1972 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Spyder

This Ferrari is the 66th of 121 Daytona Spiders constructed by the factory. The car was ordered new by James Lewis Meador, of Roanoke, Virginia, through Algar Enterprises, the official Ferrari distributor based in Rosemont, Pennsylvania, on September 7, 1972. Mr. Meador specified the car to be outfitted with a Blaupunkt radio and air conditioning and trimmed in a unique color combination of Rosso Chiaro (20-R-190) over a Bianca leather with Blu inserts and carpeting. The car was to be delivered on or around December of 1972, however it is believed that it was not delivered to Meador until mid-1973 and that it was instead fitted with a Becker Mexico radio.

By 1975, the Daytona Spider had made its way to Florida and into the ownership of Richard Katz of Coconut Grove, Florida, who had purchased the car from Joe Marchetti. Mr. Katz owned the car for a year before selling it to Alan R. Patterson, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was later acquired by Jean Banchet who retained the car until 1988. It was eventually sold to Stuart Hayim of Los Angeles, CA. In his care, the car was given a restoration. The body was stripped and repainted Red with a refinished black leather interior. The restoration cost $75,000.

In January of 1992, the car was purchased by Dennis Farey. Mr. Farey displayed the car at the 30th annual Ferrari Club of America International Concours d'Elegance at Monterey, where it won a Gold award. The car was also shown in his ownership at the Palo Alto Concours d'Elegance, and it would later be featured in articles in Forza and Millionaire magazines in 1998.

The next owner was Bill Kling, of Malibu, California, who purchased it with 27,375 miles on its odometer, in July 2000. While in his care, it was given a complete mechanical overhaul, which included rebuilding the half-shafts, the drive box, and the steering box, as well as rebuilding the transmission with new synchros. The engine received new gaskets and a valve job, and the suspension was restored, with parts being replaced and refinished where necessary.

After the work was completed, it earned two Platinum awards in FCA judging at the FCA Nationals in Los Angeles in 2002 and once again in 2004.

The current caretaker acquired it in 2011. It now shows just over 33,500 miles.

By Daniel Vaughan | Sep 2015