1973 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona
- Colour
- 'Rosso Chiaro' (light red)
Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona, chassis 16445, is a U.S.-market example completed in March 1973 and originally delivered in Rosso Chiaro over Beige leather to its first owner in Massachusetts. The car retains all original mechanical components — including engine and gearbox — as confirmed by Ferrari Classiche certification awarded during a frame-off restoration carried out at Ferrari of Atlanta. It subsequently earned a Platinum award at a Ferrari Club of America Annual meet.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold US$715,000
- 1973-04-26 →Factory deliveryMartin Manzeillifull documentation
First retail owner, based in Belmont, Massachusetts. Car was delivered after minor freight damage was repaired at a body shop in Port Chester, New York.
- → 2006Acquisition unknownJohn P. Arnoldpartial documentation
Listed in the Ferrari Owners Club of America register by 1990, initially based in Old Greenwich, Connecticut, and later relocated to Charlestown, Rhode Island.
- 2010-08-01 →Acquisition unknownMarvin Bramepartial documentation
Owner based in North Carolina, as recorded in ownership documentation.
- 2011 → 2015-06-01Acquisition unknownJack Dowlingpartial documentation
Owner based in Marietta, Georgia. Car was partially restored during or prior to this ownership period.
- 2015-06-01 →Private saleCurrent consignorpartial documentation
Commissioned a full frame-off restoration at Ferrari of Atlanta over roughly eighteen months, during which Ferrari Classiche certification was obtained confirming all original mechanical components are intact.
Competition
- —Ferrari Club of AmericaFerrari Club of America Annual MeetPlatinum award
Car was exhibited following completion of its frame-off restoration and received the highest concours award category.
Maintenance & restoration
- 1973RepairE&S Body Shop
Pre-delivery bodywork repair to a damaged rear light and dented bumper caused by a pallet transporter during air freight handling.
Damage was reported by Pan Am Airways and the car was repaired in Port Chester, New York, before being handed over to the first owner.
- —Restoration
Partial restoration carried out prior to the consignor's acquisition; scope and workshop not recorded.
The car was described as partially restored when purchased by the consignor in June 2015.
- —RestorationFerrari of Atlanta
Comprehensive frame-off restoration returning the car to its original delivery specification, including Ferrari Classiche certification verifying the retention of all original mechanical components such as engine and gearbox.
Work took approximately eighteen months and was commissioned by the consignor beginning around mid-2015.
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