1972 Ferrari 365 GTB/4

The Ferrari 365 GTB/4, introduced in 1968 at the Paris Salon, was Ferrari's most expensive production model to-date and the fastest production vehicle of its time. It was dubbed the 'Daytona' in honor of the Ferrari's accomplishments the year before at the American 24-hour race. Even though the design was very appealing, it did not sell very well during the first few years of development, even with perks like running the quarter-mile in 13.8 seconds and topping-out at 174 miles per hour.

Pininfarina designed the fastback coupe and the bodies were built by Scaglietti.

A new V-12 engine was used that was capable of generating over 350 horsepower. It was a dual-overhead-cam 'vee' type 12-cylinder with aluminum alloy block and heads. It used six Weber two-barrel carburetors, four camshafts, and seven main bearings. The five-speed manual gearbox was mounted in the rear transaxle. Ventilated disc brakes helped slow the vehicle down, with a diameter of 11.3 inch in the front and 11.6 inch in the rear.

The early versions of the GTB/4 had exposed headlights. It was not until 1970 that the headlights were hidden (pop-up). This was due to American regulations concerning full-width plastic headlamps.

Around 1400 GTB/4's were produced from 1969 through 1974. The majority of them being coupes. There were 127 Spider convertibles.

Ferrari produced a few Berlinetta coupes that consisted of all-aluminum bodies and engines that were capable of 405 horsepower.

The GTB/4 Daytona was replaced by the 365 GT4 BB. The 365 GT4 was Ferrari's catch-up vehicle trying to match other supercar makers such as Lamborghini with its Miura. The engine being set in the middle, rather than in the front.