1973 Ferrari 365 GTS/4 Daytona Spider

Next week, at Amelia Island, Bonhams will sell this 1973 Ferrari 365 GTS/4 Daytona Spider at auction for an estimate price of $2,000,000, beautiful design by Pininfarina with a coachwork by Carrozzeria Scaglietti, the Italian coachbuilding company of 50's.

History of Ferrari Daytona Spider

First presented at the Paris Salon in 1968, the 365 GTB/4 is named unofficially Daytona in honor of the all Ferrari podium in Daytona in 1967 by the 330 P4. Pininfarina designed a shark-nosed styling with a full-width transparent panel for the headlamps, but was replaced by pop-up light for the American market iin 1969.

"The Daytona has been called the last great front-engined supercar." - L J K Setright, Supercar Classics, autumn 1983.

In fierce competition with the Lamborghini's 350GT (old post about this model), Ferrari installed an 4,390cc V12 engine with four overhead camshafts (/4) to produce 352 hp at 7,500 rpm. This model hasn't the power steering, inappopriate for a real sports car. But for the US market, air conditioning was optional, but elsewhere the Daytona remained focused on high performance only.

The Daytona was capable of over 274km/h, the world's fastest production car at the time. Only 123 Spider convertibles had been constructed when production ceased in 1973.

Technical Specifications

• 4,390cc V12 engine
• 352hp at 7,500rpm
• 5-Speed manual transaxle
• 4-Wheel independent suspension with disc brakes
• Superb restoration by experts with only 20,300 miles
• Part of the famed Peter Livanos Collection

Sources

Auction at Bonhams
Ferrari Daytona on Wiki

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