1970 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona

Debuted at the Paris Motor Show in October 1968, the 365 GTB/4 succeeded the 275 GTB/4 as Ferrari’s new two-seat Grand Touring flagship. Almost immediately it gained the unofficial but enduring “Daytona” appellation, honoring Ferrari’s 1-2-3 podium sweep that avenged the Italian marque’s honor at the 1967 edition of the 24 Hours of Daytona. As one of the most important V-12 Ferrari models produced, the 365 GTB/4 is historic as the last front-engine, V-12 Ferrari GT model designed and announced before Italian industrial giant Fiat’s takeover of Ferrari road-car production in 1969. Continuing to utilize the 2,400 mm wheelbase tubular-steel chassis, fully independent underpinnings, and rear-mounted transaxle of its predecessor, the 365 GTB/4 Berlinetta was powered by an enlarged 4.4-litre version of the outgoing 275 GTB/4 powerplant. Its twin-cam cylinder heads, developed by Franco Rocchi, a Ferrari engineer since 1949, were derived from those used on customer racing cars only a few years before. The new tipo 251 engine delivered 352 PS and 431 Nm of torque at 7,500 rpm, with induction via six 40 mm Weber twin-choke carburetors. As with its predecessor, the 365 GTB/4’s five-speed manual gearbox formed part of a rear-mounted transaxle for ideal weight distribution and consequently excellent handling. Its factory-claimed 280 km/h top speed was a hair faster than Lamborghini’s Miura and independently confirmed by Road & Track magazine testers, who reached and famously photographed an indicated 290 km/h on the speedometer. Even after it was calculated and corrected, the speed still stood at an impressive 278 km/h. Designed by Leonardo Fioravanti for Pininfarina and bodied by Ferrari’s longstanding coachbuilding partner, Scaglietti, the unforgettably sleek 365 GTB/4 Daytona was a highly successful production model for Ferrari, with today’s experts citing 1,383 365 GTB/4 Berlinettas constructed from 1968 to 1974, plus 121 Daytona Spider variants. This example, chassis 13675, features the distinctive and more desirable Plexiglas-covered headlamps and frontal treatment characteristic of the early 365 GTB/4 production. Listed in Ferrari historian Hilary A. Raab’s Ferrari Serial Numbers, Part I, 13675 was delivered new in Italy to a Bolognese buyer with the surname Ferretti, either Alessandro or Norberto, or possibly their business enterprise, which included fuel trading, an automobile dealership, and a Chris Craft watercraft dealership by 1968. According to the consignor, the Ferrari’s second owner, Catherine Bodmer, was gifted the car when she was just 19 years old, and she retained it until it was sold to the consignor in 2007. The Daytona joined the consignor’s collection, which features many of the finest postwar sports and GT cars produced. Records on file confirm maintenance and care under an official Ferrari dealer. Early Plexinose examples account for a small portion of Daytona production, and this example benefits from long-term Swiss residency under attentive ownership. For the collector seeking an early 365 GTB/4 Berlinetta with genuine presence, 13675 warrants close inspection. car

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