280 hp, 3,286 cc V-12 engine with triple Weber dual-choke carburettors, five-speed manual transaxle, four-wheel independent suspension with upper and lower wishbones, coil springs, and tubular shocks, and four-wheel disc brakes.

Wheelbase: 2,400 mm The mid-1960s was a wonderful time for Ferrari.

On the track, Ferrari was doing better than ever.

Cars bearing the Cavallino Rampante were sitting atop the podium at nearly every major race on the calendar and also handily decimating anything that stood in their way.

Of course, this translated quite well into sales, and Ferrari seemed to be attracting more new customers each year.

Every new model that was released was always considered to be the pinnacle of sports car engineering and design, until an even more ground-breaking model would replace it in a few years.

With the fabled 250 series of Ferraris finally nearing the end of production in 1964, Ferrari chose that year’s Paris Auto Show to premier their replacement for their most su...