the weight distribution is almost 50:50

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Ferrari 365 GT 2+2 (1970) - Looks very top-heavy, but it's not: the weight distribution is almost 50:50

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Ferrari 365 GT 2+2 (1970) - Despite being almost five meters long, the car does not feel unwieldy

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Ferrari 365 GT 2+2 (1970) - Despite being almost five meters long, the car does not feel unwieldy

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Ferrari 365 GT 2+2 (1970) - Fits like a good suit: The Pininfarina line is of restrained, serious elegance

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Ferrari 365 GT 2+2 (1970) - Well, maybe the rear is a bit long. But after all, four passengers want somewhere to put their luggage

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Ferrari 365 GT 2+2 (1970) - From the front, it is the spitting image of its little brother, the 330 GTC

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Ferrari 365 GT 2+2 (1970) - From the front, it is the spitting image of its little brother, the 330 GTC

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Ferrari 365 GT 2+2 (1970) - Classic meets modern, part 1: delicate chrome bumpers with integrated indicators

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Ferrari 365 GT 2+2 (1970) - Only on the prototype were the headlights covered with Plexiglas hoods

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Ferrari 365 GT 2+2 (1970) - Round tail lights, embedded in chrome

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Ferrari 365 GT 2+2 (1970) - Classic meets modern, part 2: Campagnolo alloy wheels still with traditional center lock

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Ferrari 365 GT 2+2 (1970) - Black on yellow: the emblems at the front and rear were always square, and shield-shaped at the sides

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Ferrari 365 GT 2+2 (1970) - Only crowns on the outside: Pininfarina emblem and lettering on the front fender

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Ferrari 365 GT 2+2 (1970) - advanced ligature: the "F" spans and connects all the letters of the lettering

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Ferrari 365 GT 2+2 (1970) - advanced ligature: the "F" spans and connects all the letters of the lettering

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Ferrari 365 GT 2+2 (1970) - Elegantly recessed door opener for a maximum of two fingers

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Ferrari 365 GT 2+2 (1970) - Engine exhaust grille on both sides next to the hood

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Ferrari 365 GT 2+2 (1970) - Ventilation gills behind the side windows

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Ferrari 365 GT 2+2 (1970) - Nothing to do with the English seasoning paste: "Marmitte" means "mufflers" in Italian

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Ferrari 365 GT 2+2 (1970) - The fantastic feel of the Nardi steering wheel makes up for the ergonomically catastrophically placed handbrake

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Ferrari 365 GT 2+2 (1970) - Is there a more beautiful place? Delicately patinated cockpit of sporty elegance

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Ferrari 365 GT 2+2 (1970) - Fuel supply is secondary. The oil and water thermometers and oil pressure gauge are located between the speedometer and rev counter

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Ferrari 365 GT 2+2 (1970) - Note: Only when the three small hands are vertical may the two large hands point fully to the right

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Ferrari 365 GT 2+2 (1970) - row of switches with elegant but barely comprehensible lettering. Here concealed by the steering wheel: the switch for the electric auxiliary fuel pump

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Ferrari 365 GT 2+2 (1970) - leather cuff instead of an open sliding gate, but still a great shifting experience

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Ferrari 365 GT 2+2 (1970) - Time and space: at full throttle, the 100-liter tank is empty after one hour

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Ferrari 365 GT 2+2 (1970) - Becker cassette radio with the typical Mercedes buttons. Below the air conditioning vents

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Ferrari 365 GT 2+2 (1970) - Pedals and handbrake

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Ferrari 365 GT 2+2 (1970) - In contrast to many other two-plus-two coupés, the rear seats here are really usable

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Ferrari 365 GT 2+2 (1970) - Hidden under the air filter are three Weber twin carburetors, under which in turn is the 4.4-liter V12 with 320 hp

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Ferrari 365 GT 2+2 (1970) - Despite its motorsport pedigree, the V12 is remarkably refined and smooth

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Ferrari 365 GT 2+2 (1970) - Each cylinder bank has its own oil filter

