French title

Chassis no. 16031

• Delivered new in France, only 3 owners since 1985

• High-quality, older restoration

• Ex-Jack Setton Collection

• Original Rosso Dino colour

• Recently overhauled by Pozzi

Its 352 bhp made the Daytona one of the most powerful cars on the market at the time (capable of reaching 280 km/h). And the brand’s loyalty to the front engine gave it greater stability at high speeds, unmatched by its rival the Lamborghini Miura. The shape of the Daytona, a nickname given to it after the Ferrari hat-trick at the 24 Hours of Daytona in 1967, remains very impressive with its endless bonnet and its compact rear end, according to Leonardo Fioravanti’s design for Pininfarina.

As the historian Marcel Massini has confirmed, this Ferrari Daytona left the factory in Maranello on 14 July 1972. It was delivered new in Paris soon afterwards, through the importer Charles Pozzi. Finished in Rosso Dino, it had a black Connolly leather interior (Nero VM 8500).

In January 1978, the car was owned by a member of the Ferrari Club, Jean-Pierre Chabert, and registered as 7052 TE 06. At the start of the 1980s, the Daytona was repainted a more conventional shade of red than its original vivid Rosso Dino. In 1985, the car was to be found in the amazing collection of Jacky Setton. The reference work by Hervé Poulain and Alberto Martinez, Une collection d’avance, relates how this fabulous collection came about. The car can be seen on several occasions, surrounded by some fantastic machines, on the circuit Setton devised at the Château de Wideville. At the time, the car was registered as 4676 KJ 92. 

It was subsequently sold at auction by Maître Poulain in December 1990 to its last but one owner, who lived in the Hauts-de-Seine. As a result, it kept the same registration number. It then underwent a painstaking restoration, both of the body, which was repainted in red, and the interior, which was restored in black leather to its original specification. Its owner, a leading French businessman, used it only occasionally, for want of time.

In 2004, its current owner bought it from him through a professional dealer and the car was then registered in Paris. A demanding collector, he has had various service and maintenance jobs carried out, the bills for which are in the car’s file. The last major service was carried out in 2020 by Charles Pozzi in Levallois, when the braking system, radiator and cooling system were overhauled and the ignition coils checked (bills for 16,000 €). The odometer was then reading 90,072 km, and today it is showing just over 91,100 km.

The car is presently in good overall condition. The excellent standard of the restoration can be seen from the quality of the metalwork, the alignment of the panels and the paintwork, which remains highly satisfactory more than two decades later. The interior is in excellent condition, with a slight patina that lends the car a real charm. It is rare to find a Ferrari Daytona sold new in France with a clear history and prestigious provenance in such attractive condition. This Berlinetta beckons you to leave Paris in the early morning and enjoy a spirited drive on country back roads.

Photos © Arnaud Taquet