Daytona -Plexi vs 'pop-ups'

The plexi glass models are a little lighter I believe - and rarer. I just think that plexi design looks a bit too 'kit car' to be worthy of a Ferrari.

As for desirability - do the plexi cars fetch higher prices..? Hadn't noticed that over here in England...

John

PS Can I ask for comments on my previous question again - are Daytona prices affected much by the car's colour...?

 

John, I haven't seen that much difference. Of course, most are red. But yellow seems to sell well. I imagine that blue would also do well. I did see a green one once. Not my cup of tea.

Take care, Dale

 

Plexi is how the car was designed.

Popups are a US only variant.

Opinions vary. but it's one more thing to go wrong!!
No the plexi is a cool look, IMO.

 

Plus, one other thing. Ferraris are easy to repaint in a different color because they always paint the engine bays and whatnot black.

 

At the Mt Dora (Florida) Festival of Exotic Cars show a couple of weeks ago was a Daytona Spyder with the plexiglass nose. Never recalled seeing a plexi spyder before. With only 123 factory-built spyders, was this car a "cut" early coupe? Owners can be really sensitive about this issue so I didn't ask. I'm sorry I didn't snap a picture of it.

KevFla
orlando,fl

 

The first Spyder was Fly Yellow and had the plexi headlight cover. The car came to California and may still be there. The plexi front is more pure Daytona and the later front style is more subdued. Ferrari tried to create the plexi "look" on early USA Daytona models with a brushed aluminum panel covering the headlights. What color combination was the Florida Spyder? Thanks.

 

Clearly Im a fan of the plexi nose, however I can tell you that with the plexi nose the "dim" position for the headlamps is a waste of time. You see ok on bright, you see nothing at all on dim. The plexi nose look is how the car was designed and I think its more pure and aggressive. That said, they are gorgeous cars either way. The pop-up headlamps were not US only. When the Feds mandated the change Ferrari switch to the pop-up lights on all cars produced. Im not sure exactly when the switch was made and I suspect for a period of time both versions were built side by side as parts stocks were used up.

As to color, I dont think it makes any difference. My car is red, but it was originally delivered in Dino Blue Metallic. The 308GTB I used to own was the same Dino blue and I really love that color. My Daytona was painted red in the early 1970s. At some point in the future if/when the car needs a complete repaint I will probably repaint it back to Dino Blue.

The prototype yellow Spyder was a plexi nose car, but Im pretty sure all the production spyders were pop-up headlights.

Does anyone know the exact number of plexi nosed cars built?

Paulyb.... good luck on the car hunt and hopefully a soon welcome to the Daytona clique

Terry

 

Tspringer,etc,
How do you know the Exact original color?
Is there a paint code on an ID plate on the car somewhere?

 

I voted plexi glass.

 

I have the factory build sheets on my car, along with english translations. Also, the original colors and options are listed on the heritage certificate available through the Ferrari Owners website.

https://www.owners.ferrari.com/cgi-bin/Feros/os/jsp/01_0_login.jsp


Terry

 

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I think on a comp daytona, the plexi looks fantastically aggressive, but from a pure aesthetics point of view, I like the lines of the pop-ups better.

--Dan

 

I'm a BIG fan of the Pop-ups.

 

Isn't this kinda like a poll of "Blonde vs Brunette"?

Who cares, particularly with a body with such beautiful curves?

 

The prototype Spyder (yellow with black side stripe, shown at Frankfurt '69 I believe) was the only factory original Plexi Spyder - and most (hopefully all)owners would be well aware of that if they'd done their homework...

Have any pop-up cars been converted to plexi, I wonder...?

John

 

12815 was the prototype Spyder done in Fly Yellow.
Perhaps as few as 150 Daytona models were the plexi version. The pop-up headlights first appeared on the Euro version coupe, as early as 13293. Later the USA prototype came along in the form of 13361 a coupe. Fixed lights were one option considered. 14383 was the first USA Spyder; long after the plexi version was replaced with pop-up lights. Regards CH

 

I counted about 6 Plexi spyder conversions in the Serial # book. I have one of them, which I just bought to cruise around in this summer. I never thought of myself as the guy who would purchase a cut car, but it has turned out to be a plus, because I'm not as worried about getting whacked when I drive it.

Even though it's an obvious conversion, with a few clear differences from a real spyder, it's a blast to drive, makes all the right sounds, and registers high on the "fun" scale -a real good price/performer.

 

Of the 70-something "real" spiders built, how many of the 300 that exist today have plexi and how many pop-ups?