Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona Spider Conversion - 1970
Chassis n° 13865
Les Grandes Marques du Monde au Grand Palais
Bonhams
Estimated : € 500.000 - 600.000
Sold for € 517.500
Parijs - Paris
Frankrijk - France
February 2018
- Delivered new in Italy
- Matching numbers
- Long-term single ownership in the USA (1987-2007)
- Converted to spyder specification by Straman in 1989/1990
The ultimate expression of Ferrari's fabulous line of V12 front-engined sports cars, the 365GTB/4 debuted at the Paris Salon in 1968, soon gaining the unofficial name 'Daytona' in honour of the sweeping 1, 2, 3 finish by the Ferrari 330P4 at that circuit in 1967. Pininfarina's Leonardo Fioravanti, later the famed carrozzeria's director of research and development, was responsible for the influential shark-nosed styling, creating a package that restated the traditional 'long bonnet, small cabin, short tail' look in a manner suggesting muscular horsepower while retaining all the elegance associated with the Italian coachbuilder's work for Maranello. An unusual feature was a full-width transparent Plexiglas panel covering the headlamps, though to meet the US market's requirements this was later replaced by electrically operated pop-up lights. Fioravanti later revealed that the Daytona was his favourite among the many Ferraris he designed. Daytona bodies were built by Ferrari's close collaborator, Carrozzeria Scaglietti.
Although there had been no official open-top version of its predecessor, the favourable reception of Luigi Chinetti's 275GTB-based NART Spyder no doubt influenced Ferrari's decision to produce a convertible Daytona. Again the work of Pininfarina, the latter was first seen at the Paris Salon in 1969, with deliveries commencing in 1971. Although the rear end had been extensively reworked, so successful was Pininfarina's surgery that it was hard to credit that the Daytona had not initially been conceived as a spyder.
The most powerful two-seater, road-going GT and the world's fastest production car at the time of its launch, the Daytona was capable of over 270km/h and is surely destined to remain a front-ranking supercar for the foreseeable future. Only 1.300 berlinetta models and approximately 123 spyder convertibles had been made when production ceased in 1973.
Ferrari's production run of a mere 123-or-so Daytona Spyders left many would-be customers disappointed, a situation which led, inevitably, to a number of coupés being converted. This example of what is still one of the fastest, and rarest, open two-seaters in existence was converted to spyder specification by recognised specialists in the field, Richard Straman Coachworks of Costa Mesa, California, USA.
Chassis number '13865' was originally invoiced by Ferrari to the official dealer, Dino Ravasio & Sons of Verona, Italy and left the factory finished in Bianco Polo with Nero Connolly leather interior. The Daytona subsequently found its way to the USA where it was owned from 1987 to 2007 by William Effinger of Atlanta, Georgia. Richard Straman's conversion from coupé to spyder was carried out during 1989/1990, the headlights being converted from Plexiglas to pop-up and the car repainted red and re-trimmed in black in the process. Borrani wire wheels were fitted at the same time. While in Mr Effinger's ownership the car was serviced and maintained by the official Ferrari dealer, FAF Motorcars of Tucker, Georgia.
In January 2008, '13865' was sold to Helmut Gassman of Germany, and later that same year was repainted in Grigio Ferro, the interior being re-trimmed in beige leather with black inserts to the seats. The current, UK-based owner purchased the Daytona in November 2016. Recently serviced by marque specialists Fosker's Ferrari, this matching-numbers car is presented in good condition and ready to enjoy; indeed, the paintwork and interior are in excellent condition, the latter being expertly trimmed to factory standard. The soft-top is a good fit (all hardware being to original pattern), while the hood frame is in good working order. Accompanying documentation consist of a copy of the old US Title, current UK V5C Registration Certificate and MoT (2015-2016), a Massini Report, and a letter of authentication from Ferrari Classiche.
Virtually indistinguishable from a genuine factory Spyder, '13865' represents a wonderful opportunity to acquire a beautiful and well-maintained soft-top Daytona at a fraction of the cost of an original.
Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona Spider Conversion - 1970
Chassis n° 13865
Les Grandes Marques du Monde au Grand Palais
Bonhams
Estimated : € 500.000 - 600.000
Sold for € 517.500
Parijs - Paris
Frankrijk - France
February 2018
- Delivered new in Italy
- Matching numbers
- Long-term single ownership in the USA (1987-2007)
- Converted to spyder specification by Straman in 1989/1990
The ultimate expression of Ferrari's fabulous line of V12 front-engined sports cars, the 365GTB/4 debuted at the Paris Salon in 1968, soon gaining the unofficial name 'Daytona' in honour of the sweeping 1, 2, 3 finish by the Ferrari 330P4 at that circuit in 1967. Pininfarina's Leonardo Fioravanti, later the famed carrozzeria's director of research and development, was responsible for the influential shark-nosed styling, creating a package that restated the traditional 'long bonnet, small cabin, short tail' look in a manner suggesting muscular horsepower while retaining all the elegance associated with the Italian coachbuilder's work for Maranello. An unusual feature was a full-width transparent Plexiglas panel covering the headlamps, though to meet the US market's requirements this was later replaced by electrically operated pop-up lights. Fioravanti later revealed that the Daytona was his favourite among the many Ferraris he designed. Daytona bodies were built by Ferrari's close collaborator, Carrozzeria Scaglietti.
Although there had been no official open-top version of its predecessor, the favourable reception of Luigi Chinetti's 275GTB-based NART Spyder no doubt influenced Ferrari's decision to produce a convertible Daytona. Again the work of Pininfarina, the latter was first seen at the Paris Salon in 1969, with deliveries commencing in 1971. Although the rear end had been extensively reworked, so successful was Pininfarina's surgery that it was hard to credit that the Daytona had not initially been conceived as a spyder.
The most powerful two-seater, road-going GT and the world's fastest production car at the time of its launch, the Daytona was capable of over 270km/h and is surely destined to remain a front-ranking supercar for the foreseeable future. Only 1.300 berlinetta models and approximately 123 spyder convertibles had been made when production ceased in 1973.
Ferrari's production run of a mere 123-or-so Daytona Spyders left many would-be customers disappointed, a situation which led, inevitably, to a number of coupés being converted. This example of what is still one of the fastest, and rarest, open two-seaters in existence was converted to spyder specification by recognised specialists in the field, Richard Straman Coachworks of Costa Mesa, California, USA.
Chassis number '13865' was originally invoiced by Ferrari to the official dealer, Dino Ravasio & Sons of Verona, Italy and left the factory finished in Bianco Polo with Nero Connolly leather interior. The Daytona subsequently found its way to the USA where it was owned from 1987 to 2007 by William Effinger of Atlanta, Georgia. Richard Straman's conversion from coupé to spyder was carried out during 1989/1990, the headlights being converted from Plexiglas to pop-up and the car repainted red and re-trimmed in black in the process. Borrani wire wheels were fitted at the same time. While in Mr Effinger's ownership the car was serviced and maintained by the official Ferrari dealer, FAF Motorcars of Tucker, Georgia.
In January 2008, '13865' was sold to Helmut Gassman of Germany, and later that same year was repainted in Grigio Ferro, the interior being re-trimmed in beige leather with black inserts to the seats. The current, UK-based owner purchased the Daytona in November 2016. Recently serviced by marque specialists Fosker's Ferrari, this matching-numbers car is presented in good condition and ready to enjoy; indeed, the paintwork and interior are in excellent condition, the latter being expertly trimmed to factory standard. The soft-top is a good fit (all hardware being to original pattern), while the hood frame is in good working order. Accompanying documentation consist of a copy of the old US Title, current UK V5C Registration Certificate and MoT (2015-2016), a Massini Report, and a letter of authentication from Ferrari Classiche.
Virtually indistinguishable from a genuine factory Spyder, '13865' represents a wonderful opportunity to acquire a beautiful and well-maintained soft-top Daytona at a fraction of the cost of an original.