Pininfarina designed a very clean two seat
coupe body for the GTB/4 with a long bonnet, small cockpit and short rear
end. Faired in headlights were replaced by pop-up units for the US and
later all markets whilst a new style of alloy wheel, the now classic Ferrari
five-spoke, was fitted. In order to reduce the rather high weight, aluminium
alloy doors, bootlid and bonnet were fitted.
The other 365 models can be seen on the
365 page (except 365 GT4 BB Berlinetta Boxer which is under
Berlinetta Boxers)
The
replacement for the successful 275 GTB/4, the Daytona (an unofficial name
only, it was never used in Ferrari literature) is one of the classic Ferraris
of all time. The independent suspension all round and five speed gearbox
combined with the differential at the rear were taken from its predecessor, whilst
the brakes were upgraded to ventilated discs and the engine used was a
4390cc unit with two camshafts per bank, dry sump lubrication, six twin-choke
Weber carburettors and 352bhp @ 7,500rpm. It was first presented at the
Paris Motorshow in October 1968 whilst at the Frankfurt Motorshow in September
of the following year the 365 GTS/4 Spider variant was introduced.
A runaway success, 1,412 examples of the coupe and 127 examples of the spider
(96 fo the US & 31 for Europe) were built before production ended in 1973.
Technical Details
| Engine | 4390cc (81x71mm) 60deg V12 dohc (per bank) 352bhp @ 7,500rpm
Firing sequence : 1-7-5-11-3-9-6-12-2-8-4-10 |
| Suspension | front : independent with double wishbones and coil springs
rear : independent with double wishbones and coil springs wheelbase : 2400mm track (front/rear) : 1440mm/1453mm |
| Brakes | front : ventilated discs (diameter 288mm)
rear : ventilated discs (diameter : 297mm) servo assistance |
| Steering | rack and pinion |
| Transmission | 5 speed manual |
| Empty weight | 1,280kg (51% font / 49% rear) |
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Performance
| model | max speed | 0-100km/h | standing km |
| 365 GTB/4 Daytona | 277 km/h | 6.1 sec | 24.7 sec |
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