Ferrari 365 GTB / 4 Daytona - Model History

The Ferrari 365 GTB / 4 Daytona was the perfect reincarnation of the car with the engine front and rear wheel drive. It has reached the point where the notion of a sports car no longer fulfills its purpose. Carriage of passengers when constructing this car was not the thing that engineers had to deal with. True, this Ferrari is named after the famous race track in America where Ferrari has won three times.

It is a famous 24 Hours Daytona race. So Daytona was supposed to be, as it were, a real raw race car packed with seductive Pininfarina's bodywork. The front of the car, a long bonnet, stretched nearly half the car. It is complemented by a small cabin and an even smaller trunk. The gearbox, steering wheel, clutch and brakes required the right man's arm and leg to give Daytona the best.

Ferrari 365 GTB / 4 Daytona

In the Daytona era, a parking assistance system would fit in quite solidly. There was no chance for the driver to see where his front end ends due to the length and because of the lowered nose. I guess that's why Ferrari has installed small decent spoilers so that drivers at least don't damage the car's paint. We are joking, they are here because of the style, but as a kind of "parktronic" system, they are more than welcome.

After all, the Ferrari is made to drive, quite quickly, and wide parking is always reserved for cars with a prop horse, anyway. The fast ride is supported by a powerful 4.4-liter V12 engine positioned longitudinally that, at 7500 rpm, develops 352 horsepower. Six twin Weber carburetors worked the mixture, and two camshafts in the engine head took care of optimal breathing.

The transmission, a standard Ferrari with an elongated "rod" and a glossy ball on top, had five gears. The 352 horses of the Daytona allowed 280 km / h of top speed and 6.8 seconds to accelerate from 0-100 km / h.

Ferrari 365 GTB / 4 Daytona

When it was introduced, in 1968 in Paris, it was clear that it was attacking Lamborghini's Miura and DeTomas's Mangust. Although they already used a centrally located engine, Ferrari remained true to the classic construction with Dayton, as they did Maserati with Ghibli and Aston Martin (only not Italian).

Performance was on the side of Daytona - 280 km / h versus 273 km / h Miura, 257 km / h Ghibli, 242 km / h Manguste and 238 km / h Aston. It is clear that the Italians were unattainable in the supercar class of those years. Aston's role was more a matter of image than true raw sports pleasure.

Ferrari 365 GTB / 4 Daytona

The first Daytone prototype had one classic round headlight on each side, but that design gave way to a new one with two double headlights housed under a clear plastic cover. Later models, from 1971 onwards, were also a design and technological hit as Ferrari introduced pull-out lights for the first time.

Such a solution was continued with other models, and the last Ferrari with legendary headlights was the F355 model introduced in 1994. In 1969, the Daytona Spider with a retractable canvas roof was introduced, and only 124 copies of the "open top" version came out of the Maranello factory. One of the most beloved Ferraris in America is also one of the best-selling in Ferrari history. The attractiveness and performance of the powerful V12 engine cannot be disputed.

Engine:    V12 4.4
Engine power:    352 @ 7500 rpm
Acceleration 0-100:    6.8 s
Top speed:    280 km/h
Produced:    1395
Car body:    Pininfarina