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Ferrari 365 GT 2+2 (1970) - Maintenance instructions in Italian and English on the air filter

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Ferrari 365 GT 2+2 (1970) - Two Fiamm fanfares for the typical high-pitched horn sound of Italian luxury sports cars

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Ferrari 365 GT 2+2 (1970) - badge with cylinder numbering and firing order on the left valve cover

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Ferrari 365 GT 2+2 (1970) - Like a Testa Rossa, only the other way around: black valve covers and red ignition cables

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Ferrari 365 GT 2+2 (1970) - Large-capacity sports car: the trunk holds 354 liters

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Ferrari 365 GT 2+2 (1967) - as a draft

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Ferrari 365 GTC Coupé Speciale 2 Posti Pininfarina (1967) - special bodywork for Princess Lilian of Belgium, anticipates the line of the 365 GT 2+2

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Ferrari 365 GTC Coupé Speciale 2 Posti Pininfarina (1967) - sharp-edged rear end with strongly retracted and curved rear window

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Ferrari 330 GTC Coupé Speciale 2 Posti Pininfarina (1967) - probably the second example built at the 1967 Geneva Motor Show

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Ferrari 365 GT 2+2 (1967) - Pininfarina design, described by Road & Track as the "Queen Mother" of all Ferraris

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Ferrari 365 GT 2+2 (1968) - pre-production model with Plexiglas hoods over the headlights at the 1967 Turin Motor Show

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Ferrari 365 GT 2+2 (1968) - at the 1968 Brussels Motor Show in the company of a Yalta 1000, a Zaporozhets 966 assembled by Scaldia

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Ferrari 365 GT 2+2 (1969) - at the special show for the Barcelona Motor Show

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Ferrari 365 GT 2+2 (1970) - Factory photo in front of a Shell filling station, on which the car is labeled "365/2+2"

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Ferrari 365 GT (1968) - The Automobil-Revue test car on the shores of Lake Geneva

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Ferrari 365 GT (1968) - The Automobil-Revue test car, the first example delivered to Switzerland

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Ferrari 365 GT 2+2 (1968) - Interior of the AR test car

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Ferrari 365 GT 2+2 (1968) - Steering wheel and dashboard of the AR test car.

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Ferrari 365 GT 2+2 (1968) - The air filter draws in warm air from the engine compartment. Later, a hose for cold air was laid to the front

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Ferrari 365 GT 2+2 (1968) - Lush G70-15 tires on the Campagnolo wheels

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Ferrari 365 GT 2+2 (1968) - the first example ever built (this one) went to Switzerland

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Ferrari 365 GT 2+2 (1970) - From the front, it is the spitting image of its little brother, the 330 GTC

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Summary

If you didn't look or listen properly once, disaster took its course. Because of a stupid misunderstanding, a magnificent car was insulted for decades as an awkward battleship. Our driving report therefore clears up some prejudices and explains why the Ferrari 365 GT 2+2 should not be called the "Queen Mary".

This article contains the following chapters

Putting the cart before the horse
A racing engine in a touring car
Let big cars be around me

Estimated reading time: 7min

Preview (beginning of the article)

Weighing almost 1.8 tons, almost five meters long and an ocean-giant turning circle of 13.5 meters - the editors of Road & Track nicknamed the Ferrari 365 GT 2+2 "Queen Mary" because of its sprawling opulence in all dimensions. You can read about it in the November 1969 issue on pages 39 to 43 - everyone knows that. Or at least everyone thinks they do. Because anyone who takes the trouble to leaf through the above-mentioned section of the magazine will realize that: There is no mention of Queen Mary in the entire test report, neither as a passenger ship nor as the wife of King George V. On the four pages (the fifth is reserved for technical data and measurements) there is not even a single word of derision about the allegedly so often cited unmaneuverable overweight. On the contrary: the American test drivers were downright enthusiastic about the maneuverability and cornering ability of the big Ferrari. Not to mention the luxurious equipment with air conditioning as standard. What did they reverently call it instead? "The Queen Mother of Ferraris" - the head of the British (or in this case Italian) aristocratic family.

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