1972 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Navigation
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.
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.
Related Reading : Ferrari 365 History
The 365 Series was introduced in the late 1960s and stayed in production until the early 1970s. The 365s were often powered by a Columbo SOHC 4390 cc V-12 engine with three Weber carburetors capable of producing around 300 horsepower. The front and rear suspension for most of the series was independent with double wishbones and coil springs. The 365 GT4 22 had an independent with transverse parallelograms....
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