1972 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona

Ownership

1. —Auction sale
   Sold US$632,000

   RM Sotheby's catalogue lot →

2. —Auction sale
   Sold US$621,000

   RM Sotheby's catalogue lot →

3. 1972 →Factory delivery
   SVEA Ferrari dealer, Bari

   partial documentation

   Official Ferrari dealership in Bari, Italy that received the car from the factory as distributor.

4. → 1974Private sale
   William Valentini

   partial documentation

   Resident of Cosenza, near Bari; purchased the car from the local dealer before it was exported to the US in 1974.

5. 1976 →Acquisition unknown
   Auto Palace (Elvidio Grande)

   partial documentation

   Pittsburgh-based dealership operated by Elvidio Grande that offered the car for sale approximately two years after US import.

6. 1976 → 1999Private sale
   Dr. Elias Saadi

   partial documentation

   Cardiologist based in Youngstown, Ohio who held the car for around 23 years; had the bodywork refinished in red during his ownership.

7. 1999 →Acquisition unknown
   First California-based owner

   none documentation

   Part of a brief two-owner California sequence following Dr. Saadi's sale in January 1999.

8. 2004-02-01 → 2018-03-01Private sale
   Virginia-based enthusiast

   partial documentation

   Had the engine and transaxle rebuilt by Rod Drew of Francorchamps in America in 2012; offered the car at RM Sotheby's Amelia Island in March 2018.

9. 2018-03-01 →Auction
   Consignor

   full documentation

   Commissioned a thorough restoration by GTO Engineering across their US and UK facilities, returning the car to its original Blu Dino color with a refurbished interior; has driven the car minimally since restoration.

10. Date unknownAcquisition unknown
    Second California-based owner

    none documentation

    Second in a short chain of California owners before the car moved to Virginia.

Competition

No competition history extracted from the catalogue.

Maintenance & restoration

1. 2012Engine rebuild
   Francorchamps in America

   Full rebuild of both the V-12 engine and the transaxle carried out by Rod Drew.

   Commissioned by the Virginia-based owner.

2. 2018Engine rebuild
   GTO Engineering Los Angeles

   Matching-numbers V-12 engine fully rebuilt with new pistons installed.

   Carried out concurrently with the broader mechanical work in Los Angeles; engine and transaxle number-matching status confirmed by mechanical stampings.

3. 2018Mechanical
   GTO Engineering Los Angeles

   At GTO Engineering's Los Angeles facility: electric power-steering kit installed, carburettors and rear shock absorbers rebuilt, brake booster rebuilt, new engine mount fitted, exhaust manifolds repaired, and camshafts adjusted.

   First phase of the consignor's comprehensive restoration programme; supported by invoices on file.

4. 2019Restoration
   GTO Engineering UK

   Comprehensive chassis rebuild at GTO Engineering's UK base, with the body removed and refinished in the original factory Blu Dino colour; interior retrimmed in period-correct tan leather with black Daytona seat inserts using hides sourced from HVL in the Netherlands.

   Work overseen by Mark Lyon, founder of GTO Engineering; the restoration also included conversion to LED instrument lighting and Xenon high-intensity-discharge headlamps for improved usability.

5. —
   Bodywork

   Exterior coachwork was refinished in rosso, departing from the original Blu Dino factory colour.

   Carried out during Dr. Elias Saadi's ownership, which lasted until 1999.

6. —
   Mechanical

   Mechanical refreshment encompassing a rebuild of the carburettors, transaxle, and rear suspension.

   Work completed prior to the Virginia owner's acquisition in February 2004.