Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona:
The Ultimate Front-Engine Ferrari
The Ultimate Front-Engine Ferrari
1968-1973 | 1,284 Built | The Last Great Front-Engine V12 GT
When Road & Track Magazine tested the Ferrari 365 GTB/4 in September 1970, they declared it “the best sports car in the world.” This wasn’t hyperbole. The Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona represented the absolute pinnacle of front-engine Ferrari engineering before the marque’s inevitable shift to mid-engine supercars.
Introduced at the 1968 Paris Auto Salon, the 365 GTB/4 earned its unofficial “Daytona” nickname from Ferrari’s dominant 1-2-3 finish at the 1967 24 Hours of Daytona, a year before the car even debuted. Leonardo Fioravanti’s design at Pininfarina, fresh off the success of the Dino, created a machine that married aggressive aesthetics with genuine performance: 174 mph top speed from a 352-horsepower 4.4-liter V12.
The Daytona was never meant to be easy. Road & Track famously called it “a man’s car,” noting that “the efforts needed to push the clutch, shift the gearbox, or turn the steering wheel take it clearly out of the go-to-market class.” This was a Ferrari that demanded full driver engagement, rewarding skill with an experience led by aesthetics and mechanical precision.
With only 1,284 coupes built between 1968 and 1973, plus 16 factory Competizione racing cars and 5 ultra-rare NART Spyders, the Ferrari 365 GTB/4 remains one of the most significant Ferraris ever produced. Each car deserves proper documentation, especially given that an estimated 140 coupes were later converted to spyder replicas, making authentication through the 365Ferrari registry critical for owners and buyers alike.
Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona Quick Facts
Production: 1,284 coupes (1968-1973)
Serial Range: SN12301-SN17615
Engine: 4.4L Colombo V12, 4-cam, 352 hp
Top Speed: 174 mph (280 km/h)
0-60 mph: 5.4 seconds
Competition: 16 Competizione + 5 NART Spyders
Conversions: ~140 coupes later converted (not factory)
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