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Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona Competitizione Series 2
 Since the mid 1960s Ferrari had completely withdrawn from GT racing to concentrate on Prototype racing and Formula 1. So there was no factory racing version of Ferrari's tarmac burning 365 GTB/4 Daytona, which at its launch was one of the fastest cars on the road. It was no surprise that privateer teams started modifying road going Daytonas for racing purposes. One of these teams was the NART of Chinetti who was responsible for five conversions.After the conversions proved successful Ferrari was tempted to build their own Competizione versions. Between 1971 and 1973 three series of five cars built by the factory, one for each year. The car featured above is one of the second five of these. The main changes for the second series compared to the first were engine related which resulted in a power rating of over 400 bhp. This Competizione was entered in the 1972 Le Mans 24 Hours race by French Ferrari importer Charles Pozzi, where it ran in the GT class. It finished 5th overall and first in class. It copied that result in that year's edition of the Tour de France. Its last outing was the 1973 Le Mans where it finished 9th overall and second in class behind a Series 3 Competizione also entered by Pozzi. It remains as the single most important Daytona Competizione and is converted back to its Le Mans winning Ferrari France livery. It is run in the Shell Historic Challenge by Brazilian Carlos Monteverde, it is seen here racing in the 2002 Nürburgring round of the series. Article by Wouter Melissen, last updated before 12 / 01 / 2004
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