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Today, some 40 years after the last Daytona left the factory atMaranello, most have passed through the hands of several owners.This car however, which has covered only 84,299 kilometres(approximately 52,300 miles) from new, is one of the very few thatis still with its original owner. Completed to European specificationon 12th December 1973, chassis number ‘17607’ is a very lateexample, being the fifth from last produced. It was, and still is,finished in the unusual colour scheme of black (Nero) with red(Rosso) leather interior, playfully reversing the exterior/interiorcombination applied to so many Daytonas. Air conditioning wasfitted at the factory.The Daytona was delivered in Switzerland via the official Ferrariimporter SAVAF (Société Anonyme pour la Vente des AutomobilesFerrari) and sold to the current vendor early in 1974. Around 1976the owner decided that for once he wasn’t going to send his Ferrarito the official importer Auto Becker in Düsseldorf but entrusted amajor service to his local Mercedes garage which dealt with hiscompany cars.This would turn out to be a fatal error as following a wrongadjustment in the timing chains the engine suffered severe damageand the car would subsequently receive a replacement unit. A fewyears later and obviously still in the same ownership, the gearboxtoo was replaced. In 2010 the car was sent to the Ferrari/FerrariClassiche accredited firm of Eberlein Automobile GmbH in Kassel,Germany for extensive refurbishment, which is detailed in their8-page invoice on file for €44,329.It has been used little since and remains in commensurately excellentcondition. Offered with the aforementioned invoice, Massini Report,an article in the German Ferrari owner’s magazine and Germanregistration papers, ‘17607’ represents a wonderful opportunity toacquire one of the fast-diminishing stock of one-owner Daytonas,little used since recommissioning by a factory-accredited specialist.£240,000 - 320,000€290,000 - 390,000Motor Cars | 287