What nickname is given to the Ferrari 365 GTB/4?

The Ferrari 365 GTB/4 is nicknamed the Daytona.

Ferrari presented the 365 GTB/4 at the 1968 Paris Motor Show as a front-engined successor to the 275 GTB/4. Its informal nickname commemorates Ferrari’s famous 1-2-3 finish in the 1967 24 Hours of Daytona, where Ferrari prototypes filled the top three places. “Daytona” was not the car’s official factory name, but the media nickname became so widely used that it is now inseparable from the model.

The car was designed by Leonardo Fioravanti at Pininfarina and powered by a 4.4-litre Colombo V12. Ferrari sold it as the GTB/4 berlinetta coupe and later introduced the open GTS/4 spider, commonly called the Daytona Spider.

A frequent point of confusion is that Daytona is not part of the original numerical model code. Ferrari’s naming system used “365” to indicate the approximate displacement of each cylinder, while “GTB” meant Gran Turismo Berlinetta and “4” referred to the four overhead camshafts. The unofficial nickname refers to racing history, not the engine or body style.