The Daytona - I don't get the fuss.

[GekkoRules]

I got given one of those history of Ferrari books which I have been enjoying reading.
I just don't 'get' the fuss about the Daytona.
I think the Dino is beautiful and I'm sure in its day the Daytona looked special but I thought there was a lot of fuss over very little.
I appreciate the front engined Ferraris as much as the next man but this one leaves me cold.
Am I missing something as to why its a special car in the history of Ferrari?
I guess it is a very personal thing but I'd appreciate a shove in the right direction if I'm missing a key element of why it is looked on with such fondness.

[Grant76]

With you 100% on this.

No doubt a brilliant car but the looks have always left me cold.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder though..

[ThreesixtyM]

Going purely on looks I have to say it's the 355 which has never done it for me. It's difficult to separate looks from the package though, that applies to the Daytona as much as any other Ferrari I guess.

[AndrewW-G]

It's special as its performance was far and above the opositions at the time and is still fast by todays standards, it's relativley easy to live with & in the metal looks much better than in books

[Leithen]

I'll always hanker after one, and probably never be able to afford one either. Probably something to do with being in short trousers around them. One of the few very special cars ever made.

[rs48635]

If you like cars - you might change your mind when you see one in the flesh.

biased 'cause I have always loved it. The lines and proportions are spot on, and it still is fast by today's standards. Doesn't sound too shabby either.

Ferrari V12 - check
Stonking performance - check
fabulous seats - check (anyone got optional "daytona" seats in their modern Fezza?)
Continent cruising ability - check
crowd magnet - check

[alsaautomotive]

You do really need to drive one to fully appreciate them
There are some stunning styling details which don't come across in photos, particularly with the Rosso ones!

[MogulBoy]

With an appropriate exhaust system, they sound the absolute busines! Afterall, it's a Columbo V12 breathing through carbs!

Not sure what the best exhausts are but I beleive that the period ones with those gorgeous quadruple, 'rifled'(?) trumpets were made by Ansa... probably out of mild-steel though.

[anonymous-user]

I'll take a '68 Daytona over a '68 E-Type any weekend

[GekkoRules]

I have seen a spider version ( which I assume was a fake since they are very rare and it was a pretty dodgy part of Glasgow) and although I liked it I wasn't blown away.

As someone said eye of the beholder.

But the guy who doesn't like the 355! Should have gone to Specsavers........

[GekkoRules]

I have seen a spider version ( which I assume was a fake since they are very rare and it was a pretty dodgy part of Glasgow) and although I liked it I wasn't blown away.

As someone said eye of the beholder.

But the guy who doesn't like the 355! Should have gone to Specsavers........

[burriana]

That would make two of us then, as I am not particularly fussed about the 355, although I appreciate that it is regarded by a lot of people as one of the most beautiful Ferraris made.

[jonny5]

I'm in total agreement ...

[SonnyM]

MogulBoy said:

With an appropriate exhaust system, they sound the absolute busines! Afterall, it's a Columbo V12 breathing through carbs!

Not sure what the best exhausts are but I beleive that the period ones with those gorgeous quadruple, 'rifled'(?) trumpets were made by Ansa... probably out of mild-steel though.

I second this - the Daytona was featured in several episodes of Columbo, in the driveways of the wealthy who committed the murders.

[MogulBoy]

I should have said Colombo as in Gioachino (below, right) not Columbo as in Peter Falk!

[rs48635]

jonny5 said:

I'm in total agreement ...

who with, the OP Gekko?

Are you a friend of mine or a friend of ours?

[jonny5]

rs48635 said:

jonny5 said:

I'm in total agreement ...

who with, the OP Gekko?

Are you a friend of mine or a friend of ours?

sorry mate, I just don't like daytona's

[LongLiveTazio]

The last 'classy' Ferrari they made. Truly beautiful.

I wonder how many journalists who've raved over the 599 would actually go for it given the choice between it and a Daytona as an ownership proposition...

[GekkoRules]

A Daytona over a 599?
You would have to be a vintage car buff to think that's a sensible move.

[Murph7355]

One thread and people noting they don't like Daytonas AND 355s. Sheesh, what's the world coming to?