Three-quarter view of a Ferrari 365 GTB 4 Daytona, part of the Ferrari Tribute Collection at the 2017 London Classic Car Show
The Ferrari Daytona, officially designated the Ferrari 365 GTB/4, 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 bored out to L (4, cc, cid). The unofficial Daytona name is reported to have been applied by the media rather than Ferrari and commemorates Ferrari's 1-2-3 finish[3] in the February 1967 24 Hours of Daytona with a 330 P3/4, a 330 P4 and a 412 P.[4] To this day, Ferrari itself only rarely refers to the 365 as the "Daytona", and refer to it as an "unofficial" name. Unlike Lamborghini's then-new, mid-engined Miura, the Daytona was a traditional front-engined, rear-drive car. The engine, known as the Tipo 251 and developed from the earlier Colombo V12 used in the 275 GTB/4, was a L (4, cc, cid)[2] DOHC V12 with a 60° bank angle, 365 cc per cylinder, 81 mm ( in) bore and 71 mm ( in) stroke, featuring six Weber twin carburettors (40 mm Solex twin carburettors were used alternatively). At a compression ratio of :1, it produced 357 PS (263 kW; 352 hp) and could reach 280 km/h (174 mph). 0-60 mph (97 km/h) acceleration was just seconds.[6] For the American version, slight modifications were made - the compression ratio was reduced to :1 and the exhaust system was equipped with a large central silencer, necessitating visible alterations to the primary pipes. The five-speed manual transmission (of the transaxle concept) was mounted in the rear for optimal weight distribution, and a four-wheel independent suspension featured wishbones and coil springs. Although a Pininfarina design, as with many previous Ferrari road cars styled by Leonardo Fioravanti,[7] the 365 GTB/4 was radically different. Its sharp-edged styling resembled a Lamborghini more than a traditional Pininfarina Ferrari. Early Daytonas featured fixed headlights behind an acrylic glass cover.
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Location: Excel, London
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