This breathtaking, award-winning Daytona Spider claims modest use by just a handful of owners during the course of its life, resulting in one of the finest examples of the rare model to be offered in many years. According to SEFAC delivery sheets that are retained in the car's file, chassis no. 16573 completed assembly in December 1972 and was distributed in August 1973 to the well-known Chinetti-Garthwaite importership in Paoli, Pennsylvania.

As a desirably equipped example specified for the United States, 16573 was fitted with factory air conditioning, a radio, and instruments in miles. The handsome Scaglietti coachwork was finished in Marrone Colorado (Colorado brown) paint with a complementary chocolate soft top, and the interior was trimmed with beige vaumol leather, a color scheme that has been faithfully replicated today. In October 1973 the Ferrari was sold by Chinetti-Garthwaite to Orange Motors of Miami, and according to marque authority Marcel Massini the car was then displayed at the Miami Motor Show.

In February 1974 the 365 GTS/4 was delivered to its first private owner, Robert Gittleman of Coral Gables, Florida, and by 1977 the car had passed to Tom Turnas of Sterling Heights, Michigan. A letter from the factory in the Daytona's file indicates the owner's intention of proving the car was authentically built as a spider, and not an aftermarket conversion of any kind. The factory's reply, of course, assured Mr. Turnas that his Ferrari was one of the rare factory-built open Daytona's.

By 1978, the 365 GTS/4 was owned by Jake Weaver of Brandon, Missouri, and two years later it was sold to Terry Jones of Cerritos, California, who repainted the car and offered it for sale, at which time the odometer reportedly displayed 7,753 miles. Briefly passing through the dealership of the well-known Chicago-based Ferrari collector Joe Marchetti in 1985, the spider was purchased by Dr. Tom Murphy of Evanston, Illinois, the respected late collector who would later contribute to a 26th–place finish at the 1999 24 Hours of Daytona. Dr. Murphy retained possession of the Ferrari for over 10 years, during which he presented it at the FCA International Concours d'Elegance at Monterey, California, in August 1994.

In January 2000, the fine Daytona was acquired by collector Steve Levy of Chicago, and in September 2008 he commissioned a comprehensive restoration by the marque experts at Motion Products in Neenah, Wisconsin. As demonstrated by dozens of invoices and photographs, 16573 was completely disassembled and treated to a comprehensive restoration including a full refurbishment of the chassis, coachwork, interior, and electrical systems. The exterior was refinished in proper Marrone Colorado paint, while the interior was trimmed with all new beige upholstery with black seat bolsters.

Registered with Illinois tags reading "QTE NICE," the pristinely restored Daytona was presented by Levy at the FCA's 45th Annual National Field and Driving Concours at Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, in July 2009, winning a Gold award. At the XIX Cavallino Classic in Palm Beach, Florida, in January 2010, the car won a Platinum award, and in July 2013 it returned to the FCA Concours at Elkhart Lake, winning another Platinum award. The spider's recent show record concluded with display at the FCA's Ferraris on Oak Street Concours in Chicago in June 2014.

Currently displaying approximately 17,674 miles, which are believed to indicate actual mileage, this exquisite 365 GTS/4 would make a wonderful addition to any collection. It is documented with a manufacturer's certificate of origin, original bill of sale SEFAC delivery sheets, paperwork from Chinetti-Garthwaite, a history by Marcel Massini, and a stack of invoices from the 2009 restoration. Also accompanied by manuals and a complete toolkit in proper pouches, this outstanding rare Ferrari retains its original matching numbers engine, and would wonderfully complement any sports car collection.