I clicked the link thinking "But all the real Daytonas were aluminum..." I now see I was thinking of the wrong Daytona.
The way things are going today, someone will buy it and clear coat all the dust and bird poop on it to preserve the patina.
I hate patina. Especially when it involves bird poop and rat excrement.
maj75 wrote: I hate patina. Especially when it involves bird poop and rat excrement.
If it were the patina of use, that's one thing.
But we seem to love the patina of non-use and abuse. I don't get that. I hate that, too.
Also, the difference between just not bothering to paint your old car and actively taking steps to preserve the ugliness. The former isn't "cool" but I get it, the latter is just nope.
Yep I was thinking of the wrong Daytona as well.
Cool find.
Agreed. While barn-finds are hot these days, 40 years of neglected storage isn't patina, it's just dirt. Plus, every single system in the car will need to be pulled out and rebuilt to make the car drivable again. At that point, you just restore it.
If the paint is in decent shape and is original, I'd keep that after a good cleaning (same for the interior), but keeping the car as-is would be a bit stupid.
Who buys a 1/1 Ferrari Daytona and sticks it in an old shed?
In reply to mblommel:
Also confusing to me is that it seems like this car was probably less than 10 years old when it got put into storage.
Chadeux wrote: In reply to mblommel: Also confusing to me is that it seems like this car was probably less than 10 years old when it got put into storage.
"The Ultimate Driver's Car" has never been Ferrari's Tag-line.
And remember it was not a 1.5 million dollar car when it was parked, it was probably a car that needed a repair that exceeded the value of the car at the time, like maybe needed a new wiper-blade?
mblommel wrote: Who buys a 1/1 Ferrari Daytona and sticks it in an old shed?
My question was, who FORGETS they have a 1/1 Ferrari sitting in a shed. -#pointonepercenterproblems
Still one of the ugliest Ferraris ever made.
It's not like it has a sign that says "ONLY ALUMINUM STREET DAYTONA!" on it. At some point, old broken cars just become old broken cars and you stop thinking about them.
I was reading the mid-80's "GTO vs GTO" article in C+D yesterday. They mention that the Ferrari GTO they used was worth nearly $300,000. Now it's worth about 100 times that. If we assume the same increase in value for a broken Daytona, it would have been worth about $15k when it went into the barn.
"What's the lowest you'll take for it" -CL buyer
In reply to NEALSMO:
CL buyer after showing up to look at it: "I know you're asking $1.5M...But I've got $800 C-A-S-H, right here, right now. Deal??"
The Auction House said: This Daytona holds distinct ties to its competition brethren yet never turned a wheel in anger and was instead preserved for decades.
Umm...I don't think that "preserved" is quite the word they were looking for.
Trans_Maro wrote: Still one of the ugliest Ferraris ever made.
Shut your whore mouth!
So why is the door jam green?
Regardless of whether or not you think this one is beautiful, why can't someone make a modern car that looks like these incredible old ones? 288 GTO, Daytona, Muria, etc? Factory 5 did it with the Daytona Coupe and many do it with the Cobra, so I guess it surprises me that there aren't more opportunities out there like that. Surely there is a market for a driveable classic in the same vein.
Ian F wrote: Agreed. While barn-finds are hot these days, 40 years of neglected storage isn't patina, it's just dirt. Plus, every single system in the car will need to be pulled out and rebuilt to make the car drivable again. At that point, you just restore it. If the paint is in decent shape and is original, I'd keep that after a good cleaning (same for the interior), but keeping the car as-is would be a bit stupid.
It would not surprise me if the paint was in decent shape under that dirt. Keeping the original paint after a good washing would make sense; attempting to preserve the dirt would not.
spitfirebill wrote:Trans_Maro wrote: Still one of the ugliest Ferraris ever made.Shut your whore mouth!
Wayne Newton owns one, double yuck.
Driven5 wrote:The Auction House said: This Daytona holds distinct ties to its competition brethren yet never turned a wheel in anger and was instead preserved for decades.Umm...I don't think that "preserved" is quite the word they were looking for.
"pickled," maybe.
gearheadE30 wrote: Regardless of whether or not you think this one is beautiful, why can't someone make a modern car that looks like these incredible old ones? 288 GTO, Daytona, Muria, etc? Factory 5 did it with the Daytona Coupe and many do it with the Cobra, so I guess it surprises me that there aren't more opportunities out there like that. Surely there is a market for a driveable classic in the same vein.
The FFR Daytona Coupe is far from a modern car. But there are cars out there with interesting curves - I can think of one little retractable fastback with baby exotic styling. Heck, going back a few years, the second gen MR2 was a baby exotic too.
The 288 GTO and Muira had ridiculous proportions, that helps a lot. They wouldn't look anywhere near the same if they had engines in the front or room for grown adults inside or weren't supposed to take flight at speed.
Keith Tanner wrote: It's not like it has a sign that says "ONLY ALUMINUM STREET DAYTONA!" on it. At some point, old broken cars just become old broken cars and you stop thinking about them. I was reading the mid-80's "GTO vs GTO" article in C+D yesterday. They mention that the Ferrari GTO they used was worth nearly $300,000. Now it's worth about 100 times that. If we assume the same increase in value for a broken Daytona, it would have been worth about $15k when it went into the barn.
Math geek 
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