'design change' or Original?

[wheels1]

Hi Paul.
Do you know what happened to the photo i sent? I did try to mail you but it said your box was full?
Grant

[wheels1]

This is my input into this debate. I have attached a crop of a factory photo. This shows a coupe in production, i think from around 1970/71 so could be a plexi. [ i have around 10 pic's from this series and none of the photos show the pop up light brace, so that is why i am assuming they are plexi] It looks like the line does curve in to me on this photo, but it is not clear on any of the photos i have. I wonder if they made it more pronounced when they changed from the plexi lights to the pop up head lights?
Pic sent
Grant

[daitona]

The 365 GTB used for the first brochure pictures was 11795. That is the unique model built by Pininfarina. It has been a multiple California owner car in the past. Shown at Cavallino Classic in 2003.

[Paul]

Max,

Sorry, I don't.

Paul

[Maximilian Szwaj]

Paul,
the picture (red Daytona) must come from the '69 brochure. I love this car, its interior is also shown in the later brochure I have 73/72.
Do 'we' know the chassis number and its whereabouts?
Max.

[Edward 365 GTB4]

if it's a design change, serial numbers matter.
ed

[Paul]

[Paul]

[Paul]

These pictures are from the 1969 and 1971 factory brochures respectively.  I had difficulty capturing the line in the photo but it is there if you look hard.

[Paul]

[Paul]

[Paul]

Max,

I have original black and white glossy factory photos (factory stamp on the back) of the 1969 Daytona.  One picture clearly shows the same line. The other does not show the line carried out to the lens but it is the same Daytona.

Paul

[Maximilian Szwaj]

I hope that this brings some substance to the pictures and the previous write up.
The Ferrari 365 GTB/4 book by Pat Braden and Gerald Roush is a well know publication in the Ferrari circle.
Please check Pininfarina body drawing on page 38. The main body lines are undisputed and very clear.
There are also some very clear images on pages 72 and 73. The latter has a different light treatment but the fender line is the same. Other pictures in the book are not that easy to decipher. Please also check the Ferrari Daytona factory brochure, first picture head on.
I am certain that many Daytona owners have other books and photos done by Pininfarinas photographer showing almost a kink/notch on the indicator edge or opening line. This is the start of the feature line in question.
The final example I would like to bring to your attention, is the ‘Ferrari 365 GTB/4 operating, maintenance and service handbook’ chapter 6, page 111. Picture 65 which shows how to change the headlight bulb but also shows the now famous line.
The Design intent is very clear to me. I am satisfied by my research.
The execution by the Scaglietti factory could be another issue – I don’t think so. Definitely not to the degree of the front end design line change we see on some cars anyway. The re-paint in a local paint shop in the US or Europe is a completely different story.
Max.

[Paul]

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