Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona, 1972
Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona II
Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona II•
•4 مشاهدة
Chassis No.: 15757
- Exterior: Rosso Chiaro
- Interior: Tan
- 19,981 miles since new
- Delivered new to Ronald Dorst of Saratoga California via Vancouver Ferrari dealer Clarke Simpkins Motors
- Sold in 1994 to noted Ferrari collector and wine maker Gil Nickel of Oakville, California
- Chassis and engine bay restored to platinum level quality
- 4.4L V-12 engine
- 5-speed manual gearbox
- Recent repaint in original Rosso Chiaro
- Original Tan leather interior with Black inserts
- Air conditioning
- Power windows
- Borani wire wheels
- Tool kit and jack
- Owner’s manuals
- Massini report by Ferrari historian Marcel Massini
- Ferrari Classiche certificate
Classically proportioned and endowed with a muscular twin-cam V-12 and race-proven underpinnings, the Ferrari 365 GTB/4 introduced in 1968 both pleased and surprised those who expected Ferrari to answer such exotic competition as the new Lamborghini Miura with its own mid-engined supercar. The V-12’s forward location was balanced by placing the gearbox at the rear with the differential, following the practice employed in the superbly balanced 275 GTB, which also contributed its suspension layout, incorporating coil-sprung upper and lower A-arms at all four corners and independent rear half shafts bracketed by constant velocity joints.
The 365 GTB therefore had all the ingredients for a great road car—balance, agility and power—but it was Pininfarina’s design that completed it as a Ferrari, with taut surfaces, a compact but airy greenhouse and the distinctive sharp-edged nose whose initial covered-headlight design soon gave way to pop-up units that served to maintain Pininfarina’s clean design. All these classic features constitute this absolutely splendid 1972 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona built in 1972 and delivered new to Ronald Dorst of Saratoga, California, via Vancouver, British Columbia, Ferrari dealer Clarke Simpkins Motors.
Factory finished in Rosso Chiaro with a tan leather interior, it offers air conditioning, power windows, chromed Borrani wire wheels with Michelin XWX radial tires and a Becker Europa II AM/FM radio. In 1994, noted Ferrari collector and vintner Gil Nickel of Oakville, California, purchased this Daytona. Given his well-known reputation as a Ferrari connoisseur, the late Nickel’s ownership of this car can itself be taken as particularly high praise. Recently painted in the original Rosso Chiaro and showing just 19,909 original miles, the car has been restored to concours quality, including the beautifully aged interior and platinum-level detailing of the chassis and engine compartment.
The car has been documented by Ferrari historian Marcel Massini and comes complete with the tool kit and jack, owner’s manuals and an extensive history file including old photos, repair receipts, notes and letters from Nickel during his research and purchase negotiations.
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