1968 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona
- Engine
- 4.4L DOHC V12 with six Weber carburettors, 352 bhp
- Colour
- Yellow
Ferrari 365 GTB/4 'Daytona' chassis 16853, a US-specification example originally delivered in Marrone Metallizzato over Beige, was imported to America by Bill Harrah's dealership before passing through several American owners and returning to Italy in 1988. In the late 1990s it underwent a full restoration by renowned Ferrari specialist Bacchelli & Villa near Modena, emerging in yellow with a black leather interior by Tappezzeria Luppi. The car carries FIVA and ASI certification obtained in 2003 and received Ferrari Classiche certification in July 2017, confirming a numbers-matching engine and gearbox.
Ownership
- —Auction saleEstimate €550,000 – €650,000
- → 1988Acquisition unknownSeries of American ownersnone documentation
Multiple unnamed US-based owners held the car between the Phoenix dealership and the 1988 Italian sale.
- 1988 → 2000Private saleLuca Antolini Ossipartial documentation
Bologna-based owner who repatriated the car to Italy and commissioned a full restoration by Bacchelli & Villa in the late 1990s, including a repaint to yellow and interior retrim in black leather.
- 2012 →Private saleCurrent consignorfull documentation
Applied for and received Ferrari Classiche certification, confirmed complete with Red Book on 12 July 2017.
- Date unknownFactory deliveryBill Harrah's Modern Classic Motorspartial documentation
US-spec importer based in Reno, Nevada; responsible for bringing the car into the American market.
- Date unknownAcquisition unknownGran Touring Classicspartial documentation
Phoenix, Arizona dealership that listed the car for sale approximately two years after initial US import.
- Date unknownAcquisition unknownLorenzo Beltramipartial documentation
One of two Italian collectors who held the car after 2000; obtained the FIVA passport and ASI certificate for the car in 2003.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- 2003Inspection
FIVA passport and ASI certificate obtained, formally attesting to the car's historic authenticity.
Secured by owner Lorenzo Beltrami.
- 2017InspectionFerrari Classiche
Ferrari Classiche certification completed, with the accompanying Red Book confirming that engine and gearbox retain their original matching numbers.
Application submitted in 2017 by the consignor.
- —RestorationBacchelli & Villa
Full restoration carried out by Ferrari specialist Bacchelli & Villa, including a repaint in yellow and removal of US-regulation side reflector lights.
Commissioned by Luca Antolini Ossi during the late 1990s. Interior re-trimmed in black leather by Tappezzeria Luppi as part of the same project.
- —BodyworkTappezzeria Luppi
Interior re-trimmed in correctly specified black leather, complementing the new yellow exterior finish.
Carried out as part of the Bacchelli & Villa restoration programme in the late 1990s.
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