Ferrari Daytona Spider versus Intermeccanica Italia Spyder - or the not-so-small difference

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Ferrari Daytona Spider versus Intermeccanica Italia Spyder - or the not-so-small difference

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Created on March 25, 2015

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Bruno von Rotz

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Ferrari Daytona Spider versus Intermeccanica Italia Spyder - or the not-so-small difference

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Intermeccanica Italia Spyder (1968) compared with the Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Spyder (1972) - same wheelbase and similar proportions - difference in value 1:18

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Intermeccanica Italia Spyder (1968) - the shape was designed by Franco Scaglione

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Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona Spider (1972) - the most valuable Ferrari road sports car of the seventies

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Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona Spider (1972) - only 121 were built

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Intermeccanica Italia Spyder (1968) - the proportions are reminiscent of the Ferrari Daytona Spider

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Intermeccanica Italia Spyder (1968) - long snout, short tail

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Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona Spider (1972) - Pininfarina created a masterpiece

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Intermeccanica Italia Spyder (1968) - most people think the Italia is a Ferrari

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Intermeccanica Italia Spyder (1968) - looks as if it has been cast from a single mold

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Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona Spider (1972) - low snout

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Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona Spider (1972) - two round lights each as on the Coupé

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Intermeccanica Italia Spyder (1968) - beautifully drawn rear end with four exhaust pipes

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Intermeccanica Italia Spyder (1968) - elegant lines

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Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona Spider (1972) - almost looks like a scene from Miami Vice

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Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona Spider (1972) - this is what a convertible should look like

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Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona Spider (1972) - Beach scene

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Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona Spider (1972) - the extended headlights detract a little from the elegance

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Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona Spider (1972) - many Daytona Spiders were fitted with chrome wire wheels

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Intermeccanica Italia Spyder (1968) - original Italia were significantly less well equipped

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Intermeccanica Italia Spyder (1968) - during the restoration, the interior was freely interpreted

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Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona Spider (1972) - classic Ferrari cockpit

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Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona Spider (1972) - the typical Daytona seats

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Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona Spider (1972) - the front does not differ from the Coupé

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Intermeccanica Italia Spyder (1968) - the snout is reminiscent of the Ferrari 365

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Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona Spider (1972) - 4.4 liter displacement, 12 cylinders in V-shape

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Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona Spider (1972) - the carburetor factory on the twelve-cylinder engine

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Intermeccanica Italia Spyder (1968) - Ford V-8 engine with a displacement of 5.8 liters

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Intermeccanica Italia Spyder (1968) - View into the trunk - with Spacesafer spare wheel

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Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona Spider (1972) - generous trunk space

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Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona Spider (1972) - you can also sign this masterpiece

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Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona Spider (1972) - only the prototype still had the lights under Plexiglas

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Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona (1969) - Later model with folding headlights, Pininfarina design

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Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Berlinetta (1968) - the early models had the headlights under Plexiglas - Pininfarina design

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Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona (1969) - powerful Pininfarina design, characterized by the dividing line in the middle

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Ferrari 365 GTB 4 Berlinetta (1969) - a masterpiece by Pininfarina

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Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Coupé Special (1969) - Pininfarina special bodywork at the 1969 Paris Motor Show

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Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Berlinetta (1968) - long front, short rear - this is how a GT should look, even at Pininfarina

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Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona (1971) - front view of the later version with folding headlights

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Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Coupé (1969) - the Plexi front was soon replaced by folding headlights, Pininfarina

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Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona (1969) - Presentation at the 1969 Geneva Motor Show

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Ferrari 365 GTB/4 (1972) - View into the cockpit

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Ferrari 365 GTB/4 (1972) - View into the engine compartment

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Ferrari 365 GTB/4 (1972) - View into the trunk

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Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Coupé Special (1969) - Pininfarina special bodywork

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Ferrari 365 GTS 4 Spider (1969) - the open Ferrari cost DM 61,800 in 1969, the price of a detached house - great work by Pininfarina

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Ferrari 365 GTS 4 Spider (1969) - World premiere of the Pininfarina-designed convertible

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The Intermeccanica Italia followed the Torino - Ford had forced the name change

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Intermeccanica Torino (1968) - only 97 units were built under the name 'Torino'

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Intermeccanica Torino (1968) - with fixed roof

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Intermeccanica Indra (1971) - elongated convertible as the successor to the Italia, which is still visible next to it

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Intermeccanica Indra (1971) - successor to the Italia

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Summary

In 1970, a Ferrari Daytona Spider cost around twice as much as an Intermeccanica Italia Spyder. In return, it offered four cylinders and 100 hp more on a comparable footprint, while the driving performance differed less drastically. 45 years later, the Ferrari is worth almost 20 times as much as the Intermeccanica Italia, a difference that is difficult to explain. This report compares the two not-so-different vehicles and shows them in detail in many pictures.

This article contains the following chapters

From the Griffith 600 to the Intermeccanica Italia
The Daytona was the last of its kind
Similarities and differences
Why the Ferrari was still more economical
Comparison of the technical data
Further information

Estimated reading time: 6min

Preview (beginning of the article)

Sonny Crocket, the undercover detective in the TV series Miami Vice, drove a black Ferrari 365 GTS Daytona Spider, or so it seemed. In fact, he had to make do with a replica based on a Chevrolet Corvette. He could have driven an Intermeccanica Italia Spyder, presumably at a similar price, because he would have been sitting in an original and would have had a similarly designed V8 under the hood. But unlike the Daytona, hardly anyone knew the Intermeccanica, which is probably why the TV producers opted for the "Ferrari". But can the differences between the Italia and the Daytona explain the difference in market values, which is almost a factor of 20? After all, both have the same wheelbase (2.4 meters) and the same basic concept. And both are also visually impressive, having been created by talented designers, with a long snout, a short passenger compartment and a crisp rear end. The differences are obviously deeper.

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