“One of just 158 right-hand-drive 365 GTB/4’s – which adopted the Daytona moniker following Ferrari’s 1-2-3 success in the 1967 Daytona 24-Hour race – the Pininfarina designed Gran Turismo was ordered new by Maranello Concessionaires Ltd. in 1973, as a UK demonstrator model,” stated the press release.
“Soon after its arrival from Italy however, the iconic GT was loaned to Prince Charles for a week, before subsequently being sold for a seemingly modest sum of GBP9,250 later that year.”
The car was purchased by John Coombs in the late 1980s - we are talking about the financer of the 1960’s and 1970’s racing Jaguar and Ferraris. Subsequently, the car was bought by Modena Engineering Ltd. The next owner the vehicle was the former president of the FIA, Max Mosley, who kept the Daytona until 2005, when it entered the current vendor’s possession.
This special Daytona, chassis 16351, which uses a Blue Ribot metallic finish, a full tan hide interior and Borrani wire wheels, is expected to fetch between GBP180,000-210,000.
Before we end the story, we have to tell you that the car was tested on a dynamometer back in 2008, recording an output of 357 hp, its original factory figure. This shows just how well the vehicle maintained its assets.
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