One to Buy: 13,000 mile Blu Ortis 1972 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona
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The 365 GTB/4 was expected to be Ferrari’s last front V12-engined two-seater prior to the arrival of a highly anticipated new generation of mid-engined machine known to be in the pipeline.
Unveiled at the Paris Motor Show in September 1968, the Pininfarina-styled 365 GTB/4 broke with convention on account of a chiselled wedge-like profile which enabled it to cut through the air and on to a top speed of 174mph.
Production continued in Berlinetta and Spyder formats until late 1973 by which time 1284 and 121 examples had respectively been manufactured (excluding prototypes).
Famously, the handsome machine was nicknamed Daytona on account of Ferrari’s clean sweep of the podium places in what was an embarrassing defeat for Ford at the 1967 Daytona 24 Hours.
Recently arrived at the Canepa showroom in Scotts Valley, California, is surely one of the lowest mileage examples of a 365 GTB/4 in existence.
Chassis 15273 was originally delivered to Ferrari enthusiast Jorge Carnicero in 1972, after which it was sold to Thomas Kern in 1975. Later that year, and still with less than 1000 miles on the odometer, 15273 changed hands again, this time to Regina and John Doll who retained it for the next 41 years.
Today offered fresh from a concours-level restoration focused on preservation of 15273’s remarkable originality, this sensational Blu Ortis Daytona currently shows a little under 13,000 miles on the odometer and is accompanied by a fully documented history and complete original toolkit.
