4,390cc DOHC V12 Engine
6 Weber Carburetors
352bhp at 7,500rpm
5-Speed Manual Transaxle
4-Wheel Independent Suspension
4-Wheel Disc Brakes
*Sinister Nero over Nero with red inserts livery from new
*Ferrari Heritage certified
*Delivered new to the US
*Documented history by Ferrari historian Marcel Massini
THE FERRARI 365 GTB/4 DAYTONA
Perhaps the ultimate 12-cylinder front-engined Ferrari GT, the 365GTB/4 debuted at the Paris Salon in 1968, soon after gaining the unofficial name 'Daytona' in honor of the sweeping 1-2-3 finish by the Ferrari 330P4 at that circuit in 1967. The influential shark-nosed styling was by Pininfarina's Leonardo Fioravanti, later the famed carrozzeria's Director of Research and Development, who once revealed that the Daytona was his favorite among the many Ferraris he designed. The bonnet, extending for almost half the car's total length, was complimented by a small cabin and short tail; the overall effect suggesting muscular horsepower while retaining all the elegance associated with the Italian coachbuilder's work for Maranello. Although the prototype had been styled and built by Pininfarina in Turin, manufacture of the production version was entrusted to Ferrari's subsidiary, carrozzeria Scaglietti, in Modena.
The Daytona's all-alloy, four-cam, V12 engine displaced 4,390cc and produced its maximum output of 352bhp at a hefty 7,500rpm, with 318lb/ft of torque available at 5,500 rpm. Dry-sump lubrication enabled it to be installed low in the oval-tube chassis, while shifting the gearbox to the rear in the form of a five-speed transaxle meant 50/50 weight distribution could be achieved. The all-independent wishbone and coil-spring suspension was a recent development, having originated in the preceding 275GTB. Unlike the contemporary 365GTC/4, the Daytona was not available with power steering, a feature then deemed inappropriate for a 'real' high performance GT. Air conditioning and power windows were optional, but elsewhere the Daytona remained uncompromisingly focused on delivering superlative high performance.
With a top speed in excess of 170mph, the Daytona was the world's fastest production car in its day. Fewer than 1,300 Berlinetta models and 123 Spiders had been made when Daytona production ceased in 1973.
THE MOTORCAR OFFERED
Completed on September 20, 1973, this 365 GTB/4 Daytona Berlinetta left the factory in new Nero 20-B-50 paint with a Nero with red inserts leather interior. The car was equipped and destined for the US market, and optioned with air conditioning and power windows. Delivered to Bill Harrah's West Coast Distributorship Modern Classic Motors MCM in Reno, Nevada later that year, the car then sold to its first owner through Ron Tonkin Gran Turismo in Portland, Oregon.
The Ferrari remained on the West Coast in the garage of Ron Kinard Farris of Carson, California from 1975 to 1980 but remained registered in Oregon with the plate "MHU 857". By the late 1980s the Ferrari had moved south to the collection of Port Aransas, Texas plastic surgeon Dr. Hervé Gentile. A collector with a few other Ferraris in his garage, Dr. Gentile kept the car for a few years before it entered into the ownership of the family offering the car now. In June of 2003, the Daytona received its Ferrari Herritage Certificate, number 0001741, attesting to the originality of its numbers matching pieces.
Sparingly driven in the present ownership, it is reported that the car has recently received some minor service in preparation for the auction. During a test drive by a Bonhams specialist, the Ferrari offered a thrilling ride with plenty of power and a symphony of aural pleasure booming out of the quartet of exhaust pipes.
Accompanying the sale of this Daytona is a Massini report, copies of listings of the car from Dr. Gentile's ownership, a copy of the Ferrari Heritage Certificate, a tool roll with a jack, center hub wrench, and custom-made aluminum knock-off removal tool to avoid damaging the wings of the knock-offs. A fabulous tour car for any number of great rally events such as the Copperstate 1000, Going to the Sun, or Texas 1000, if a Daytona was ever something on your wish list, this lovely example surely deserves a good look.
