after production ended), when a 1973 car achieved a class victory (2nd overall) in the 24 Hours of Daytona. Legacy In 1971, the Daytona gained fame when one was driven by Dan Gurney and Brock Yates in the inaugural Cannonball Baker Sea-To-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dash. Showcasing the car's potential for sustained high speed travel, the pair won with an average speed of , completing the distance from New York City to L.A. - - in 35 hours 54 minutes. Gurney was later quoted as saying "We never once exceeded 175 miles per hour." It appears on the cover of 1973's Now & Then, the fifth studio album of the American pop band The Carpenters. In the 1980s, a Daytona replica was prominently featured on the first two seasons of NBC's hit television series Miami Vice. The black car seen in early episodes was a kit car built on a Corvette C3 chassis. Altogether, two nearly identical cars were used simultaneously in the production of the TV series. Ferrari was not pleased that its company and one of their products was represented on TV by an imitation car and sued the manufacturer of the kit for trademark infringement and trademark dilution. The Daytona replicas were retired at the beginning of the show's third season and replaced by two Ferrari-donated Testarossas, the company's newest flagship model at the time. In 2004, the Daytona was voted top sports car of the 1970s by Sports Car International magazine. Similarly, Motor Trend Classic named the 365 GTB/4 and GTS/4 as number two in their list of the ten "Greatest Ferraris of all time". See also Maserati Ghibli Lamborghini Miura De Tomaso Mangusta Iso Grifo Bizzarrini Strada References Bibliography External links 365gtc4.com Daytona Grand tourers Cars introduced in 1968 1970s cars Pininfarina Miami Vice