1971 Ferrari 365 Daytona

In the winter of 1967 Ferrari would introduce a new prototype featuring a 4-cam V-12 engine. This new Berlinetta would be well received and would eventually lead to what would be considered one of the most beautiful models ever produced by Ferrari.

Ferrari would realize they could do even better. They had the looks, now it was about the power. The answer would come in the form of a lengthened Tipo 251 engine. This evolved engine would be 4.4-liters and would be able to develop a little more than 350hp as a result of six Weber carburetors.

This Daytona, chassis 14335, would be completed in June of 1971 and would be adorned with Rosso Chiaro paint and black leather interior. One of the extras in this particular model is factory air conditioning.

Upon completion, the car would make its way to the United States and Modern Classic Motors located in Reno, Nevada. Though the Daytona would arrive in the United States in 1971, the first known owner would be Emil Martini of Beverly Hills in 1974.

Two years later the car would change hands. Robert Martini would be the next owner. This meant the car would leave the west coast and would make its way to Hillsdale, New Jersey. The car would remain with Robert in New Jersey over the next few years and would even make more than a couple of appearances at the Ferrari Club of America National meeting. During this time a black trim stripe would appear. In addition to the stripe, the car would be seen with brand new Borrani wheels.

In 1996, and with the car still with Martini, the car would undergo restoration efforts. At this time the engine and transmission would be rebuilt. This work would be entrusted to Berlinetta Motorcars based in New York.

Martini would take ownership of the Daytona in 1976 and would retain the car well into the new millennium. Over the course of this more than two decade ownership the car would spend more than a dozen years in a museum.

Martini would not part with the Daytona until 2013, after more than 37 years. This long period of ownership would make this particular Daytona very desirable, what with its factory air conditioning and more than three decades with one owner.


Made available to the public in the 2015 Bonhams Quail Lodge auction, this 1971 Ferrari would certainly be an intriguing addition late in the auction. When the bidding came to an end a final sale price of $748,000 would be achieved.

By Jeremy McMullen