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1972 Ferrari 365 GTS/4 Daytona Spider

15383roadItaly
Engine
4.4L quad-cam V12, dry-sump lubrication, 352 bhp
Colour
Gunmetal grey

Ferrari 365 GTS/4 Daytona Spider (chassis 15383), one of only 14 examples originally delivered in Grigio Argento, was the 48th of 121 Daytona Spiders constructed. Built by Scaglietti and powered by a 4.4-litre quad-cam V12 with dry-sump lubrication, it was first registered in Milan in 1972. After passing through several Italian and American owners, it received a comprehensive two-year bare-metal restoration encompassing engine and gearbox rebuilds, mechanical renewal, and a new interior, and subsequently participated in the 2019 Cavalcade Classiche in Rome.

Ownership

  1. Auction sale
    Sold €3,436,250 (≈ $3.78M)

    RM Sotheby's catalogue lot →

  2. 1972-07-04 → 1974-06-12Factory delivery
    Milan resident (first private owner)
    full documentation

    Car supplied via Motorgui dealership in Milan, registered with targa MI P 83722 in June 1972. Original Grigio Argento finish with Nero Connolly leather interior.

  3. 1974-06-12 → 1979-09-01Private sale
    CEI S.r.l.
    full documentation

    Milan-based manufacturer of hydraulic machinery; purchased from Motorgui dealership.

  4. 1979-09-01 → 1980-04-01Acquisition unknown
    Emilio Giussani
    partial documentation

    Milan-based owner; held the car briefly before selling to a Paris-based buyer.

  5. 1980-04-01 →Private sale
    Sir Lindsay Owen-Jones
    partial documentation

    Chairman of L'Oréal, based in Paris at time of purchase; car was re-registered as TO U 90877 in May 1980. By 1981 the car had been repainted black and fitted with a rebuilt engine.

  6. 1983-03-01 →Acquisition unknown
    Bob Sharp Ferrari (Danbury, Connecticut)
    partial documentation

    Official Ferrari dealer in Connecticut offering the car for sale after it had crossed the Atlantic.

  7. 1994-10-01 →Private sale
    John Winter
    partial documentation

    Florida-based owner who commissioned a full restoration by Symbolic Restorations in San Diego, with the car repainted yellow; offered the car for sale in the late 1990s.

  8. 1998 →Auction
    Unknown buyer at 1998 auction
    none documentation

    Identity unknown; car next surfaced in 2010 as part of a notable collection in Burbank, California.

  9. → 2011Acquisition unknown
    Burbank, California collection owner
    partial documentation

    Prominent California-based collector who had the car certified by Ferrari Classiche, with the Red Book issued in April 2010.

  10. 2011 →Auction
    London-based owner
    partial documentation

    UK-based buyer; car was later seen at a Ferrari driving event in Italy while still painted yellow.

  11. 2017 →Acquisition unknown
    Consigning owner
    partial documentation

    Commissioned a two-year bare-metal restoration through Carrozzeria Zanasi and Joe Macari, including full engine and gearbox rebuild, suspension renewal, new red leather interior, and exterior refinished in gunmetal grey.

  12. Date unknownPrivate sale
    Michael Weinstock
    partial documentation

    New York-based buyer who acquired the car from Bob Sharp Ferrari in Danbury.

Competition

  1. 1981
    Ferrari Club event, Alessandria

    Car appeared at a Ferrari Club gathering in Alessandria, Italy, at which point it had been repainted black and fitted with a rebuilt engine.

  2. 2019
    Cavalcade Classiche, Rome

    Participated in the vintage Ferrari event held in Rome following completion of the two-year bare-metal restoration.

  3. Ferrari driving event, Italy

    Car participated in an Italian Ferrari driving event after its sale to a London-based owner in January 2011, still wearing yellow paint at the time.

Maintenance & restoration

  1. 1981
    Engine rebuild

    Engine was rebuilt and car was repainted black, departing from its original Grigio Argento factory colour.

    Noted around the time the car appeared at a Ferrari Club event in Alessandria. Workshop responsible is unrecorded.

  2. 1981
    Bodywork

    Exterior repainted black, replacing the original factory Grigio Argento finish.

  3. 2010Inspection
    Ferrari Classiche

    Ferrari Classiche certification carried out and the official Red Book issued, confirming the car's authenticity and specification.

  4. Restoration
    Symbolic Restorations

    Full restoration carried out on the instruction of John Winter, including a colour change to yellow. Scope described as complete.

    Workshop operated by Bob Shanahan in San Diego, California; date is within the mid-1990s based on the 1994 acquisition and late-1990s sale, but no precise year is stated.

  5. Restoration
    Carrozzeria Zanasi

    Comprehensive bare-metal restoration lasting approximately two years, encompassing a full engine and gearbox rebuild, renewal of suspension and other mechanical components, a new red leather interior, and an exterior finish in gunmetal grey.

    Work carried out in collaboration with Joe Macari; restoration was complete before the 2019 Cavalcade Classiche, so finished no later than that year. Commissioned by the consigning owner who acquired the car in 2017.

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