RE: Ferrari Daytona | Showpiece of the Week

[sidewinder500]

Julian Thompson said:

The question I would like to ask of the non multi millionaires is - would you sell your whole car collection to own just this?

Say you had 5-10 cars approaching £4/500k in value that covered every automotive base are there any of you that would bin them all off just to have one of these behind the roller shutter?

Definitely YES!!

[Mr Tidy]

sideways man said:

My dream car, when I was a teenager. Probably helped by autocar doing 174 mph in one, an incredible speed back then. It was the fastest road car for a very long time.

Edited by sideways man on Monday 2nd September 17:42

Mine too, for the same reason! I think it remained the fastest car Autocar or Motor magazine had tested for 5 years or more - the BB wasn't as quick. 0-60 was 5.4 seconds IIRC and it got to 100 mph at the end of a standing 1/4 mile - and also looked stunning (well from the front - I'm not so sure about the rear).

My Dad bought a 2 year old Fiat 125 from a bomb-site trader in Balham in 1972 for £895 - but there was a Daytona in a showroom on the other side of the road that was up for £5,950.

Some years later I discovered he had more than enough tucked away in Building Society accounts to have bought the Daytona.

Still, they both had the same handbrake lever!

[BVB]

What a beautiful car.

[dinkel]

LotusOmega375D said:

I’ve only been driven in one Daytona. This one with 450bhp...

https://talacrest.com/Ferrari-Sales/Ferrari-365-GT...

"ideal for brisk road use."

[aeropilot]

Turbobanana said:

I'll have mine in Blu Chiaro please with tan interior, and with the alloys rather than wires.

Snap.

Daytona's just don't look right on wires to my eyes............(far too much of a gold chain adorned American owner image)

[coppice]

Lovely true , but rather conservative next to its rival, the sublime Miura , or its kid brother Dino .

And compared to its older brother , the 275GTB ,it doesn't get even close

[Randy Winkman]

CharlieAlphaMike said:

Turbobanana said:

emperorburger said:

"The early 1970s are not known as a highpoint of style"

Cobblers

Absolutely. The following were all rubbish:

- De Tomaso Pantera
- Lamborghini Uracco
- Alfa Romeo Montreal
- Range Rover
- Alfasud
- Mercedes R107
- BMW 5 Series
- Lancia Stratos
- Maserati Khamsin

OK, some / most were designed in the 1960s I guess.

- Flares
- Platform Shoes
- Bay City Rollers
- Tank Tops
- Gary Glitter

Hotpants?

[mhurley]

Stunning car but i thought by all accounts not a great drive

[aeropilot]

mhurley said:

Stunning car but i thought by all accounts not a great drive

I don't recall any of the road tests of the day saying so, even into the late 70's.

My guess is that 'the not great drive' is due to comparisons with more modern cars, which really is just a 'no st Sherlock' moment.

[Turbobanana]

Randy Winkman said:

Hotpants?

Only at the weekend. Don't tell the wife.

[GreenVault]

Although this represents a marvelous opportunity for somebody (not me sadly) to buy a nearly "as new" Daytona, it makes me so sad to see cars like this with such low mileages. What is the point of owning something like this if not to take it out and drive at least a few times a year (FAOD, I mean 3 or 4 thousand miles a year rather than a 20k pa hack!)

Edited by GreenVault on Tuesday 3rd September 10:40

[PATTERNPART]

A replica might be an option. Not sure how to mimic the V12 though.

[Turbobanana]

PATTERNPART said:

A replica might be an option. Not sure how to mimic the V12 though.

The Miami Vice "Dayvette".