1967 Ferrari Cavillino Rampante

edited by David Barth, 22 February 2009.
Courtesy The Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum in Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
Photos were taken in January 2009.

When Enzo Ferrari died in August 1988, one of the legendary names of Grand Prix and high-performance sports cars left the automotive scene. Enzo spent 17 years, from 1920 to 1937, as a driver and team manager for Alfa Romeo. In 1940, having left Alfa, he organized a company to build race cars with Fiat components. During the immediate post-war period, Ferrari concentrated on producing winning race cars. A few sports and touring cars were also produced but they were largely by-products of the race car operations.

In 1951, Ferrari began producing the first of a series of touring cars for the American market: the Tipo 342 America. In 1954, the first true Ferrari GT, the 250 Europa. Both had V-12 engines and both series evolved through the Fifties and Sixties, eventually developing 400 and 250 horsepower, respectively.

The 365 California was the only top-of-the-line Ferrari produced exclusively as an open car and was the only series convertible with seating for four people. Pininfarina, one of Italy's greatest coach builders, introduced this model at the 1966 Geneva Salon, Europe's most important auto show. Only fourteen units were made, with eight having been exported to the United States.

Model: 365 California
Body Style: Spyder by Pininfarina
Original Factory Price: $21,300
Brake Horsepower: 320
Displacement: 4,390 cubic centimeters (271.4 cubic inches)
Cylinders: V-12
Wheelbase: 103 inches
Manufacturer: Societa Esercizio Fabbriche Automobile Corse Ferrari Maranello
Location: Modena, Italy
Years of Production: 1940 to 1945 (Auto Avio Costruzione)

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas V.H. Vail

Sponsors: Mr. and Mrs. Thomas V.H. Vail in memory of Herman Lansing Vail