1972 Ferrari 365 GTS/4 Daytona Spider
- 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
- —Auction saleSold €3,436,250 (≈ $3.78M)
- 1972-07-04 → 1974-06-12Factory deliveryMilan 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.
- 1974-06-12 → 1979-09-01Private saleCEI S.r.l.full documentation
Milan-based manufacturer of hydraulic machinery; purchased from Motorgui dealership.
- 1979-09-01 → 1980-04-01Acquisition unknownEmilio Giussanipartial documentation
Milan-based owner; held the car briefly before selling to a Paris-based buyer.
- 1980-04-01 →Private saleSir Lindsay Owen-Jonespartial 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.
- 1983-03-01 →Acquisition unknownBob Sharp Ferrari (Danbury, Connecticut)partial documentation
Official Ferrari dealer in Connecticut offering the car for sale after it had crossed the Atlantic.
- 1994-10-01 →Private saleJohn Winterpartial 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.
- 1998 →AuctionUnknown buyer at 1998 auctionnone documentation
Identity unknown; car next surfaced in 2010 as part of a notable collection in Burbank, California.
- → 2011Acquisition unknownBurbank, California collection ownerpartial documentation
Prominent California-based collector who had the car certified by Ferrari Classiche, with the Red Book issued in April 2010.
- 2011 →AuctionLondon-based ownerpartial documentation
UK-based buyer; car was later seen at a Ferrari driving event in Italy while still painted yellow.
- 2017 →Acquisition unknownConsigning ownerpartial 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.
- Date unknownPrivate saleMichael Weinstockpartial documentation
New York-based buyer who acquired the car from Bob Sharp Ferrari in Danbury.
Competition
- 1981Ferrari 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.
- 2019Cavalcade Classiche, Rome
Participated in the vintage Ferrari event held in Rome following completion of the two-year bare-metal restoration.
- —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
- 1981Engine 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.
- 1981Bodywork
Exterior repainted black, replacing the original factory Grigio Argento finish.
- 2010InspectionFerrari Classiche
Ferrari Classiche certification carried out and the official Red Book issued, confirming the car's authenticity and specification.
- —RestorationSymbolic 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.
- —RestorationCarrozzeria 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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