Ultimate Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona – The Definitive History

Limited to 1250 copies and signed by the authors.

Definitive history of Ferrari’s greatest GT car in two large-format, limited edition volumes.

The result of more than three years' research and delivers unprecedented detail on the road cars and Competizione race cars.

• Definitive history of the Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona, one of Ferrari’s most revered cars.
• Details the development of the Daytona road car, Spider convertible, one-off specials, the Miami Vice replica and the racing Competizione Daytonas.
• More than 550 pages and 700 images, split across two beautifully designed, large-format volumes.
• Archive images immerse the reader in the 1960s–1970s period, while specially commissioned studio photography reveals the Daytona in detail.
• Interviews with key figures including Daytona designer Leonardo Fioravanti, Ferrari engineer Mauro Forghieri and Pininfarina’s Paulo Pininfarina and Lorenzo Ramaciotti.

More about this book

Ferrari’s 365 GTB/4 Daytona is an instantly recognisable icon of the world’s most compelling car brand. Launched in 1968 this landmark car introduced a modern, aerodynamic style to Ferrari’s road cars and remains, for many enthusiasts, the finest GT car the company has ever built. Now the complete, fascinating story of the Daytona is revealed in extraordinary detail in this two-volume limited edition, through extensive original research, interviews with key figures and expert analysis.

Covering the Daytona’s design, development and engineering, its impact on popular culture, its long-lasting influence and its racing history, Ultimate Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona will become the cornerstone reference work for collectors, historians, restorers and serious enthusiasts worldwide. For readers interested in Ferrari history, classic Ferrari road cars, V12 grand tourers, and 1960s–1970s sports car design, this will be an essential work that will endure as a long-term reference.

Specification

• Limited Edition
• 340mm x 245mm
• Two volume hardback with slipcase
• Volume One: 272 pages, Volume Two: 288 pages
• Over 700 images in total
• Price: £475.00
• ISBN 978-1-913089-63-4
• Publisher: Porter Press International
• Publication date: April 2026
• Authors: Luca Dal Monte and Simon Charlesworth with Keith Bluemel

The authors

Luca Dal Monte wrote the acclaimed biography Enzo Ferrari: Power, Politics and the Making of an Automotive Empire. It won the Premio Selezione Bancarella Sport literary award and was shortlisted for the Royal Automobile Club’s Motoring Book of the Year. His book on the 1957 Mille Miglia tragedy and the subsequent Enzo Ferrari trial has also received several distinctions, including the Diploma d’Onore from the Italian National Olympic Committee.

Simon Charlesworth has written for Autocar, Classic & Sports Car, the Goodwood Road Racing Company, the Royal Automobile Club and several major car makers during a long career in automotive media. His book Aero Dynamic: How Bristol Won At Le Mans won Best Publication at the 2022 Historic Motoring Awards.

Keith Bluemel is one of the world’s greatest authorities on Ferrari. He regularly writes for Ferrari magazines and websites and is the author, co-author or consultant for many books on the marque. He is a Ferrari Club of America concours judge and has been a Ferrari class judge at Concorso Italiano, the Winter Park Concours, Concours on the Avenue (Carmel), Pebble Beach, Salon Privé and the Ferrari factory’s 60th Anniversary Concorso d’Eleganza in 2007.