Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona

Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona a front engine, rear wheel-drive, one of Ferrari's most iconic Grand touring cars; an absolute classic of postwar GT design, boasting both elegance and purpose.

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Daytona is an unofficial name give to the Ferrari 365 GTB/4 by the media rather than Ferrari. Ferrari refers to it as 365 other than Daytona- as the name was media driven- in recognition of Ferrari's 1-2-3 victory in the Daytona 24-Hour race in 1967.
However, Daytona is a name that has stuck with the large majority of people till date.
Ferrari 365 GTB/4 unlike it's predecessor, 275 GTB4 model is more aggressive in appearance, having a long,wide, and sharp, almost shark-like sweeping nose ,with a large expanse of bonnet with twin rectangular exhaust air slots, running into the set- back cabin section, that flowed straight into the abrupt angled kamm tail, on which were mounted a pair of twin circular tight units above each quarter bumper.

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Equipped with a 4.4L Tipo 251 Colombo V12 with 5-speed manual transmission gearbox transaxle mounted at rear for even weight distribution, delivering 352hp making it one of the fastest cars at the time, with a top speed of 280km/h.

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The body was designed by Pininfarina and constructed by Scaglietti ( who has had a long time relationship with Ferrari), normally in steel with aluminum doors, bonnet, and boot lid, then later changed to steel and bracing struts.
The cabin of the 365 GTB/4 is a five-window design with a large lightly curved windscreen and an almost flat rear screen bonded by sail panels that runs a continuous line into the tail panel.
Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona includes series of five competition examples with the first having aluminum bodies built in 1971 featuring a small chin spoiler, slightly flared wheelarches with wider wheels, aerodynamic "fences" on the front wires and a lack of quarter bumpers, the 365 GTB/4 main identifying feature.

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The second series having bodies with the aluminum bonnet, boot lid and doors of the standard road cars, with much increased flares to the wheelarches to accommodate wider wheels and tyres, in 1992.
The third series are identical to the second series cars but with steel doors, with the bonnet and boot lid in aluminum.

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In 1992 24 Hours of Le Mans race, Ferrari 365 GTB/4 occupied the top five positions in their class also repeating these win in 1973 and 1994.
Won the 1972 Tour de France.
The competition examples are successful not just exceptional because of their speed but also due to their reliability and endurance.

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The 365 GTB/4 Daytona was featured in the British magazine Autocar road test, where they recorded a 0-60 mph time of 5.4 seconds, a 0-100 mph time of 12.6 seconds, a standing start quarter mile time of 13.4 seconds and a top speed of 174 mph in Sept 1971.

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The competition version of Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona was featured in November 1974 issue of Road&Track track test recording a 0-60 mph time of 5.8 seconds, 0-100 mph of 12.6 seconds and top speed of 186 mph.
A spider version called the 365 GTS/4 with a folding self-top roof and flat boot profile: the final production includes 1428 berlinettas and 122 spyders up until 1973 when production stopped.

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Celebrating the Golden anniversary for the Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona in March 2018 at the 23rd Annual Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance.

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"The Daytona is the last true "Enzo" Ferraris created before the Fiat influence
in 1969. The head of that big V12 should be part of the II Conto degli Italiani, the Italian national anthem. The big Daytona is a car, a name and a legacy with celebrating in Grand style.
The Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona selling recently at an auction for a record €180700