1970 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 'Daytona' Berlinetta
- Engine
- 4.4L all-alloy quad-cam V12, dry-sump, 352 bhp at 7,500 rpm
- Colour
- Dark grey ('Grigio Scuro')
Chassis 13915 is a right-hand drive, UK-market 1970 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 'Daytona' Berlinetta in the desirable early Plexiglas headlamp configuration, finished in Grigio Scuro following a comprehensive restoration completed in early 1989. Originally delivered through Maranello Concessionaires to a private buyer in Essex after its display at the 1969 London Motor Show, the car subsequently passed through notable ownership including motorsport entrepreneur Lord Alexander Hesketh — proprietor of the Hesketh Formula 1 team that launched James Hunt's career — and rock musician Eric Clapton. Fewer than 160 right-hand drive examples were produced in total.
Ownership
- 2023-12-15Auction saleEstimate £450,000 – £550,000
- 1970-12-09 →Factory deliveryMaranello Concessionaires Ltdfull documentation
UK importer received the car on 9 December 1970, first registered as EPF 24J and used briefly as a demonstrator before selling to the first retail customer.
- → 1971-12-01Private saleMaranello Concessionaires Ltdpartial documentation
Reacquired the car from Caira and used it again as a demonstrator before selling it on in December 1971.
- 1971-12-01 → 1972-04-13Private salePascoe Watsonpartial documentation
Associated with the Avenger Boat Company; acquired the car with a Ferrari 365 GTC taken as part exchange.
- 1972-04-13 →Private saleLord Alexander Heskethfull documentation
Purchased at age 21 using an inheritance, part-exchanging a silver Dino 246 GT; kept the car for roughly ten years during the period he ran the Hesketh Racing Formula 1 team.
- 1989-02-17 → 1990-02-21Private saleCliff Dickinsonfull documentation
Arranged shipment from Tokyo in October 1988; the car arrived in Southampton in late November 1988 and was formally registered to him in February 1989. He commissioned a comprehensive restoration by MSD Motor Company between late 1988 and early 1989.
- 1990-02-21 → 2002-12-10Private saleEric Claptonfull documentation
Rock musician who kept the car for roughly twelve years as part of a noted personal Ferrari collection, running it in a colour scheme of his own preference.
- 2002-12-10 → 2002-12-20Private saleJ A Liddellpartial documentation
Held the car for only about ten days before it passed to the next owner.
- 2002-12-20 →Private saleD Bridgespartial documentation
Associated with Cambourne Investments; the car was registered as PJB 60 at some point during or after this ownership.
- Date unknownPrivate saleG Linzellpartial documentation
Ordered the car after seeing the Ferrari at the 1969 London Motor Show, specifying a particular colour and trim combination with factory order number 401; based in Grays, Essex.
- Date unknownPrivate saleBert Cairapartial documentation
Businessman based in Kirkcaldy, Scotland who later traded the car back to the importer when ordering its successor model.
- Date unknownAcquisition unknownWatanabe Corporationpartial documentation
Tokyo-based company that held the car for a short period following Lord Hesketh's ownership.
- Date unknownAcquisition unknownEuropean Auto Sales Incpartial documentation
California-based dealer through which the car was sold out of Japan.
- Date unknownAcquisition unknownRoy Fishpartial documentation
Owner at the time the car was featured in an Automobile Sport magazine article; car carried the PJB 60 registration at this point.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- 1988RestorationMSD Motor Company Ltd
Comprehensive restoration covering a full engine rebuild with new flywheel, chassis refurbishment, suspension and steering overhaul, new exhaust, complete interior re-trim, and bare-metal repaint in Ferrari Grigio Scuro. All replacement components were genuine Ferrari parts sourced through Maranello Concessionaires.
Work carried out by Stephen Moody between November 1988 and February 1989 following import from Japan. The current odometer figure of 11,880 miles is believed to represent distance travelled since this restoration.
- 2014MechanicalOmega Motorsport Ltd
Clutch replacement and flywheel resurfacing carried out at an indicated 10,830 miles on the odometer.
Work performed by Ferrari specialists.
- 2018Inspection
MOT test conducted at an indicated 11,738 miles; passed first time with no advisories recorded.
Most recent MoT prior to the car becoming exempt from mandatory testing on reaching 40 years of age.
- 2023ServiceBell Sport & Classic Ltd
Major service encompassing renewal of all fluids and drive belts, plus fitting of new ignition points and condensers.
Invoice for £3,009 present in the history file.
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