To Be OFFERED AT AUCTION at RM Sothebys' The Petersen Automotive
Museum Auction event, 8 December 2018.
Estimate:
$725,000 - $825,000
- Presented in highly original condition; just over 11,000 miles
from new
- Unearthed in 2011 after 30 years of storage
- Careful cosmetic and mechanical refurbishment by Carrozzeria
Zanasi
- Ferrari Classiche certified; retains its original
drivetrain
The fascinating Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona presented here, chassis
14999, was produced for the 1972 model year and shipped to Luigi
Chinetti Motors in Greenwich, Connecticut, in February of that
year. Finished in Rosso Cordoba (106-R-7 Salchi) over a Pelle Beige
(VM 3218) interior with Nero seat inserts, it was sold new to
Howard O'Flynn of Fort Lee, New Jersey, in April. Allegedly, this
is one of only five Daytonas to have left the factory in this
color, a darker shade of red, nearing brown, than Ferrari's typica
Rosso Corsa. O'Flynn was a banker and certainly no stranger to
Ferraris. A close friend of Luigi Chinetti, he was a supporter of
the North American Racing Team (NART) and at one point owned and
campaigned one of Chinetti's former 365 GT4 BB Competiziones at the
1978 24 Hours of Le Mans.
According to a copy of an insurance card on file, O'Flynn kept the
car in New Jersey until at least 1976. Sometime in the 1980s,
allegedly still in the ownership of O'Flynn, the Daytona moved to
Texas and was put into storage with a Maserati Bora and a Ferrari
Dino 246 GTS. There, the Daytona remained untouched for
approximately 30 years, when it was unearthed with only 9,750 miles
on the odometer. Photos of the car in storage and its discovery
accompany the history file; it is understood that the car needed
very little to get it running again other than a swap of fluids and
carburetor overhaul.
In 2013, the Daytona left the U.S. when it was purchased by a
gentleman in Germany. Upon arrival, it was sent to Ferrari Eberlein
in Kassel to be inspected for Ferrari Classiche certification.
Shortly thereafter, it was sent to Carrozzeria Zanasi in Maranello,
a skilled shop that works directly with Ferrari. There, the
original paint, now deteriorated from many years in storage, was
stripped. The body was found to be in excellent condition, and the
car was repainted in its original color. Simultaneously, a full
mechanical inspection was undertaken, and any item that needed
replacement to insure safe driving was replaced.
Purchased by its current owner in 2016, the car was returned to the
U.S. and has appeared at a handful of concours events since its
return stateside. Its first showing was at the Ferrari Club of
America Annual Meet in 2017 where it was awarded a Platinum Award.
Later that year, the car was shown at Concorso Italiano and
appeared at the Casa Ferrari at Pebble Beach in 2017.
It is accompanied by a tool roll, a file of documentation
containing invoices from the recent work completed by Ferrari
Eberlein and Carozzeria Zanasi. The Daytona's Classiche
certification binder confirms its level of amazing originality, as
the car retains both its original engine and gearbox. The odometer
is currently showing just over 11,000 miles from new, only 2,000 of
which have been accumulated since the car was removed from
long-term storage seven years ago. This is surely amongst the
lowest mileage and most original Daytona in existence, thanks to
its many years in storage and careful custodianship from subsequent
owners.To view this car and others currently consigned to this
auction, please visit the RM website at
rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/ca18.
