Prince Charles' Ferrari Daytona Up for Auction

by Noah Joseph (RSS feed)
Mar 30th 2011 at 2:01PM

1973 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona - chassis #16531

A very special Ferrari is set to cross the auction block in May. One of only 1,400 examples made, and only 158 in right-hand drive, this metallic blue 1973 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona has some very prominent provenance indeed.

Chassis #16531 most recently appeared on an episode of the hit BBC television program Top Gear, where celebrity presenter Richard Hammond drove it along the riviera from Portofino to Saint-Tropez while his co-host James May raced him in a speedboat. But long before the filming of the episode, its first owner was none other than HRH Charles, Prince of Wales. The car is being auctioned by Historics at Brooklands and is expected to fetch around £180,000 - £210,000.

Gallery: 1973 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona #16531

Tags: brooklands, daytona, ferrari, ferrari 365 gtb4 daytona, ferrari daytona, historics, historics at brooklands, luxury car, prince charles, top gear

Filed under: Luxury Cars & Autos, Auctions

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Claud Mar 31st 2011 1:35PM

zoom zoom

monoblocks05 Apr 2nd 2011 6:25AM

Hey look! Another coupe coming to market that "they" can chop the top off to make a faux spyder. Lordy, was THAT practice just so lame...only in the '70s and '80s...

ytkjin Apr 2nd 2011 7:09AM

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wristwatchme Apr 2nd 2011 7:44AM

The Hamster will buy it.

mg2139 Apr 2nd 2011 8:11AM

Probably has to sell it to pay for the upcoming Wedding!!

Michael Apr 2nd 2011 8:53AM

Horse-faced Camilla didn't like it, has to go!

welcome Apr 2nd 2011 9:40AM

Give it back to the people you asshole!

swoboda Apr 2nd 2011 11:04AM

It's an ugly car and owned by a leach of society. Wouldn't want it.

Jeff Apr 2nd 2011 11:28AM

Great episode of Top Gear. Hammond falls in love with the car, which has real character. A great GT.

terry Apr 2nd 2011 11:33AM

I knew a guy in the late 80's that had 2 of these and they were worth a Million each at that time. To SWOBODA: They were a very elegant sports car for 1973. I think they still are.