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What can I even say about the Ferrari Daytona that hasn't already been said? A car that will no offend the eye in any way shape or form, no matter what angle you look at it from, it'll always impress!

This was the grand tourer of the 1960's! Daytona however is not it's official name, its real name being the 365 GTB/4, but urban legend states that it gained its nickname through Ferrari's 1st, 2nd, 3rd finish in the February 1967 24 Hours of Daytona with a 330 P3/4, a 330 P4 and a 412 P.

Styling came from Pininfarina's Leonardo Fioravanti, who had been responsible for designing Ferrari's road cars since 1964, but unlike previous incarnations the looks were completely different, taking on a more angular design compared to the previous Dino or the 275.

Power came from the Tipo 251, a development of the 275's Colombo V12, generating 352hp and taking the car up to a top speed of 174mph, with an acceleration of 0-60mph in 5.4 seconds. Speeds such as this are still impressive even by today's standards.

The car was launched in 1968 to an absolute hailstorm of critical acclaim. It has since gone down in history as one of the most beautiful, lavish and well designed cars ever created. It has frequently won awards for best car of the 1970's, and even enjoyed some success in motorsport, although not with the official Ferrari Scuderia team. Instead, private entrants with the modified, race-ready Competizione version were able to procure several successful runs in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, with results including a 5th overall in 1971, followed by GT class wins in 1972, 1973 and 1974. In 1972 Ferrari 365 GTB/4s took the first 5 places of the GT class. The final major success of the car was in 1979 (five years after production ended), when a 1973 car achieved a class victory (2nd overall) in the 24 Hours of Daytona.

Production of the Daytona ended in 1973, with 1,284 GTB/4's being built, and 122 of the obscure GTS/4 convertibles, known as Spyders.

Today these cars are quite hard to come by, usually because they're far too precious for everyday use. Much like the E-Types and Aston Martin DB5's of a similar time, the Daytona only really comes out to play on the weekend, and even today can still draw a crowd!

Description
What can I even say about the Ferrari Daytona that hasn't already been said? A car that will no offend the eye in any way shape or form, no matter what angle you look at it from, it'll always impress!

This was the grand tourer of the 1960's! Daytona however is not it's official name, its real name being the 365 GTB/4, but urban legend states that it gained its nickname through Ferrari's 1st, 2nd, 3rd finish in the February 1967 24 Hours of Daytona with a 330 P3/4, a 330 P4 and a 412 P.

Styling came from Pininfarina's Leonardo Fioravanti, who had been responsible for designing Ferrari's road cars since 1964, but unlike previous incarnations the looks were completely different, taking on a more angular design compared to the previous Dino or the 275.

Power came from the Tipo 251, a development of the 275's Colombo V12, generating 352hp and taking the car up to a top speed of 174mph, with an acceleration of 0-60mph in 5.4 seconds. Speeds such as this are still impressive even by today's standards.

The car was launched in 1968 to an absolute hailstorm of critical acclaim. It has since gone down in history as one of the most beautiful, lavish and well designed cars ever created. It has frequently won awards for best car of the 1970's, and even enjoyed some success in motorsport, although not with the official Ferrari Scuderia team. Instead, private entrants with the modified, race-ready Competizione version were able to procure several successful runs in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, with results including a 5th overall in 1971, followed by GT class wins in 1972, 1973 and 1974. In 1972 Ferrari 365 GTB/4s took the first 5 places of the GT class. The final major success of the car was in 1979 (five years after production ended), when a 1973 car achieved a class victory (2nd overall) in the 24 Hours of Daytona.

Production of the Daytona ended in 1973, with 1,284 GTB/4's being built, and 122 of the obscure GTS/4 convertibles, known as Spyders.

Today these cars are quite hard to come by, usually because they're far too precious for everyday use. Much like the E-Types and Aston Martin DB5's of a similar time, the Daytona only really comes out to play on the weekend, and even today can still draw a crowd!