What are your favorite Ferrari designs?

You're here, fellow FChatter, so you must love Ferraris. Tell us about your favorites!

Not that I have any power to enforce them, but here are my proposed ground rules for the thread:

• Try to pick five(ish) favorites.
• Race cars and road cars are all fair game.
• If you choose only vintage Ferraris, list separately a favorite modern car, and vice versa. (You get to decide what defines vintage vs modern.)
• Emphasis on design here, but it's OK for your feelings to be colored by the mechanicals too!
• Photos and personal anecdotes encouraged, but not required.
• Only positive vibes!
  • Discussion is encouraged, but no criticism of others choices, please. This is an entirely subjective exercise. There are no wrong answers.
  • No "least favorite" lists, please.

Let the fun begin!

 

275 GTB
246 Dino
365 GTC/4

 

My top 2 are the ones I own: 328 GTs and California T.

The 1964 250 LM is a top design for me. Also the 1967 330 P4.

For the 5th, the 499P.

But there's a huge list of them. In no particular order, let's add the F40, F50, 599, high-mirror Testarossa, and the Maranello as a top 10.

 

Those are beauties! Don't often see 328s in that color. Suits it very nicely.

 

The 612 Scaglietti is definitely one of the most elegant Ferrari designs.
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As the 500 Mondial is one of the most elegant race cars.

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275 GTB
250 GTO
355 GTB/GTS
328 GTB/GTS
Enzo

 

355 all
F12 TdF
F50
Speciale Aperta

 

275 GTB Long Nose
250 Lusso GT
330 P4
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275 GTB slight preference for short nose
250 GT California Spyder
206/246 Dino GTB/GTS
308 GTB/GTS

 

In no particular order:

246GT

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288GTO

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330P4

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250GTO

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365GTB

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365 GTB/4 (it should not have wire wheels ) , 288 GTO, 250 GT SWB, 456 GT, 355 GTB
... only based on looks, other criterias would lead to different results.

 

I would substitute the 275 GTB/S/4 for the Daytona.

+1 agree

 

375MM 0472
375 America 0329
375+ 0396 (specifically rebodied after Carrera Panamericana crash)
275S/340 0032MT
365 GTC/4

One of these is not like the others. I like big bores and I cannot lie.

 

I didn't post a 275GTB, it's a365GTB which I believe is the Daytona, but happy to be proved incorrect.

 

Trevor you are correct, I was agreeing with all of your choices with the exception of the 365 GTB/4 (unofficial nickname Daytona). I prefer the 275 GTB variants (esp. 275 GTB/4 and 275 GTS/4) to the Daytona. Also I think that the last Enzo-era Ferrari that looks proper on Borrani wheels is the 365 GT 2+2; for Daytona it is Campys all the way IMO.
Cheers!

 

We have a winner.

 

Sorry @375+, I clearly misunderstood you. Put it down to a transatlantic communication breakdown.

 

LWB or SWB?

 

Not a problem. English is my second language.

 

I would never have guessed.

 

Both!

 

These came to mind immediately, but truthfully there are a lot of gorgeous Ferraris from the '60s.

250 GT SWB
365 GTS/4 (Daytona Spyder) -- Maybe my all-time favorite car design; must have the five-spoke wheels.
308 GTB/GTS -- Even better than the 206/246, IMHO. European spec. Wedge and perfect curves in the same timeless package.
288 GTO

SF24 F1 car -- Not sure it's a sculptural icon, but it is the ultimate in form following function. To me that contributes to aesthetic appeal.

 

For vintage:
250 Lusso
250 SWB California w/ covered lights
250 Ellena

For modern:
Roma coupe
F430

 

A lot of representation from the 1960s so far. (Not that I disagree!)

I wonder how much that says about that era vs bias in our sample.

 

My first language is 'Merican.