31,500

• One of 149 right hand drive examples
• Ferrari Classiche certified
• Highly original and matching numbers example

One of the most talked about releases at 1968 Paris Motor Show was Ferrari's brand new Berlinetta. It was expected to be called Daytona to celebrate Ferrari's 1-2-3 finish in the 1967 Daytona 24 Hours race. At the launch however the press was proven wrong as it was just dubbed 365 GTB/4 but the name stuck and to this day it is still referred to as the 'Daytona'. Ironically, it was intended to be called Daytona - but when the name leaked out prematurely Ferrari reverted to using the traditional system. Pininfarina's Leonardo Fioravanti, later the famed Carrozzeria' director of research and development, was responsible for the influential shark-nosed styling, creating a package that reinstated the traditional 'long bonnet, small cabin, short tail' look in a manner suggesting muscular horsepower while retaining all the elegance associated with the Italian coachbuilder's work for Maranello. One of Pininfarina's countless masterpieces, the influential shark-nosed body style featured an unusual full-width transparent panel covering the headlamps, though this was replaced by electrically operated pop-up lights to meet US requirements soon after the start of production in the second half of 1969. Fioravanti later revealed that the Daytona was his favourite among the many Ferraris he designed.

The engine was based on the 330 unit and featured double overhead camshafts, first seen on a production Ferrari only two years earlier. The oval tube ladder type frame was as traditional as the engine layout. Although the prototype had been styled and built by Pininfarina in Turin, manufacture of the production version was entrusted to Ferrari's subsidiary Scaglietti in Modena. The Daytona's all-alloy, four-cam, V12 engine displaced 4,390cc and produced its maximum output of 352bhp at 7,500rpm, with 318lb/ft of torque available at 5,500 revs. Dry-sump lubrication enabled it to be installed low in the oval-tube frame, while shifting the gearbox to the rear, in the form of a five-speed transaxle, meant 50/50 weight distribution could be achieved. The all-independent wishbone and coil-spring suspension was a recent development, having originated in the preceding 275 GTB. Unlike the contemporary 365 GTC/4, the Daytona was not available with power steering, a feature then deemed inappropriate for a 'real' sportscar. There was, however, servo assistance for the four-wheel ventilated disc brakes.Air conditioning was optional, but elsewhere the Daytona remained uncompromisingly focussed on delivering nothing less than superlative high performance.

In 1968 the Daytona was the most expensive production Ferrari ever and, with a top speed in excess of 170mph, was also the world's fastest production car. The Daytona would be manufactured for just four years and not until the arrival of the 456 GT in 1992 would Ferrari build anything like it again. Only 1,300 Berlinetta models and 121 Spyder convertibles had been made when production ceased in 1973.

One of only 149 Daytona's manufactured in right hand drive configuration, chassis number '15381' was ordered from Maranello Concessionaires in January 1972 by Callanders Garage of Glasgow for Mr. Alistair Stewart. The car was delivered complete with toolkit, air conditioning and Voxson Sonar stereo radio/cassette with electric antenna. It was finished in Blu Chiaro Metallizzato with beige Connolly leather interior trim and one of only six UK cars finished in this elegant colour combination. Completed in March 1972 and dispatched from Maranello to the UK, Mr. Stewart took delivery on 25th April 1972 and the Ferrari was first registered as 'KHS 12K'. Additional items supplied and fitted by Maranello Concessionaires included extra side lights, a 'Prancing Horse' on the boot lid, a nose bar, and Lucas spot lamps.

Mr. Stewart owned the car for a couple of years before selling it to Mr. Sandford, a Surrey-based motor dealer and owner of Roy Salvadori's former business, Elmbridge Motors. The Ferrari was then offered for sale without success, it was also painted red in an effort to find a buyer, however Mike Sandford decided to keep the car for his own personal use and reregistered it as 'GGT 1N' in 1975. The caring custodian Mike Sandford drove the car sparingly on leisurely jaunts from his home near Petworth to Goodwood and for get-togethers with friends at London's Steering Wheel Club. Having owned the car for more than 30 years and covering fewer than 7,000 miles during that time (as confirmed by a complete set of MoT test certificates) he decided to sell the car and re-registered it as 'NRX 572K'. In early 2006, the car was sold to Graham Horder and treated to a mechanical overhaul by Reeders.

In February 2012, the car was purchased by John Mayston-Taylor, former proprietor and MD of Lynx. With a mere 26,862 miles recorded, the car was given a thorough mechanical overhaul and returned to its original colour of Blu Chiaro Metallizzato, while being reregistered as 'OVV 4'. Official Ferrari Classiche Certification was granted in January 2013 and the following September the car returned to Italy for the first time in more than 40 years, participating in the exclusive Italia Classica and running faultlessly throughout the event. A discreet, switchable, electric power steering unit was installed, which we are told transforms the driving experience.

In 2016 the car changed hands to our vendor, after being offered for auction at Goodwood. Purchased to fulfil a dream of driving a Ferrari Daytona to Monaco which he duly completed, the car then became part of a private collection in Cheshire. When first purchased, Trevor Farrington Ltd of Cheshire maintained the car and when not in use it is permanently garaged in a heated room. The car has been treated to further regular services and was recently serviced in January of this year.

The car is sold complete with V5C registration document, Ferrari Classiche Red Book, its original leather wallet with all books and the original tool roll complete with tools. Copies of original factory correspondence, service and repair invoices, and near every MoT test certificate are included. Currently sitting on chrome wire wheels (the original five star wheels are also sold with the car).

With a total mileage of just 31,500 and multiple long-term ownership including nearly a decade with our vendor, the car remains in highly original and unmolested condition, making it very rare among cars of its type today. Benefitting from a recent service and driving superbly, this iconic low-mileage Daytona must be one of the very best examples currently available. Consigned by Mathew Priddy