Daytona Spyder with 86 miles from new.

Sad that is was never driven. Makes me really wonder the true condition of the car since it hasn't moved for almost its whole life.

 

Time capsule car. That's crazy.

 

86 miles did Greg really need to add that side view mirror?

 

$4m? $5m?

 

This is the last genuine Daytona Spider built, Chassis #17073.
Garrison bought the car 14 May 1974 from MCM Modern Classic Motors in Reno, NV.
It is Oro Chiaro 106-Y-19 with Beige VM 3218 interior. The only Daytona Spider originally painted Oro Chiaro. Garrison passed away 25 March 2005, the car was sold 18 August 2007 by Gooding's in Pebble Beach, to Germany. All in was US$ 2'035'000.
February 3, 2016, sold by German dealer Axel Schütte to UK dealer William Loughran.
17073 is color featured in Henry Rasmussen's book "Ferraris for the Road" (The Survivors Series).

Marcel Massini

 

I have a copy of that book, and in the text it mentions that Greg said he would never drive it when he ordered it. Well, according to the book, was offered the last chassis.

I wonder how many miles it had when it showed up at Greg's house?

 

I'd be amazed if the engine even turns ...

But yes a full mechanical restoration and it would be a "new" car.
Pete

 

What an opportunity, these cars only come along once in a generation. Fantastic mileage with fantastic provenance.

 

I went over this car for 2 hours at gooding in 2007 at monterey when it had 78 miles showing truly once in a lifetime AND the last one built.. Better than money in the bank..it started and drove up to the auction block sounding like it should...

 

I dont see the opportunity here, its paying a huge premium for a car you cant drive, and surely thats what Ferraris are for?.
But yeah if you are an inevestor/collector posessor its an opportunity.
And driving it would destroy its "value"
Real place for such a machine is in a museum for posterity, hopefully donated by a philantropist. In fact when we start seeing philantropists donating cars to museums then perhaps we might call "collectors" collectors instead of investors.

 

Boxerman it's the same opportunity that a Bahrain client recently had buying a 147 klm 288 GTO for a sum of around 4,500,000 USD 2 weeks ago, these cars with very low mileage come along seldom and it's the opportunity to buy basically a time warp brand new car of an era of greatness. If you have the money surely you want the best available, and looking at this it is probably the best to be offered for sale in the next decade or longer.

 

Best for what? But yes as a buy if you have the money and want to put it in a room to admire its the best.

 

IMO = worth nothing. If you buy it you can't drive it so what good is it other than sitting around a garage another 50 years.

 

A real man would buy it and then drive it, rather than just look at it.

 

Can anyone answer as to why this Daytona has the "push bar " on the front. I thought that those were only put on for certain countries, the USA was not one of them?

 

+1. Some high roller needs to buy it and drive the wheels off of it.

 

Wow, driven 2 miles/year. Crazy.

 

Exactly, a complete paperweight, enjoy the diaper-rubbing

 

I agree, the value is in the low mileage......

And lets not forget that this Daytona is a rare example of a car that was both ultra low mileage and well maintained. A lot of low mileage cars haven't been maintained, Jaguar XJ220 were a prime example and cost an absolute fortune to get road-worthy.

 

I see it differently. Not often you can buy a near new vehicle such as this. So buy it, go through the mechanicals and make sure it's good to go and drive it.

Even a few thousand miles a year, kept pristine. How much money would you really lose in 10 years and would you even care?

 

It's called "oxygen". And it attacks rubber, steel, aluminum, paint, oils, brake fluid, gasoline, and leather whether you drive it or not.

As soon as you change or alter most of these things its no longer "original".

 

Change the fluids and consumables and it is no longer original? Why would you need to touch the paint or interior other than cleaning and conditioning?

I think being operable is more important to most than having original fuel in the tank.

 

Once it's lost it's patina is it really original?

My point is that leather will dry, shrink and crack. Rubber will as well. We all know what oxidation does to Aluminum blocks.

Just saying it sat for 50 years doesn't mean it's perfect. That's my point.

What makes this car unique is not that it's "perfect". There are many "perfect" Daytona spiders out there. What makes it unique is that it's "untouched". As soon as you touch it, it's no longer "untouched".

So, don't touch it.