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Ferrari 365 P Tre Posti from 1966 - innovative mid-engined coupé of superlatives

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Created on July 31, 2014

Reading time 4min

Written by:

Bruno von Rotz

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Brian Henniker - Courtesy Gooding & Company

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Ferrari 365 P Berlinetta Speciale Tre Posti (1966) - der erste Strassen-Mittelmotor-Zwölfzylinder (angeboten an der Gooding & Co Pebble Beach Versteigerung 2014)

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Ferrari 365 P (1966) - Interieur mit ungewöhnlicher Sitzkonfiguration - Sensation auf dem Pariser Autosalon 1966

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Ferrari 365 P Berlinetta Speciale Tre Posti (1966) - im Angebot der Gooding & Co Auktion von Monterey am 16./17. August 2014

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Ferrari 365 P Berlinetta Speciale Tre Posti (1966) - dreisitzige Studie und Vorgänger des McLaren F1 mit diesem Konzept (angeboten an der Gooding & Co Pebble Beach Versteigerung 2014)

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Ferrari 365 P Berlinetta Speciale Guida Centrale Pininfarina (1966) - das Dachteil bestand aus Glas

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Ferrari 365 P Berlinetta Speciale Tre Posti (1966) - klassisches Sport-Cockpit, man beachte die durchscheinende Scheibe oben (angeboten an der Gooding & Co Pebble Beach Versteigerung 2014)

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Ferrari 365 P Berlinetta Speciale Guida Centrale Pininfarina (1966) - der Fahrer sass mittig - eine Innovation

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Ferrari 365 P Berlinetta Speciale Tre Posti (1966) - der Zwölfzylinder stammt wie das Chassis vom Rennwagen 365 P (angeboten an der Gooding & Co Pebble Beach Versteigerung 2014)

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Ferrari 365 P (1966) - Blick unter das Hinterteil - aufgenommen am Pariser Autosalon 1966

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Ferrari 365 P Berlinetta Speciale Tre Posti (1966) - Drei Leuchten pro Seite wie beim späteren Berlinetta Boxer (angeboten an der Gooding & Co Pebble Beach Versteigerung 2014)

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Ferrari 365 P Berlinetta Special, 3 Posti (1966) - Mittelmotor-Coupé, entworfen von Pininfarina

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Ferrari 365 P Berlinetta Speciale Guida Centrale Pininfarina (1966) - die Form nahm Elemente des Serien-206-Dino vorweg

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Ferrari 365 P Berlinetta Speciale Guida Centrale Pininfarina (1966) - die Silhouette orientiert sich am Dino-Prototypen, der 1965 gezeigt wurde, und am Dino 206 GT Serienfahrzeug

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Ferrari 365P Berlinetta (1966) - der frühe Vorgänger des BB - Pininfarinas provokative Studie eines Mittelmotorsportwagens mit drei Plätzen, Zentralsteuerung und 12 Zylindern

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Ferrari 365 P2 (1966) - Wagen der Ecurie Francorchamps in Le Mans im Jahr 1966

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Summary

In 1966, Pininfarina built two prototypes called Ferrari 365 P Berlinetta Speciale Tre Posti on the basis of two racing chassis. While one caused a sensation in Paris, the other was used by Giovanni Agnelli for fast rides in Italy. Both shared the revolutionary center steering, the three-seater layout and the longitudinally installed V12 mid-engine. This made the 365 P a predecessor of the Berlinetta Boxer, which was only presented in the 1970s, and at the same time the first road-going Ferrari with a mid-engine. This report goes into the history of the 365 P and shows it in current and historical images.

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Only two vehicles
Formal masterpiece
Hot history
Very, very valuable
Further information

Estimated reading time: 4min

Preview (beginning of the article)

"Right at the entrance to the exhibition palace at the Porte de Versailles, you come across the Pininfarina stand and one of the most amazing cars at this show: a Ferrari 365 P Berlinetta with a 4.4-liter mid-engine, designed as a three-seater with center steering. For three quarters of a century, the driver was seated on the left or right side, and it was done for so long that it became a matter of course. Until the intelligent Dr.-Ing. Sergio Pininfarina, who of course drives a Ferrari himself, came up with the idea of doing things differently. After some consideration, his solution with a slightly advanced middle seat for the driver has everything going for it. For those who occasionally drive right-hand drive cars in continental right-hand traffic, it even appears to be the logical solution par excellence. It almost goes without saying that the three-seater Berlinetta is aerodynamically and aesthetically flawless. It looks as graceful and aggressive as the Ferrari Dino exhibited by Pininfarina last year, but has an athermic glass roof that absorbs the heat of the sun's rays. Who buys such an unusual car, you might ask? The answer is easy: Fiat President Agnelli has already bought it."

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