Bring a trailer - 1974 Ferrari 365GT4 2+2 5-Speed - Ferrari Classiche - Martini

Just adding this one for the records. A lot of detail and nice pictures. Incuding a Ferrari Classiche certificate. It does reveal the name of the 1st owner as well: Elie Ayache. A quick search prompted me this article:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-459065/On-Rocks--The-Martini-Girl-sold-sex-slavery.html

Quite a story. Due to this article I went straight into nostalgic mode. So had to watch a Martini commercial

Gee, just think about it, owning a new Ferrari 365GT4 2+2 and marry the Martini lady, not bad eh.
Back to reality and the auction:

http://bringatrailer.com/listing/1974-ferrari-365gt4-22/

 

 

Update 8-10-2015: Just after I published this blog I read on Fchat it's quite a known car:

 

http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/365-gt4-2-2-400-412/501885-365gt4-2-2-5-speed-bat.html

 

But also this thread is providing more detail:

 

http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/365-gt4-2-2-400-412/465164-who-bought.html

 

Coming back to Elie Ayache, I found also the following comment about him on FChat:

 

Ayache did many deals with Achilli Motors in Milan in the 70s and early 80s. Then Achilli was forced to close. Most of the cars delivered/sold to Ayache never went to Lebanon but rather stayed in Italy or the South of France. Marcel Massini

 

And interestingly I also came across the following snippet taken from this article:

 

http://www.theguardian.com/news/2007/may/30/obituaries.mainsection

 

Living in Muslim West Beirut when civil war broke out in 1976, Deborah and her first daughter, together with the nanny, made a dash for the green line and the safety of Christian East Beirut. In a later bombardment, they lost almost 30 new Ferraris (Ayache had the Ferrari franchise for the Middle East) and some Riva speedboats, all paid for and uninsured.