1971 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 'Daytona'

Chassis No. 14173

The Ferrari 365 GTB/4, or Daytona as it is better known, became the ultimate expression of Ferrari's front-engined, V12-powered grand tourers when it debuted at the Paris Salon in 1968. An evolution of the sleek and high-performance 275 GTB/4, the Daytona was the most expensive Ferrari ever produced and the world's fastest production car at the time of its introduction. Today, they remain eminently collectible as a landmark model for the marque and an uncompromisingly focused machine.

This left-hand drive, US-market 365 GTB/4, chassis number 14173, was completed in March 1971 as it presents today in its exceedingly rare factory color scheme of stunning Azzurro Dino (20-A-349) with a matching Pelle Blu (VM 3282) leather interior – one of only eight specified in these colors as documented by Marcel Massini. It was delivered new through Bill Harrah's Modern Classic Motors, Reno, Nevada to Rudolph Stoessel of Los Angeles, California. Chassis number 14173 has remained in California since the mid-1980s as evidenced by a documented chain of ownership and a comprehensive service history file.

Most recently, the Ferrari was subject to over $170,000 in service and detailing work courtesy of Craig Hill's Top of the Hill Ferrari Service, Livermore, California, where it received new brakes, clutch kit, headlight motor, radiator fans, AC compressor, rear axle CV boots, flywheel ring gear, resurfaced flywheel, refurbished Borrani wheel spokes, rebuilt starter motor, and new motor mounts. This spectacular Ferrari Classiche-certified example retains its numbers-matching engine.