Vehicle Description
1973 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 "Daytona"
Year 1973
Make Ferrari
Model 365 GTB/4
Type Daytona Coup�
Production Sequence No 1093
Scaglietti Body No 1199
Chassis No 16685
Engine Type Tipo 251
Engine No B2514
Gearbox Type Tipo 605
Gearbox No 1241
Final Drive Ratio 10/33 (3.3:1)
Exterior Color "Rosso Chiaro 20-R-190 Salchi" (Red)
Interior Color "Pelle Nera VM8500" (Black Leather with Red Seat
Inserts)
Mileage 30,849 Miles
Standard Options of AC and Power Windows plus Multi-Band Stereo
Cassette Radio and Power Antenna
Background:
Ferrari's iconic Daytona, was officially designated the Ferrari 365
GTB/4 but obviously far more commonly referred to simply as the
Daytona. The name "Daytona" came about as a result of Ferrari's
sweeping "1-2-3" victory at the 24 Hours of Daytona in 1967. The
Daytona replaced Ferraris aging 275 GTB/4 as their new flagship,
top-of-the-line production model beginning in 1968. It was
initially introduced to the world at the Paris Auto Salon in 1968
and would go on to be produced over a full five-year production run
that would eventually see no less than 1,284 examples being
completed making it even more rare than Ferraris F40 SuperCar.
Unlike Lamborghini's contemporary, all-new, mid-engined Miura, the
Daytona was a traditional front-engined, rear-drive sport car that
also saw significant success on the track. The engine, known
internally by Ferrari as the Tipo 251 was developed from the
earlier Colombo V12 used in the 275 GTB/4. Displacement was
dramatically increased from 3.3-liters to 4.0-liters. Compression
ration was also raised dramatically to 9.3:1 and it was officially
rated at 352bhp which gave it a top speed of just shy of 175mph.
The gearbox was a fully synchronized five-speed transaxle with a
"ZF" limited slip differential. The transaxle was mounted in the
rear for optimal weight distribution, and a four-wheel independent
suspension featured wishbones and coil springs at all four
corners.
Styling on Ferraris new Daytona was revolutionary in all regards.
Although a Pininfarina design, as with many previous Ferrari road
cars styled by Leonardo Fioravanti, the 365 GTB/4 was radically
different, replacing the traditional rounded design with much more
sharp-edged styling.
Early Daytonas featured fixed headlights behind an acrylic glass
cover. A new U.S. safety regulation banning headlights behind
covers resulted in retractable pop-up twin headlights from 1971
until the end of production.
Production of the Daytona ended in mid-1973 but private racing
teams continued to have success with them over the next few years
including a second overall finish at the 24 Hours of Daytona and
many podium finishes at other prestigious races around the world.
Not until 1980 was Ferraris last front engine GT racer finally
retired from active racing.
Daytona 16685:
This particular Ferrari Daytona is a standard production, North
American Market model. It was assembled in in January of 1973 and
delivered in September of 1973 making it one of the very last
examples delivered new. This Daytona was ordered new by Bill
Harrah's West Coast Ferrari Distributorship, Modern Classic Motors
of Reno, Nevada. The original delivery specification as well as
current specification was verified by the Ferrari Factory on
November 29th, 2017. This confirmed the following details:
-Production Sequence No 1093
-Scaglietti Body No 1199
-Chassis No 16685
-Engine Type Tipo 251
-Engine No B2514
-Gearbox Type Tipo 605
-Gearbox No 1241
-Exterior Color "Rosso Chiaro 20-R-190 Salchi"
-Interior Color "Pelle Nera VM8500"
The original owner was James Culver of Seattle, Washington. Little
is known about his ownership, however noted Ferrari collector and
founder of Foreign Cars Italia in Greensboro, North Carolina, Steve
Barney reported on September 17th, 1984 that the car was owned and
offered for sale by Ms. Kim Culver in Seattle Washington. It is not
known how she was related to James Culver but thought to be either
his wife or daughter. It was described by her as an original USA
version, red with black interior and had covered 26,500 miles from
new.
In 1986, the Ferrari Owners Club of America ownership registry
listed Mr. Roy K. Farris of Palm Desert, California as the current
owner, but that was a typographical error. The car had in fact
remained in Washington State where it had been sold new. The
following year, in 1987, Portland, Oregon Ferrari dealer, Monte
Shelton offered this Ferrari for sale describing it as red with
black interior, completely original with all manuals plus
documentation. Two sets of wheels and tires, Borranis and Star
Mags.
Shortly thereafter this Ferrari was sold and purchased by a
Japanese Museum Collection. Total mileage at the time of purchase
was 28,600 miles. It was shipped to Japan and first road-registered
there on April 12th, 1988. It was issued Nagoya plates "33 1557."
The original Japanese owner was the world-famous museum collector,
Mr. Takeo Kato. The vehicle was a prominent fixture in his
collection for the next six years until being sold to a prominent
Ferrari dealer, Motoyama Corporation in Gifu City. The sale took
place on July 19th, 1993 and the vehicle was issued new Gifu plates
"33 365." Just shy of one year later, on June 28th, 1994 the
vehicle registration was transferred with in the Motoyama
corporation but the vehicle remained on the Gifu registration
plates issued previously. Again on September 4th, 1996, a transfer
took place again within the company and then again on May 30th,
1997. A final transfer within the Motoyama Corporation took place
on August 6th, 2004. On September 1st, 2008, Motoyama Corporation
sold this Ferrari to a dealer in Chome City. New plates "300 8930"
were then issued for the vehicle. Less than one month later, on
October 16th, 2008, another dealer in Fukuoka purchased this
Ferrari. It was then registered again on Fukuoka City plates "300
3957." The vehicle remained owned by this dealer and on the same
plates but registration was changed on October 1st, 2010. This
occurred again on October 17th, 2014. On March 19th, 2015, this
Ferrari was purchased by another dealer in Gunma. It was then
issued Gunma City plates "330 365." The same company then
re-registered the vehicle using the sam plates on August 6th, 2015.
On April 25th, 2016 this Ferrari was sold to a dealer in Tokyo and
registered there on plates "399 9812." It would remain with this
dealer and on these plates until our recent purchase on September
25th, 2018.
The Japanese registration records provide the following recored
mileage entries:
-April 28th, 1988 28,600 Miles
-December 20th 2015 30,700 Miles
-November 4th, 2016 30,800 Miles
-August 6th, 2017 30,800 Miles
-September 25th, 2017 30,849 Miles
From the above history and Japanese records, it would appear that
this vehicle has had two known private US owners and two US dealer
owners. The registration records from Japan are highly detailed and
document Just a single private owner, the famous Ferrari collector,
Takeo Kato and four different Ferrari dealer owners during the 29
years it spent in Japan prior to our purchase. The history and
registration records also document the vehicles mileage through the
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