One-of-two Avorio “Plexi” Daytonas with matching-numbers V12 and three-owner Belgian history returns to original spec for 2025 sale.
A 1970 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona finished in Avorio (Ivory) and retaining its early “Plexi” nose will cross the block at this year’s Zoute Concours Auction, offering collectors a scarce, well-documented example restored to its factory specification.
Auction organizers list the car, chassis no. 13357 with engine no. B 262, as one of approximately 400 early Daytona coupes built before Ferrari replaced the model’s signature full-width Plexiglas headlamp panel with retractable lamps in mid-1971 to satisfy new U.S. safety rules. According to Ferrari historian Marcel Massini, just two Daytonas left Maranello in this Avorio hue, amplifying the car’s rarity.
Delivered new through Jacques Swaters’ Garage Francorchamps in Brussels on June 25, 1970, the Berlinetta has remained in Belgium since new and shows documented ownership by only three Belgians. Completed on April 17, 1970, it was originally trimmed in Beige Scuro Connolly leather to complement the off-white exterior.
The Daytona spent more than three decades with its second owner, a Ferrari Club Belgio member, who commissioned a 2006 refurbishment at Carrozzeria Francorchamps that saw the car repainted red over a black interior. In October 2011 it received Ferrari Classiche certification, with the “Red Book” confirming the presence of its original, matching-numbers Tipo 251 Colombo V12 and a correct-type transaxle.
The current caretaker acquired the car in 2015 and, after 10 years of use, directed a concours-level return to its rare factory color scheme in early 2025 under the supervision of Gipimotor in Evere. The bare-metal respray was carried out by Carrozzeria Piemontaise, also in Evere, while the interior was retrimmed by Interni Auto Maieli in Mantua, Italy, restoring Beige Scuro leather with Nero inserts.
Penned by Pininfarina’s Leonardo Fioravanti and bodied by Scaglietti, the Daytona’s original design placed fixed headlamps behind a dramatic, full-width Plexiglas panel whose pinstripe treatment visually linked into the front indicator assemblies and along the leading edges of the front wings. That frontal signature—now echoed in Ferrari’s current 12Cilindri—helped define the model’s wedge profile, long hood and fastback Kamm tail as the last flagship Ferrari produced before Fiat assumed control of road-car production in 1969.
The car on offer combines that coveted early Plexiglas nose with a color specification shared by only one other known example, a continuous Belgian history, matching-numbers mechanicals verified by Classiche and a fresh, period-correct restoration. The auction house lists the estimate as available upon request.
With 1,406 Daytonas (GTB/4 and GTS/4) produced in total and some early “Plexi” cars later converted to retractable headlamps, authentic survivors are increasingly scarce. Chassis 13357’s provenance and painstaking return to original presentation are expected to draw significant interest from collectors seeking an end-of-era Colombo V12 Ferrari that checks the boxes for rarity, authenticity and presentation. See it here.
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