1971 Ferrari 365 GTS/4-A Daytona Spider
- Colour
- 'Rosso Corsa' (red)
Chassis 15535 is a 1971 Ferrari 365 GTS/4 Daytona Spider built to European left-hand-drive specification — one of only 19 such cars produced, and among nine fitted with a reinforced 'GTS/4-A' chassis. Completed in December 1971 and originally finished in Rosso Dino, it was delivered to Beirut via the official Lebanese Ferrari dealer. The car passed through notable ownership in Lebanon, France, and the Netherlands before a comprehensive restoration in 1999 by Milan specialists. It holds Ferrari Classiche certification, confirming its original engine.
Ownership
- —Auction saleEstimate €2,400,000 – €2,600,000
- 1972 →Factory deliveryHilal Chalabipartial documentation
First owner, took delivery via official Beirut dealer Elie Ayache. Ordered the car with a non-standard dashboard style. Exact sale date unknown.
- → 1980Private saleWilliam Ayoubpartial documentation
Purchased through the Beirut dealership; converted the dashboard to standard Spider configuration and replaced the gearbox. Drove the car extensively across Europe, the US, and Canada. Had the car repainted and interior retrimmed during his tenure.
- 1980 → 1996Private saleJean-Pierre Delaunaypartial documentation
Parisian racing driver and collector. Car appeared on a Ferrari club magazine cover in 1985 while in his ownership, and he was still driving it at a club event in 1994. By 1996 the car had covered only around 24,000 km.
- 1996 → 1999Private saleFrench-registered subsequent ownernone documentation
Car was re-registered on French plates after sale; identity not specified in the prose.
- 1999 →Private saleLuigi Calvasinapartial documentation
Ferrari enthusiast and collector who commissioned a comprehensive restoration: engine overhaul, suspension and brake rebuild, new exhaust, full bodywork respray in Rosso Corsa by Carrozzeria Bottini, black leather interior retrim, and wire wheels rebuilt by Borrani.
- → 2005Private saleJohn Boschpartial documentation
Dutch Ferrari collector who added fewer than 150 km to the odometer, used the car only once on the road, and kept it in climate-controlled storage with professional mechanical oversight.
- 2005 → 2016Private saleItalian collectorpartial documentation
Anonymous Italian collector who held the car for roughly a decade; Ferrari Classiche certification was awarded during this period in 2015.
- 2016 →Private saleCurrent ownerpartial documentation
Owner at time of cataloguing; car remains in good presentation with Classiche certification in place.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- 1999RestorationSport Car
Comprehensive restoration encompassing engine overhaul, full strip and rebuild of suspension and brakes, fitment of a new exhaust system, bare-metal respray in Rosso Corsa by Carrozzeria Bottini, black leather interior retrim, and wire wheels rebuilt to as-new condition by Borrani.
Commissioned by Luigi Calvasina. Carrozzeria Bottini handled the bodywork and paint; Borrani carried out the wheel restoration.
- 2015Inspection
Ferrari Classiche certification awarded, confirming retention of the original engine while noting the gearbox is a correct-type replacement rather than the original unit.
Certification binder accompanies the car.
- —Modification
Dashboard converted from the non-standard 365 GTC style (as originally specified) to correct Daytona Spider configuration; original gearbox replaced with a unit sourced from another Lebanese-delivered Daytona Spider.
Work carried out during William Ayoub's ownership.
- —Bodywork
Repainted from original Rosso Dino to a more conventional red; interior retrimmed.
Carried out during William Ayoub's ownership while the car was in use across Europe and North America.
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