1973 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona Berlinetta
- Engine
- Front-mounted V12 'Colombo' unit
- Colour
- Rosso Chiaro (light red)
A Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona Berlinetta completed at the factory in March 1973 for the European market, delivered new through the Swiss Ferrari importer SAVAF to a Geneva-based first owner. The car subsequently passed through owners in Portugal, Sweden, and the United States before accumulating a documented chain of notable American collectors. It carries Ferrari Classiche certification obtained in March 2006, confirming that body, chassis, and engine serial numbers align with factory records. The odometer reads just 24,322 kilometres.
Ownership
- —Auction saleEstimate €550,000 – €650,000
- 1973 → 1975Factory deliveryMr. Bellevue of Genevapartial documentation
First private owner, based in Geneva, took delivery shortly after the car was completed.
- 1973-03-01 → 1973Factory deliverySAVAF (Swiss Ferrari importer)partial documentation
Official Ferrari importer for Switzerland acted as the delivery intermediary before handing the car to the first private owner in Geneva.
- 1975 → 1976Acquisition unknownPortuguese ownerpartial documentation
Second owner, based in Portugal, held the car for approximately one year before it moved to Sweden.
- 1976 → 1983Acquisition unknownSwedish owners (multiple keepers)none documentation
Several successive owners in Sweden held the car over roughly seven years before it was exported to the United States.
- 1983 →Acquisition unknownVirginia-registered ownernone documentation
Car was exported to the US and registered in Virginia; identity of this owner is not specified.
- 1986 →Private saleStanley Cohen of Windsor, Connecticutpartial documentation
Described as a dedicated Ferrari collector; the interior is believed to have been retrimmed with beige leather during his tenure.
- → 2004Acquisition unknownOwner in Providence, Rhode Islandpartial documentation
Unnamed owner who held the car prior to its acquisition by the subsequent long-term keeper in 2004.
- 2004 →Acquisition unknownMost recent long-term ownerfull documentation
Retained the car for roughly sixteen years; obtained Ferrari Classiche certification in March 2006 and accumulated a comprehensive history file with supporting documentation.
- Date unknownAcquisition unknownHerb Chambers of Somerville, Massachusettspartial documentation
Well-known collector who held the car after Cohen; no specific dates given for this ownership period.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- 2006InspectionFerrari Classiche
Ferrari Classiche certification awarded, with the accompanying Red Book confirming that body, chassis, and engine serial numbers correspond to factory records; the gearbox is noted as the correct type.
- —Bodywork
Interior retrimmed in beige leather, the upholstery still present on the car at the time of sale.
Believed to have been carried out during Stanley Cohen's ownership in or after 1986.
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