Me too - the Daytona. Those 275 vs Daytona comparisons always go this way - 275 is lighter, nimbler and bit slower with so-so brakes - The Daytona is heavier, more brutish and faster with so so brakes. Yeah, I'll concede that the 275 GTB/4 is the better drivers car. But the Daytona ........sigh, if I had to explain why I like it more, then you just wouldn't understand. I had have mine in black or blue.
About the one car regret have not buying a Daytona ,driven a few ..mighty things .The ex Blackman car when Brooklands had it for sale .. I enjoyed the BB512 at speed ...but would have prefered a Daytona ,there were just NON for sale at the time ..
I disagree, 275 has fabricated control arms, they flex and the car "walks around" at speed. Daytona has significantly more torque and 30 more hp. Daytona has forged control arms, it sits rock solid at high speed. The nose lifts after 130mph but it doesn't wander. Daytona brakes are a big step forward from a 275. 4 spot front calipers taken from a BMW Bavaria, the high speed version of the 2800. Rear calipers are the fronts from a BMW 2002. I've never heard of anyone running out of brakes in a Daytona, mine certainly never did.
You know how to drive Ian ,so many people ride the brakes into a corner (far to long) rather than a short hard dab ...thus NO fade
That was enjoyable to read, esp from an owners perspective. I've read many of these comparison reports - even one with Stirling Moss in a short lived mag called SuperClassics with 250 SWB vs 275 vs Daytona - and Daytona has never won. The problem with road testers - testing and owning a car are different propositions, much like dating and marrying a woman .
The other problem is that you don't know the condition of the steering, suspension and tyres of the cars being tested. A freshly restored 275 will drive better than a tired Daytona. US Daytonas also have smog equipment which robs power and throttle response. Early Ferraris have a lot of tie rod ends and suspension bushes and all have to be in good condition for the car to drive properly. Obviously shocks can make a huge difference too. Camber, castor and alignment has to be correct also. btw Plexiglass Daytonas with the "single bolt" steering box have much lighter and nicer steering than the later "3 bolt" steering box cars. I swapped with Miles S one day on a McKay rally and was struck by how much nicer his steering was. However my UK car without AC had about 20Kg less weight hanging ahead of the front axle line and was slightly lighter to steer than an Aussie car, all of which have AC as standard.
However my UK car without AC had about 20Kg less weight hanging ahead of the front axle line and was slightly lighter to steer than an Aussie car, all of which have AC as standard.[/QUOTE] Except my car
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From a car show in Cairns over the weekend just gone. A friend sent me these pics of this lovely looking 348 TS. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
What bloody car show?? Edit. Both those cars are from here. He has a small Holden collection,a Porker convertible..about a 2000 and the 348. All his stuff is pristine. Andrew is his name given to him when he was born in UnZud.
Cheers man, he has great taste in cars owning the 348. And dunno man, a mate was there and sent me these pics. Lots of other cars there by the looks of it.
Red 355 Spyder and a dark blue coupe (concentrating on the first) on Freestone Road north of Warwick this morning. Gizzi and Horse??
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