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More than 50 years of exponential development notwithstanding, the legendary 365 GTB/4 is still considered by Tifosi as the ultimate road-going front-engined V-12 Ferrari. At the time it was introduced at the Paris Auto Salon in October 1968, it was the fastest, most expensive road car in Ferrari’s history. It was also one of the most controversial—first, in an era when midengined offerings were elbowing each other for the title of World’s Most Exotic Car, the 365 GTB/4 (Daytona, as it came to be called) followed Enzo Ferrari’s insistence that “the horse should pull the cart, not push it”; second, the design departed from the standard Ferrari “look” with a knife-edged front end design in place of rising front fenders led by faired-in headlights and a wide-open greenhouse defined by minimal framing. Overall, the Daytona was one of the most svelte designs to ever emerge from the House of Pininfarina, one combining muscular proportions with matchless grace.

Like the 275 GTB before it, the Daytona employed a conventional ladder frame using all-independent, unequal-length double-wishbone suspension with concentric coil springs and telescoping shocks and Dunlop ventilated 4-wheel disc brakes. Its drivetrain was a direct evolution of the 275’s, a 60-degree all-aluminum V-12 with double overhead cams and six downdraft Weber carburetors. With displacement increased from 3.3L to 4.4L, power rose to 352 HP at 7,500 RPM, driven through a rear mounted 5-speed transaxle with limited-slip differential.

As this incredibly pristine 1972 example demonstrates, the 365 GTB/4 delivered its passengers in luxury and refinement worthy of the Ferrari name. One of 1,383 produced from 1968 through 1972, S/N 15443 is classically turned out in red over a tan leather interior featuring power windows, a wood-rimmed Nardi steering wheel, Veglia instrumentation and a gated shifter. The car invites the closest scrutiny, displaying concours-quality fit, finish and detailing. Completed with Ansa exhaust and Michelin XWX radials on chromed Borrani knock-off wire wheels, it shows just 42,175 miles and comes with books, a warranty card and the ever-important tool roll.

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