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- San Diego, CA
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The individual component numbers at the time of production and to this day are as follows: -body no 108 -production sequence no 256 -engine no 250 -gearbox no 300 -rear axle no 250 (this is as such an all matching number vehicle retaining the main components, frame and body as originally assigned and completed by ferrari in january of 1972) several moths after completion, this ferrari was then assigned for sale on an order placed on july 6th, 1972 by chinetti garthwaite imports, inc., of 1234 lancaster avenue, rosemont, pa 19010 usa on behalf of new owner, jose luis de pedroso of 534 new gulph road, haverford, pa 19041 usa. De pedroso's use that summer. De pedroso agreed to pay $18,675 for this ferrari but was given a credit of $9,000 by trading in his 1967 ferrari 275 gtb/4, s/n 10099. De pedroso accepted delivery of his new ferrari from client services on august 2nd, 1972. He then enjoyed the vehicle on a european holiday returning it to ferrari client services at the end of august, 1972 at which time he requested that the vehicle be serviced and prepared at his expense for delivery via chinetti garthwaite imports, inc., in rosemont, pa for follow on delivery to his home in haverford, pa. De pedroso retained and enjoyed this ferrari over the next 26 years and was recorded in various foc and fca registers as the owner residing and maintaining the ferrari at his home in haverford, pa 19041 usa. Sometime circa 1990 the vehicle began to perform poorly backfiring and having starting and driving issues. The car was stored and not driven when it was offered for sale by de pedroso. This ferrari was then sold and purchased by karam automotive, inc., of 104 north patton street, west chester, pa 19380 and then sent to algar ferrari of rosemont, pa 19010 on september 8th, 1998. At the time of purchase and this service, this ferrari had covered 20,807 miles from new. Upon completion of these services, this ferrari was offered for public sale. On march 31st, 1999, david romer and his brother, richard romer agreed to purchase this ferrari through mike regalia's services for a price of $58,000. The vehicle was to be delivered to mr. Regalia's home in sun valley, california where it would receive a full bare-metal repaint and extensive restoration and repair work over the next ten months. The car was then over the next 14 years carefully cared for and serviced by the romer brothers without consideration for time or expense until their eventual sale in the summer of 2014 to a private collector in northern california. The following letter written by former owner, david romer outlines a bit of the history of this ferrari during his and his brother's ownership: david romer 6150 canoga ave # 301 woodland hills, california. 91367 september 14, 2014 re: c/4 15189 mike regalia found 365gtc/4 sn 15189 for me in mike had acted as my agent finding my first ferrari � a 1985 308 gts qv. After buying that car i quickly figured out that the front engine v12's were where i wanted to be. In 1999 mike was running the restoration department of the nethercutt museum here in sylmar ca. I was introduced to him through robert nethercutt, a flying friend of mine. The car was located back east. We bought it the car and had it shipped directly to mike's home and shop in sun valley for a bare metal repaint and mechanical sorting prior to me taking possession. The interior of the car is original black leather / black carpet. I re-dyed the front seats this year and the mouse fur was replaced in 99 with the correct material. I have the factory build sheet that is included in the photo set that shows the original colors and options. The motor was strong when we bought the car. We pulled the engine compartment down to the heads and rebuilt everything else. I believe that my brother richard and i are the 3rd owners of the car. Note that 15189 has always been in good this car is not a franken-c/4 that somebody has dolled up for sale at auction. The car is a matching numbers car that was unmolested, 100% intact and correct when i bought it. When mike took the paint off, the original paint by the way. The only signs of ... Air Conditioning
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