"Lost" Daytona Spyder

In miami in mid 70's my partner & I each had Daytona Spyders.
Mine was 16223, which recently sold at auction. The other was an earlier VIN (unknown)
It was fly yellow with tan daytonas and spoke (non wire) wheels. I heard at one point it had been a pace car at Sebring but this was never confirmed. It popped a gas line on Biscayne Blvd. in miami which caused a small engine fire that was quickly extinguished. Anyway that was it for my partner and he sold the car shortly therafter, probably 1974-5 or so. Any info on this "lost" spyder would be appreciated.

 

pm Marcel.

If anyone, he would know.

 

http://www.barchetta.cc/english/All.Ferraris/Detail/14539.365.GTS4.htm

 

Many thanks.
The lost Daytona has now been found and it appears is still residing in Florida

 

The vintage section of FerrariChat always amazes me! Mysteries of the universe, solved within a day or two, time and time again!

 

It certainly IS amazing how the community responds and the wealth of information available before the age of computer database.

 

I have the original onwers manuel with all documents to the "lost" Daytona mentioned in the thread with S/N 14539. If any of you know the owner of he car please foward this on to he or she.

 

I have the original owners manuel for a 365 GTS/4 with a chassis number of 14539. Does anyone know the owner of this car? I would like to sell it to the proper owner before I let it go to auction. thanks

 

Preston Henn?

 

Preston Henn, $wap $hop, Ft. Lauderdale/FL, owns the car since decades.
Here is 14539 at Sebring April 2003.

Marcel Massini
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Marcel the car in the background looks like a 330GT in Verde Medio.
do you know ?

 

5919 GT.

Marcel Massini

 

thanks
you never fail

 

Verde Medio 19400 M it is.

Marcel Massini

 

Would it be too much to ask if you had a photo
and can you confirm my colour guess.
Is it perhaps the same as -:
8685 Verde Medio Italver ACR 19947

Many thanks
Howard
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you beat me to it !!!

 

Great 330, too bad the steering wheel is on the wrong side

Regards,

Art S.

 

08685 was originally painted Verde Medio 19400 M with Grigio VM 3230 Connolly leather interior.
Instruments in miles. RHD. New to W. H. Lowe, Melbourne, AUS.
Assembly sequence #841, Pininfarina Body #0093.

Marcel Massini

 

The answer is in post #9 of the "Lost" Daytona Spider thread.

Marcel Massini

 

Two quick questions if I may:

In Marcel's photo in the Sebring pits there appears to be a cut 512BB in the parking lot behind (just above the sticker word Swap) curious to know about it, Henn actually has or had one (but black) he showed it to me when I went to his house about 20 years ago to see 6885.

More on topic, there was another genuine Daytona spyder running around south Florida at least 10 years ago, it showed up at Motorcar Gallery one day between 2002 and 2005, in dark red perhaps rosso nearco, this man was quite discreet did not take part in shows I don't think, curious about which one that could be. Ed Waterman owner of Motorcar Gallery did say it was a real spyder. Does anyone know which one that was?

Best regards,

Marc

 

I took the last photo. We saw Preston Henn several times in the streets of Le Mans with his Boxer. Didn't know that this car was cut. Was a mistake and don't like them in spyder version.

 

Thanks El Wayne, wonder if the black cut Boxer he had was the same car: saw the black one at his seafront home with him and Al Roberts as mentioned about 20 years ago.

Giotto I must have seen it in the Le Mans paddock in 82 as well...I would not cut a Boxer but would buy one, that would be a thrilling ride despite the less than perfect handling of a typical Boxer.

Best regards,

Marc