Warm Breezes Await for Ferrari Daytona Spyder Conversion
Whether parked along the French Riviera or rolling down the Mediterranean, Daytona Spider defines class.
It’s 1972. ABBA and Rod Stewart are rocking the airwaves, The Godfather raked in all the cash from the box office, and HBO (which screened the blockbuster some time later) arrived as the first subscription cable channel in the United States.
Also in 1972: a few more Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytonas rolled out of Maranello, like this one we found while scanning the listings for Silverstone Auctions’ next big happening, scheduled to take place May 10 and 11 at Heythrop Park in Oxfordshire, England.
This right-hand drive Daytona started off as a berlinetta, only to make a trans-Atlantic trek to Costa Mesa, California in 1978 for a spyder conversion. It definitely makes everything easier as far as welcoming the sun goes.
Under the Daytona’s long hood is Ferrari’s famed Colombo V12. Originally placed in the 275 GTB/4, the big unit continued on in the 365 as a 4.4-liter beast, making 347 horses and 318 lb-ft of torque back in its day. With help from its five-speed manual, the Daytona soared to 60 mph in only 5.4 seconds, a respectable number to this day.
And what better way to enjoy all that power than in one of the tan leather seats parked behind the black suede dash and sweeping windshield. Just imagine all the views to be had behind the wheel of this Ferrari, from sunsets in Saint-Tropez, to the winding streets of Rome.
Combined with the Blue Dino Metallizzato paint on the exterior, this Daytona is the beach personified, a look that, as Sir Stewart would sing, it wears well.
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