There has never been a time period when Ferrari’s model naming scheme has been easy to understand, and because of that, it might not be immediately obvious just how special the vehicle you are looking at is. The problem comes from the fact that the 365 GTS is a completely different car from the 365 GTS/4 in almost all respects apart from the engine, despite the incredibly similar names. So rest assured that the car you are looking at in this article is one of the rarest, most valuable and sought after of the late-’60s Ferraris.
Thankfully, the 365 GTB/4 and 365 GTS/4 have been given the unofficial nicknames “Daytona” and Daytona Spyder” respectively. The nickname comes from Ferrari’s 1-2-3 win at the 24 Hours of Daytona in 1967, and not out of a desire to make nomenclature easier, but it still helps. The Daytona was the replacement for the 275 GTB/4, and in hardtop form immediately became the fastest production car in the world. A small run of convertible versions of the car were made toward the end of the Daytona’s production life. It was the last front-engine flagship Ferrari until the 550 Maranello debuted in 1996.
Continue reading to learn more about the Ferrari 365 GTS/4.
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