This 1971 Ferrari 365/4 GTB Daytona Berlinetta has an interesting story, so much so that it has become an urban legend in Toronto, Canada. It’s a car bought new and picked up by its owner in 1971 from the Ferrari factory in Maranello, in a similar way to those Euro delivery programs now offered by German manufacturers.
Patrick Sinn got back to Canada with his car and for the following 18 years he drove it regularly, racking up 93,594 kilometers (58,156 miles). But in 1989 family problems demanded that he moved to Hong Kong, so he had to leave the Daytona behind. As he left in a hurry, he just put the car up on blocks and covered it.
Sadly for the car, it spent the next 25 years in a garage from downtown Toronto, as the owner only returned after six years, and when he did he had two other cars to drive, a Mercedes-Benz 280 SL and a Ford. That’s why the Ferrari was left in the garage until now, when the 77-year-old owner decided to sell it so that someone else can enjoy it.
Obviously, the 25 years spent in a garage have left marks on the car, which needs a restoration to be given back its shine. The car has been returned to running condition, but Sinn says it will require additional mechanical reconditioning before extensive road use. The years of inactivity have also gained the car two nicknames: “The Condo Find Daytona” and “Disco Daytona,” because of an eight-track tape of “Disco Rock” still stuck in its K-Tec player.
The 365/5 GTB Daytona is powered by a 352hp 4.4-liter V12 engine with six Weber carburetors, mated to a five-speed manual transmission. It has independent front and rear suspension with unequal length wishbones and coil springs over telescopic shock absorbers with anti-roll bars, as well as four wheel disc brakes. The car will go under the hammer on March 14, 2015, at RM Auctions’ Amelia Island sale.
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