During the 1970s, a couple of interesting 365 GTC/4's were constructed on already completed chassis by the Swiss coachwork company Felber, who worked on Michelotti designs. The first, built upon chassis 16017, was best described as a Ferrari version of the Fiat 850 Shellette beach car. It was very interesting with its wicker seats, it had both doors removed and a cut-down sill, the roof was replaced by a flimsy canvas top, which made anything other than sunny motoring quite impossible.
The second GTC/4 converted by Felber to a Michelotti design was completed as a Shooting Brake and featured several fundamental differences to the series production Pininfarina coupe. Indeed, whereas the Beach Car had retained many prominent Pininfarina details, the Shooting Break was, particularly from the windscreen back, all Michelotti. Despite a reshaped cabin, extended roofline, re-profiled rear end, overall, a more angular, more seventies feel than the Pininfarina production version. The Shooting Brake was an extremely impressive-looking motorcar. It caused a good deal of interest when shown for the first time at 1977's Geneva Salon.
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