1969 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 'Daytona' Berlinetta (alloy-bodied street version)
- Engine
- Matching-numbers unit with corresponding transaxle (specific displacement and configuration not detailed in text)
- Colour
- Light red ('Rosso Chiaro')
Chassis 12653 is a Ferrari 365 GTB/4 'Daytona' berlinetta uniquely distinguished as the sole road-going example bodied in aluminium by Scaglietti, approximately the 30th car in the production sequence. Completed in June 1969 in Rosso Chiaro over Nero leather and fitted with Plexiglas headlamp covers and electric windows, it was delivered via the Bologna dealer to Autosprint magazine founder Luciano Conti. After several Italian owners it was imported to Japan in 1971, eventually entering long-term storage for nearly four decades, emerging in barn-find condition with matching-numbers engine and transaxle confirmed by marque historian Marcel Massini in 2017.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold €1,807,000 (≈ $1.99M)
- 1969-09-01 → 1969-09-01Factory deliveryMotor S.p.A. di Carla Allegrettifull documentation
Bologna-based Ferrari dealership that received the car for retail distribution; held only briefly before selling to first private owner.
- 1969-09-01 → 1970-09-01Private saleLuciano Contifull documentation
Founder and publisher of Autosprint magazine and reportedly a close personal acquaintance of Enzo Ferrari; the car was sold through his company.
- 1970-09-01 → 1970-10-01Private saleGuido Maranpartial documentation
Verona-based owner who held the car only briefly before reselling.
- 1970-10-01 → 1971-07-01Private saleCarlo Ferruzzipartial documentation
Ravenna-based owner; Italian registration was cancelled in July 1971 when the car was prepared for export.
- 1971-10-01 →Acquisition unknownJapanese dealership importerpartial documentation
Unnamed Japanese dealership that imported the car roughly three months after Italian deregistration; the car was featured in a Japanese enthusiast publication in early 1972.
- 1975-05-01 → 1979-04-01Private saleGoro Guwapartial documentation
Gifu, Japan-based owner who held the car for approximately four years.
- 1979-04-01 →Private saleTateo Itopartial documentation
Nagoya-based owner; held the car for close to one year before it passed to the next owner.
- Date unknownPrivate saleMakoto Takaipartial documentation
Long-term custodian who kept the car in storage for nearly four decades; the vehicle became something of a legend among a small number of collectors during this period. Multiple acquisition attempts by others were unsuccessful.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- 2017InspectionMarcel Massini
Comprehensive evaluation by Ferrari marque historian confirming matching-numbers status of engine and transaxle against factory build records, verifying Scaglietti body stampings on aluminium panels, and assessing interior originality.
Conducted while car was in barn-find condition; odometer reading of 36,390 km noted and considered to reflect genuine use.
- —Modification
Various minor cosmetic changes made by successive Japanese owners; specifics not detailed but noted as not significantly affecting the car's overall authenticity.
Attributed collectively to the car's Japanese ownership period.
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