1970 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona
- Engine
- 4.4L V12 DOHC with six Weber carburetors, 352 bhp
- Colour
- 'Rosso Chiaro' (light red)
The Ferrari 365 GTB/4 'Daytona' with chassis number 13361 holds a uniquely significant place in American Ferrari history as the U.S.-specification prototype — the second Daytona imported into the United States — completed at the factory on 20 April 1970 in Rosso Chiaro over Nero leather. It was retained by celebrated collector and Reno dealership owner Bill Harrah as his personal car and featured on the October 1970 cover of Road & Track. A full concours-level restoration returned the car to its original configuration, including correct Plexiglas headlamp covers, and the car was submitted for Ferrari Classiche certification.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold US$1,045,000
- 1970 → 1970Factory deliveryModern Classic Motorspartial documentation
Bill Harrah's Reno-based West Coast Ferrari distributorship received this car as the first US-spec Daytona delivered to the West Coast; it was the second such example imported into the country overall.
- 1970 →Private saleBill Harrahfull documentation
Harrah retained the car from his own dealership for personal use; its association with him was documented in a Road & Track cover feature in October 1970, where his Nevada license plate was visible.
- → 2012Private saleWilliam H. Tilleypartial documentation
Los Angeles-based Ferrari collector who acquired the car in the early 1990s, drove it occasionally, and had it serviced by Fast Cars Ltd. in Redondo Beach; he passed away in November 2012.
- 2013 →Private saleCurrent ownerfull documentation
Undertook a comprehensive concours-level restoration returning the car to its original specification, including reinstatement of Plexiglas headlamp covers and repainting in the factory color scheme; documentation includes full restoration receipts and photographs.
- Date unknownAcquisition unknownWest Coast owner or ownersnone documentation
After leaving Harrah's possession, the car was reportedly modified with flip-up headlamps and believed to have stayed on the West Coast, though specific intermediate owners are not identified.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- —Modification
After leaving Harrah's ownership the original Plexiglas headlamp covers were replaced with the later flip-up hidden headlamp arrangement.
- —ServiceFast Cars Ltd.
Periodic maintenance carried out while in the ownership of William H. Tilley.
Workshop located in Redondo Beach, California.
- —Restoration
Comprehensive concours-level restoration returning the car to its original factory specification, including reinstatement of the Plexiglas headlamp covers and a full repaint in the original Rosso Chiaro over Nero leather colour combination; the car was also submitted for Ferrari Classiche certification.
Commissioned by the current owner following acquisition circa 2013; documented by a complete file of receipts and photographs. The car is a matching-numbers example.
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