Yesterday I was invited to the 90th birthday of Fritz Neuser, a well known ex Ferrari dealer, the guy who sold me his personal new 812 SF. The yellow car is Fritz Neuser's own car, based on a 365 ???, rebuild from (I believe Bacchelli) after a hard crash. Also there is a green Daytona and a set of Daytona carbs (I believe). Wonderful place. Daniel Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Some more, sorry no Daytonas, 6x BB, .... Daniel Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Sad day for this Ausi Daytona owner. Credit to Eddie Limic on Facebook. Image Unavailable, Please Login
Anyone have any more photos and know what happened ? Did he loose it on the tram tracks? Is this a Spyder conversion? I Can't see if LHD or RHD
I owned a Daytona years ago and I really didn’t like it, so I sold it. Drove one yesterday and I love it again. What gives? Why is market soft/lukewarm on these Ferraris?
I never understood why. I loved it. Loved driving them. Love how they look, sound. And in this market, the fact that you can probably buy a mind one for $650k is amazing..
Because buyers didn't think the new 365 GTB/4 car was an improvement on the 275 GTB. At the time (1966) buyers saw Lamborghini with the Miura and when Ferrari failed to introduce a new car in 1968 with the motor behind the driver there was much disappointment. FOR many that thinking has not changed. Beyond all that there are simply more 365 GTB/4 cars potentially available so they don't hold their value as well as the limited 275 GTB cars.
A Daytona is the equivalent of an F-150 (very handy), minus PS, but with that sound, only by starting that incredible motor, those looks inside and out, WOW! That yards long hood It is simply the most modern of Ferrari, of the era. Boxers are swell, but there is only a Daytona. None other in that sector. You only have to drive one, very very well at 8.75/10ths, and very carefully, use its terrific power, and with serious tires, as potentially some Avons CR6ZZ. It is the most fun one can have. Give me one with those specs, call me and I will show you its animal side. I am willing to wager, that you will be thrilled, adrenalized to the top. Period No little winding roads through the redwoods though, that's what Dino is for. Regards, Alberto
Personally, I think the things that make the Daytona so interesting also limit its appeal to the overall market. While most would acknowledge that it is visually compelling, it is still a "brute" of a car, and is not elegant in the same way that a Lusso or 275 is; I think the average person would look at a Lusso or 275 and guess that it was pretty old, and worth a lot of money, while that same person would look at Daytona, and be a little uncertain of it's vintage, and probably not guess that it is as expensive as it is (even at soft/lukewarm prices). Though buyers of such cars might think a little differently, that "average person" perspective is likely still there. Also, the Daytona is not just the last of the real Enzo era cars, but also the first of the real Fiat era cars. This means that it had a substantive production run, without the refreshes that break things like the 275 series into smaller distinguished batches; there may have been a lot of 275s, but there were not that many of any given type, so the perception is that the 275s are a lot more rare. And related to that last bit, the Daytona is simply a newer model; if you look at the value trend of the 12-pot cars that followed it, the trend is generally downward. Newer cars are just (and perhaps justifiably) viewed as being lower value in the collector market. I find it interesting to consider the above when looking at Dino values. I think most would agree that the "curvy" nature of the Dinos make them more classically elegant, and I would even dare to say the many folks would say it looking like an older design than the Daytona. Add in the fact that the Dino has a reputation for being fun/easy to drive (compared to the Daytona's reputation of being good only at high speeds (which I don't agree with, BTW), and I think Dinos are appealing to a lot more people than Daytonas are. Net-net result? Dinos are getting closer to Daytona values (though obviously not in towering speed). Or to put it another way: "Daytonas are just not for everyone"....
Agree 100%, having driven several Dinos and Daytonas there is just no comparison, to me the Dino is a beautiful car probably one of the most beautiful designs ever but a Daytona is the full Ferrari experience, I have one and have driven it at high speed both on open roads as well as on winding country roads and what a car, its intoxicating, the power, brakes, handling and driving position just feel perfect to me A 4 Cam 6 Carb V12 Ferrari is as good as it gets, to get that configuration on a 275 you would have to spend at least 4 times what a Daytona is worth Its important to say that there is a big difference from an average car and a well sorted car specially true for a Daytona, it makes a huge difference.
A screen shot from a recent driving video… Image Unavailable, Please Login Image credit: T.E. Screen shot by TTR
Ouch ! The car was so nice on monday... Anyway the driver does not seem too sad : received a bottle to forget this accident ? Image Unavailable, Please Login
