Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona
French title - Bought new by the company of Claude Lelouch - Continuous French history - Exceptionally powerful model - No reserve Lamborghini paved the way for a new configuration for high-performance sports cars, with a mid-engine format which allowed for a lower centre of gravity and improved weight distribution. However, when comparing the stability at high speed of a Lamborghini Miura and a Ferrari Daytona, one understands Enzo Ferrari's decision: the Daytona doesn't move an inch whereas the Miura has a tendency to lift at the front. Moreover, the Ferrari's attributes were confirmed by success in competition (including a victory in Tour Auto in 1972 for Andruet/Biche), which wasn't the case for the Miura. Having been the object of unwarranted criticism from certain specialists at the time, the Daytona today enjoys an legendary status for several reasons: it was the last front-engined V12 Ferrari from this period; smooth and ferocious at the same time, it delivered 352 bhp at 7,500 rpm which propelled the car to 270 km/h; its roadhandling qualities are unrivalled, particularly on large corners taken at speed; it displays a stunning design by Fioravanti for Pininfarina. The Ferrari Daytona on offer was sold new on 13 October 1972 by the Pozzi establishment to Films 13, of 15 Avenue Hoche in Paris. This company, belonged to Claude Lelouch, and so it was undoubtedly the celebrated filmmaker, passionate about sports cars, who was the first person to take to the wheel, having previously driven a 275 GTB. In midnight blue, our Daytona was registered 9988 YP 75. One year later, on 4 October 1973, the car was bought by a Parisian by the name of Michel D'Amato, before changing hands again on 18 January 1974, and being re-registered 9981 QU 95. On 1 August 1975, it headed to the Lyon region and received a new number: 2583 FV 69. Three years later, on 15 November 1978, it was sold to M. Jean-Pierre Degenève, owner of the Toyota garage in Annemasse, Savoie. He kept the car for longer than its previous owners, selling it to a collector from Lyon on 2 April 1987. The latter, a Ferrari enthusiast who had driven several Daytonas, told us that " This Daytona drove well, and I used it twice in the 100 GT race at Dijon in 1987 and 1988. Throughout the time I had the car, it was absolutely perfect. " In 1989, on 19 June, Maître Poulain was entrusted to sell it at auction. At that time, it had covered 54,580 km and this was the day that the car was bought by M. Pierre Brignole. Since then, the car has been driven very little, as shown by the odometer reading of 57,650 km. It is offered in superb condition, and appears to have retained its original interior. Moreover, this is one of the " 365 GTB4-A " series, a European version with retractable headlights. This car offers a rare opportunity to acquire a Daytona with known history, sold by Pozzi to the first owner, a passionate and talented filmmaker, which has only covered 3,000 km in the last twenty years. Here is a car still undervalued by collectors, which draws to an end the line of legendary front-engined Ferrari berlinettas with brio.
French title - Bought new by the company of Claude Lelouch - Continuous French history - Exceptionally powerful model - No reserve Lamborghini paved the way for a new configuration for high-performance sports cars, with a mid-engine format which allowed for a lower centre of gravity and improved weight distribution. However, when comparing the stability at high speed of a Lamborghini Miura and a Ferrari Daytona, one understands Enzo Ferrari's decision: the Daytona doesn't move an inch whereas the Miura has a tendency to lift at the front. Moreover, the Ferrari's attributes were confirmed by success in competition (including a victory in Tour Auto in 1972 for Andruet/Biche), which wasn't the case for the Miura. Having been the object of unwarranted criticism from certain specialists at the time, the Daytona today enjoys an legendary status for several reasons: it was the last front-engined V12 Ferrari from this period; smooth and ferocious at the same time, it delivered 352 bhp at 7,500 rpm which propelled the car to 270 km/h; its roadhandling qualities are unrivalled, particularly on large corners taken at speed; it displays a stunning design by Fioravanti for Pininfarina. The Ferrari Daytona on offer was sold new on 13 October 1972 by the Pozzi establishment to Films 13, of 15 Avenue Hoche in Paris. This company, belonged to Claude Lelouch, and so it was undoubtedly the celebrated filmmaker, passionate about sports cars, who was the first person to take to the wheel, having previously driven a 275 GTB. In midnight blue, our Daytona was registered 9988 YP 75. One year later, on 4 October 1973, the car was bought by a Parisian by the name of Michel D'Amato, before changing hands again on 18 January 1974, and being re-registered 9981 QU 95. On 1 August 1975, it headed to the Lyon region and received a new number: 2583 FV 69. Three years later, on 15 November 1978, it was sold to M. Jean-Pierre Degenève, owner of the Toyota garage in Annemasse, Savoie. He kept the car for longer than its previous owners, selling it to a collector from Lyon on 2 April 1987. The latter, a Ferrari enthusiast who had driven several Daytonas, told us that " This Daytona drove well, and I used it twice in the 100 GT race at Dijon in 1987 and 1988. Throughout the time I had the car, it was absolutely perfect. " In 1989, on 19 June, Maître Poulain was entrusted to sell it at auction. At that time, it had covered 54,580 km and this was the day that the car was bought by M. Pierre Brignole. Since then, the car has been driven very little, as shown by the odometer reading of 57,650 km. It is offered in superb condition, and appears to have retained its original interior. Moreover, this is one of the " 365 GTB4-A " series, a European version with retractable headlights. This car offers a rare opportunity to acquire a Daytona with known history, sold by Pozzi to the first owner, a passionate and talented filmmaker, which has only covered 3,000 km in the last twenty years. Here is a car still undervalued by collectors, which draws to an end the line of legendary front-engined Ferrari berlinettas with brio.