[DeTomaso] Great Down Under Pantera racing photos
MikeLDrew at aol.com
MikeLDrew at aol.com
Tue May 10 19:01:10 EDT 2011
In a message dated 5/10/11 14 11 42, tmshinro at aol.com writes:
> Looks like a Daytona but with a different nose. Never saw this one
> before.
>
It's a Ferrari 365 GTC/4. It's a cousin to the Daytona, only built in '71
and '72. It's a four-seater car, with self-levelling rear suspension.
It uses a Daytona engine block, but with side-draft Webers instead of the
traditional V-mounted Webers that the Daytona had. This required unique
cylinder heads. It also has power steering, and unlike the Daytona and the 275
predecessors, it used a front-mounted gearbox. It had either a five-speed
manual, or a GM-sourced three-speed automatic. In general, it's a slightly
softer, more grown-up Daytona. It didn't sell in huge numbers and was
only available for two years.
I prefer the looks of the GTC/4 from the rear, but the nose has a bit of
AMC going on.
There's a whole website dedicated to these cars:
http://www.365gtc4.com
Mike
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