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May 24, 2023
About 3 million euros is the estimated auction price for this spectacular Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona prototype for sale.
“Ferraristas” of the world you are in luck. One of the most desired Ferraris in history is for sale. RM Sotheby’s auction the first prototype of the 365 GTB/4 Daytona, from 1967.
This is an opportunity to get a prototype version of one of the most iconic Ferrari in history. The 365 GTB/4 Daytona, better known simply as the Daytona, is one of the most recognizable and legendary GTs of all time.
It was the fastest car of its time with a top speed of 280 km/h.
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The car has been fully restored, exhibited at the Ferrari museum and certified by Ferrari Classiche. It’s as good as the old Ferraris. We can’t say how much it will sell for, but considering that a Daytona found in a dilapidated barn of no real significance sold for $2.2 million, it won’t be cheap.
Rumors suggest that the favorite aspect of the design of this prototype for Enzo Ferrari, founder of the brand, was his side profile, which it shares a lot with the production model. There are also certain similarities with the Jaguar E-Type, one of the most beautiful cars in automotive history.
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As for the thruster, equip a completely unique Colombo engine, not to be seen in any other road-going Ferrari of the time. It is fitted with a dry sump, three valve heads instead of the usual four valves per cylinder, dual ignition, two spark plugs per cylinder and six Weber 40 DCN18 carburettors.
The block, a V12, is based on that of a Ferrari 330 GT, which offers 347 hp of maximum power and 431 Nm of torque and which allows the Daytona to reach a top speed 280 km/h.
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Regarding this particular unit, it exported from Italy to the United States in 1972, and it changed owners a couple of times from then until 2003. At that time, the car was not in the best condition and its owner, decided to embark on a complete restoration.
This fully restored Daytona It has been exhibited at the Ferrari museum and certified by Ferrari Classiche, which anticipates that its sale price will not be low by any means. To get an idea, a similar copy but in much worse condition was sold a couple of years ago for more than 2 million euros.
