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The Ferrari 365 GTB/4 a.k.a Daytona was Enzo Ferrari's response to Ferruccio Lamborghini's Miura. Ferrari wanted their new flagship to be a revolution that could attract the biggest market in the world back, the United States of America. So the car really looked like nothing Ferrari's ever done. Imagine yourself back in the 60's. Hippies rule the world, people discover that there is actually nothing on the moon, Jimmy Hendrix makes people go crazy, and men discover the bikini. But something far more important was born. The supercar. Some say it all started with the Lamborghini Miura. The iconic bull came out in 1966, and directly became a game-changer. The crazy old man from Maranello had to do something. Being not a huge fanatic of centrally-mounted engines, Ferrari launched the Daytona in 1968 with a V12 in the front. The rivalry between the two automakers was only at its beginning.