RM Auctions: Ferrari - Leggenda e Passione
May 17, 2009
ADMISSION:
Admission to this event requires the purchase of an official auction catalog available for 70 euros. The catalogue admits two and must be presented at the entrance to the sale to be granted entry.
AUCTION LOCATION
Ferrari S.p.A.
Circuito di Fiorano
Via Villeneuve 23
41042 Fiorano
Maranello, Italia
Estimate:
€2.500.000-€3.200.000
Est. 400 bhp, 4,390 cc dual overhead camshaft V-12 engine, five-speed manual transaxle, four-wheel independent suspension with coil springs and tube shocks, four-wheel disc brakes. Wheelbase: 2,400 mm (94.5 in.)
The Ferrari 365 GTB 4 “Daytona” was neither intended nor designed for competition use, but like all Ferraris it had the basic attributes: a powerful and reliable engine, competent chassis with predictable handling and refined aerodynamics. Its speed, power and aerodynamics commended it to the great endurance races of its day, like Le Mans, Sebring and Daytona.
Luigi Chinetti was the firs