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Berlinetta Boxer First unveiled in 1971 at the

Turin Motor Show (although not put into production until 1973), the 365 GT4 BB explored new territories: it was one of the first Ferrari top performance vehicles to feature a mid-positioned engine. Designed by Leonardo Fioravanti at Pininfarina, the 365 GT4 BB had two distinctive new features that set it aside from its direct competitors: the 12-cylinder engine derived from the Formula 1 car and the newly explored position of the engine that had not been seen before in a road car. The majority of its predecessors had featured the front-positioned engine, while the all-new 365 boasted a mid-position; it had taken the designers some time to convince Enzo Ferrari to adopt the idea. Closely matched in many ways to the Daytona, the 365 had a slightly higher horsepower of 360 bhp and a longitudinally mounted engine at 180˚, as in their 1970 Formula 1 car. The 4.3L V12 and slender, yet aggressive, body shape meant that the 365 could reach a top speed of 186 mph and 0-60 in 5.4 seconds. The contoured body design of the 365 featured a reshaped front end that was based on the Pininfarina P6 concept car, originally unveiled at the 1968 Turin Motor Show. Pininfarina designed the car with a recess under the front lid in which a spare “space-saving” tire was concealed; this was the first of the Ferrari road cars to feature this design. With an indent line running around the entire mid-section of the 365, the finish of the performance vehicle was also of a unique quality, with its upper half being the standard paint finish whilst the lower was finished in black satin paint; this eventually became

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