Ferrari Daytona: a triumphant finale to the first era of front-engined V12s
An E-type Jag with Italian blood. The Pininfarina body's thrusting long-bonneted aspect communicates a motif of ill-constrained arousal.
The mighty V12's world-beating performance, and the occasional frailty of the brakes, do nothing to dispel it. Yet there are complications, too, such as a flirty coquettishness from the down-turned headlamps.