1973 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona
- Engine
- 4.3L V12 DOHC, 352 hp
- Colour
- Metallic silver ('Argento Metallizzato')
Chassis 16795 is a 1973 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona berlinetta finished in Argento Metallizzato over Nero leather, built for the US market and dispatched via William Harrah's Modern Classic Motors dealership. Purchased new by Dr. Jack Frost of Dubuque, Iowa, the car spent decades in climate-controlled storage, essentially undriven, and is believed to retain its largely original factory finish. With a matching-numbers engine and transaxle and a documented odometer reading of just over 4,300 miles, it ranks among the most original surviving examples of the model.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold US$857,500
- 1973 → 1994Private saleDr. Jack Frostfull documentation
Purchased new via Modern Classic Motors in Dubuque, Iowa; left the car undriven at the dealership until 1980, then kept it in climate-controlled storage without ever registering it, maintaining the original Italian MSO throughout.
- 1994 → 1999Private saleKevin Collinspartial documentation
Louisville, Kentucky resident who retained the car for roughly five years before selling it to a Pennsylvania dealer with 361 miles on the odometer.
- 1999 → 2000Private salePennsylvania dealerpartial documentation
Described as a respected trade seller based in Pennsylvania; served as an intermediary before the car moved to a New York buyer.
- 2000-10-01 → 2013Private saleNew York enthusiastpartial documentation
Acquired the car with 475 miles showing; held the berlinetta for approximately thirteen years before it passed to a Connecticut-based owner.
- 2013 → 2018Private saleConnecticut-based collectorpartial documentation
Held the car for a few years before selling it to the current consignor in early 2018.
- 2018 →Private saleCurrent consignorpartial documentation
Most recent owner prior to the auction; car was catalogued showing 4,367 miles, suggesting continued very low usage during their tenure.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- —Service
A sympathetic mechanical freshening is recommended to prepare the car for road use, though no such work had been carried out as of cataloguing.
The prose describes this as ideal future work rather than completed maintenance; included as the only maintenance-related mention in the catalogue.
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