4,390cc DOHC V12 Engine
6 Weber Carburetors
352bhp at 7,500rpm
5-Speed Manual Transaxle
4-Wheel Independent Suspension
4-Wheel Disc Brakes
*Sinister Nero over Nero with red inserts livery from new
*Ferrari Heritage certified
*Delivered new to the US
*Documented history by Ferrari historian Marcel Massini
THE FERRARI 365 GTB/4 DAYTONA
Perhaps the ultimate 12-cylinder front-engined Ferrari GT, the 365GTB/4 debuted at the Paris Salon in 1968, soon after gaining the unofficial name 'Daytona' in honor of the sweeping 1-2-3 finish by the Ferrari 330P4 at that circuit in 1967. The influential shark-nosed styling was by Pininfarina's Leonardo Fioravanti, later the famed carrozzeria's Director of Research and Development, who once revealed that the Daytona was his favorite among the many Ferraris he designed. The bonnet, extending for almost half the car's total length, was complimented by a small cabin and short tail; the overall effect suggesting muscular horsepower while retaining all the elegance associated with the Italian coachbuilder's work for Maranello. Although the prototype had been styled and built by Pininfarina in Turin, manufacture of the production version was entrusted to Ferrari's subsidiary, carrozzeria Scaglietti, in Modena.
The Daytona's all-alloy, four-cam, V12 engine displaced 4,390cc and produced its maximum output of 352bhp at a hefty 7,500rpm, with 318lb/ft of torque available at 5,500 rpm. Dry-sump lubrication enabled it to be installed low in the oval-tube chassis, while shifting the gearbox to the rear in the form of a five-speed transaxle meant 50/50 weight distribution could be achieved. The all-independent wishbone and coil-spring suspension was a recent development, having originated in the preceding 275GTB. Unlike the contemporary 365GTC/4, the Daytona was not available with power steering, a feature then deemed inappropriate for a 'real' high performance GT. Air conditioning and power windows were optional, but elsewhere the Daytona remained uncompromisingly focused on delivering superlative high performance.
With a top speed in excess of 170mph, the Daytona was the world's fastest production car in its day. Fewer than 1,300 Berlinetta models and 123 Spiders had been made when Daytona production ceased in 1973.
THE MOTORCAR OFFERED
Completed on September 20, 1973, this 365 GTB/4 Daytona Berlinetta left the factory in new Nero 20-B-50 paint with a Nero with red inserts leather interior. The car was equipped and destined for the US market, and optioned with air conditioning and power windows. Delivered to Bill Harrah's West Coast Distributorship Modern Classic Motors MCM in Reno, Nevada later that year, the car then sold to its first owner through Ron Tonkin Gran Turismo in Portland, Oregon.
The Ferrari remained on the West Coast in the garage of Ron Kinard Farris of Carson, California from 1975 to 1980 but remained registered in Oregon with the plate "MHU 857". By the late 1980s the Ferrari had moved south to the collection of Port Aransas, Texas plastic surgeon Dr. Hervé Gentile. A collector with a few other Ferraris in his garage, Dr. Gentile kept the car for a few years before it entered into the ownership of the family offering the car now. In June of 2003, the Daytona received its Ferrari Herritage Certificate, number 0001741, attesting to the originality of its numbers matching pieces.
Sparingly driven in the present ownership, it is reported that the car has recently received some minor service in preparation for the auction. During a test drive by a Bonhams specialist, the Ferrari offered a thrilling ride with plenty of power and a symphony of aural pleasure booming out of the quartet of exhaust pipes.
Accompanying the sale of this Daytona is a Massini report, copies of listings of the car from Dr. Gentile's ownership, a copy of the Ferrari Heritage Certificate, a tool roll with a jack, center hub wrench, and custom-made aluminum knock-off removal tool to avoid damaging the wings of the knock-offs. A fabulous tour car for any number of great rally events such as the Copperstate 1000, Going to the Sun, or Texas 1000, if a Daytona was ever something on your wish list, this lovely example surely deserves a good look.
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