THIS NEW LITHOGRAPH FROM SWB STUDIOS FEATURES A FERRARI 365 GTB4 COMPETITION COUPE. SERIAL NUMBER 16407, DRIVEN BY TONY ADAMOWICZ AND JOHN MORTON. THIS CAR WAS ENTERED IN THE 1979 DAYTONA 24 HOUR CHALLENGE BY OTTO ZIPPER CLASSICS. IT'S CHANCES FOR SUCCESS HAD TO BE CONSIDERED MINIMAL AT BEST. IT WAS JOKINGLY REFERRED TO IN THE PITS AS A “VINTAGE RACER”. THE TEAM WAS IGNORED BY FERRARI, AS THEY WERE DEVOTING THEIR ENERGIES TO THE NEW 512BBS.

TRAGICALLY, THE NIGHT BEFORE THE RACE, TEAM MANAGER OTTO ZIPPER PASSED AWAY. THE TEAM DECIDED TO RUN THE RACE IN OTTO’S HONOR. A BLACK DIAGONAL STRIPE WAS APPLIED ACROSS THE HOOD.

AS THE RACE BEGAN, DRIVERS ADAMOWICZ AND MORTON, STAYED OUT OF TROUBLE AND SKILLFULLY NAVIGATED THE DAYTONA THROUGH THE FIELD.

THE FAVORITES BEGAN TO FALL OUT AND THE BUZZ ALONG THE PIT ROW WAS “HOW'S THAT OLD DAYTONA DOING?” WHEN THE FACTORY FERRARIS FELL OUT, THE MECHANICS OFFERED THEIR ASSISTANCE TO THE OLD WARHORSE, NOW RUNNING IN THE TOP TEN. THE DAYTONA CONTINUED ITS AMAZING RUN, WINNING THE GT CATEGORY AND FINISHING AN AMAZING SECOND OVERALL.

THIS LITHOGRAPH WAS CREATED FROM AN ORIGINAL PAINTING BY STEVE FOSTER. IT IS WONDERFULLY DETAILED AND SIZED A GENEROUS 25” BY 19”. PRINTED ON HEAVY, ACID FREE PAPER, IT DEPICTS THIS SPECIAL DAYTONA AT SPEED. ADDITIONALLY, THE LITHOGRAPH IS HAND SIGNED BY BOTH DRIVERS (TONY ADAMOWICZ AND JOHN MORTON) AND THE ARTIST.

THIS SPECIAL PIECE IS A VERY LIMITED EDITION WITH ONLY 250 S/N PRINTS PRODUCED. THERE ARE ALSO 25 ARTIST PROOFS AVAILABLE.