Coys is claiming a new UK auction record for a Ferrari Daytona, after it managed to move on a 1970 example for £765,640 at its Blenheim Palace sale on 11 July.
This Daytona is the first UK RHD version, and made £765,640 at auction
The Daytona 365GTB/4 was the first right-hand drive example sold in the UK – and was imported by Maranello Concessionaires, before being sold by John Coombs and Sons to Dick Wilkins, Dunlop’s then racing manager. He had actually waited two years for the car to be delivered and kept it on for seven years before selling it to Henry Pearman, owner of Jaguar E-type specialist, Eagle.
The mileage of the car at the sale was 30,600, and the car remains unmodified, which made it really appealing at the auction, which takes place every year at one of the UK’s most prestigious locations, alongside a popular Coys Concours d’Elegance event on Blenheim Palace’s lawns.
Other big sellers included a 1956 Mercedes-Benz 300SL (£925,000), a 1938 Mercedes-Benz 320 Cabriolet (£166,440) and a 1969 Lamborghini Islero S for £165,320.
Chris Routledge, managing partner at Coys, said: ‘We saw some fierce bidding for many of the cars, specially the Daytona, from all over the world, which shows the international reach of the company.’