1971 Ferrari 365

The Ferrari 365 GTB4 was presented in 1968 and it entered into legend by being the most powerful and fastest car in the world in its time. Many fans already knew it by its unofficial name of “Daytona”.

Luigi Chinetti offered this particular Daytona to Mario Andretti following his first Formula 1 victory in a Ferrari at Kyalami in 1971.

As a tribute to this now iconic driver, the five spoke “star” pattern alloy wheels carried the Andretti signature on their large central nut.

The bodies were mounted on a 2400mm wheelbase chassis which had factory reference numbers 605, and all were numbered in the odd chassis number road car sequence. The construction was along the same basic lines as the others of the period, with large-section oval main tubes, cross bracing, and sub structures to support the body and ancillary equipment.

The engine was an increased-capacity, longer- block derivation of the twin overhead camshaft per bank V12 unit used in the 275 GTB4, with factory type reference 251, of 4390cc capacity, and like that engine featured dry sump lubrication. It was fitted with a bank of six twin-choke Weber 40 DCN20 or 21 carburettors, those of the USA market cars carrying the suffix “A”, with a twin coil and rear-of-engine mounted distributors and ignition system, with an electronic system fitted to USA market versions, to produce a claimed 352 Hp.