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The Daytona is a magnificent car, a true successor to the 275 GTB\/4. It’s fast, comfortable, and beautifully balanced<\/p>\n
<p>Road & Track (1969)<\/p><\/small><\/p>\nFerrari Daytona Model Variants<\/h2>\n
The Ferrari Daytona, officially the 365 GTB\/4, was a grand tourer produced from 1968 to 1973. It came in two main forms: the 365 GTB\/4 Berlinetta (a sleek coupe) and the 365 GTS\/4 Spyder (a rare convertible). Both were powered by a front-mounted 4.4-liter V12, making them formidable performers and icons of 1970s automotive style. There were also competition models, with the official cars built in three batches of five cars each, in 1971, 1972 and 1973.<\/span><\/p>\nA Note On The Ferrari 365 GTC\/4<\/h2>\n
Ferrari debuted the 365 GTC\/4 model at the Geneva Motor Show in March, 1971. Although the car sports two small rear “seats”, it wasn’t designed as a replacement for the longer 4-seat 365 GT2+2, instead it was Ferrari’s newest civilized and practical 2-seat coupe, similar to the previous 330 GTC and 365 GTC models. Keeping with Ferrari’s engine-centric naming scheme of the time, the 365 referenced the displacement (in cubic centimeters) of a single cylinder while the GTC meant it was a Grand Touring (road) car in Coupe (2 door hardtop) configuration and the 4 bragged of the newer 4 camshaft cylinder heads.<\/span><\/p>\nMechanically, the 365 GTC\/4 is closely related to the 365 GTB\/4 “Daytona” but it presented its own innovations, including power assisted steering, a large trunk, and side draft carburetors which allow a lower hood line. As Road and Track said in its July 1972 review of the car: “In all, a graceful, clean and understated design with subtleties one discovers only by looking it over carefully. One might say this model is a Ferrari for the mature enthusiast.” Or, Winston Goodfellow was quoted in the Forza 365 GTC\/4 Buyer’s Guide as saying: “The styling is so elegantly low-key that the model is often overlooked.”<\/span><\/p>\nProduction started in late 1971 and ran for 500 units through the beginning of 1973 on the same assembly line as the 365 GTB\/4 and parallel to the line producing the 246 GT Dino. Excluding the prototype (s\/n 13741), GTC\/4 serial numbers range from 14277 to 16349. As with all Enzo-era Ferrari road cars, the serial numbers end in an odd integer and Daytona and Dino models of the era also fall within that range. 3,761 Dinos were produced from 1969-1974, along with 1,406 Daytonas, making the GTC\/4 three times as rare and only half the price of a Daytona today. (In 1972 the GTC\/4 was $3,000 more expensive than the GTB\/4).<\/span><\/p>\nThe 365 GTC\/4’s body lines were drawn by Filippo Sapino at Carrozzeria Pininfarina in the first half of 1970. By September, a prototype was ripping up and down the hills around Modena yet Ferrari did not mention the car in their December, 1970 press conference and there was surprisingly little fanfare prior to the 365 GTC\/4’s introduction as a replacement for the 365 GTC.<\/span><\/p>\nThe bodywork was not only designed by Pininfarina in Turin but, unlike the Daytona that had its bodies constructed by Scaglietti in Modena, GTC\/4 bodies were also built by Pininfarina and then shipped to Maranello for completion. It is widely accepted that Pininfarina built their bodies to a much higher quality standard than Scaglietti. Thus, when comparing a 365 GTC\/4 to a 365 GTB\/4 of similar age and use, the 365 GTC\/4 generally shows less age and wear. The 365 GTC\/4 body is finished from steel with fiberglass floor pan, footwells, and firewall bonded to the chassis and an aluminum hood — all of which resist corrosion.<\/span><\/p>\nSome critized the styling, questioning its apparently “un-Ferrari-like” simple appearance. In fact, the Italians nicknamed the 365 GTC\/4 “Il Gobbone”, or “the humpback” but the body lines have proven themselves graceful and timeless, as so many fine Pininfarina styles do. The main body line is very dominant, an unbroken graceful “S” curve which begins at the low frontal air intake, curving up over the front wheel wells, dipping slightly at the line of the cowl to end in a bold upward sweep along the lower edge of the rear quarter windows where it meets the line which extends the roof in another unbroken plane through the rear window and deck lid.<\/span><\/p>\nFrom a conceptual point of view, the 365 GTC\/4 shares the wedge shape of the Daytona, with a long hood and a raked windshield that flows gracefully across the roof before descending across the rear window to the short Kamm tail. From the sides, the lines are extremely clean, elegant, and flowing.<\/span><\/p>\nThe 365 GTC\/4 is a much lower and more exotic looking car than the boxy GT4 2+2s that replaced it, and is more angular and modern looking than the 365 GTC or 365 GT 2+2 models that preceded it. The side profile is low and graceful, without the need for excessive scoops and ducts. The rear three-quarter view of a GTC\/4 exudes restrained power and early seventies Pininfarina style.<\/span><\/p>\nA number of interesting features were incorporated in the design for the GTC\/4 and its lines become more and more attractive the closer they are studied. Most immediately apparent is the distinctive matte black synthetic resin noseband that replaced traditional chrome bumper trim for the front of the car, a detail unique to this model. Indeed, matte black was also used for the rear bumper and tail-light panel. Both features contributed to the refreshing lack of chrome and this cars cleanliness of line, a practice initially begun on the Daytona. While the black bumpers did not meet universal approval, they are quite tasteful compared to the huge units applied to the Lamborghinis of the time. Two other details worthy of mention were the extremely low bonnet with its retractable headlights and that Kamm tail featuring the de-rigueur round Ferrari tail lights, six in number.<\/span><\/p>\nFerrari offered 48 different factory paint colors in the years that the 365 GTC\/4 was produced. These colors were available on all Ferrari models at that time: the 365 GTC\/4, 365 GTB\/4, and Dino 246. It is unknown how many of these colors were actually used on 365 GTC\/4 models. In addition, Ferrari would allow any special order paint color a well-heeled buyer desired. Regardless of exterior paint color, all 365 GTC\/4s received a matte-black tail light panel treatment. <\/span><\/p>\nThe Daytona is a car for serious drivers. It demands respect, but rewards you with an unforgettable driving experience<\/p>\n
<p>Autocar (1968)<\/p><\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Ferrari Daytona Ultimate Guide The Ferrari Daytona is a two-seat grand tourer produced by Ferrari from 1968 to 1973. It was introduced at the Paris Auto Salon in 1968 to replace the 275 GTB\/4, and featured the 275’s Colombo V12 with a larger cylinder bore for 4,390 cc (4.4 L; 267.9 cu in). It was offered in berlinetta and spyder forms. The car came in two variants: the 365 GTB\/4 coupe, and the 365 GTS\/4 convertible. Overview \/ Variants \/ […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":867642,"parent":337936,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-867641","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n
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