
Ferrari 365 GTB4 Competizione #71 24 Hours of Le Mans 1974 Kyosho 1:18

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Specifications
- Brand
- Ferrari
- Manufacturer
- Kyosho
- Scale
- 1:18
- Material
- Diecast
- Model Condition
- Used Model
- SKU
- 08164A
- Year
- 1974
- Era
- 1970s
- Body Type
- GT Models
- Vehicle Class
- Historic GT & GTE
- Openable Parts
- Yes
- Packaging Condition
- Traces of Storage
- Model Type
- Race Models
- EAN / GTIN
- 4548565076727
About the Ferrari 365 GTB4 Competizione #71 24 Hours of Le Mans 1974 Kyosho 1:18
TL;DR: Kyosho's 1:18 diecast Ferrari 365 GTB4 Competizione reproduces car #71 from the 1974 24 Hours of Le Mans in period racing livery. The Daytona GT continued Ferrari's Le Mans presence into the mid-1970s through privateer entries, and this diecast brings that competition history to a display shelf.
The Ferrari 365 GTB/4, nicknamed Daytona for the marque's 1-2-3 finish at the 1967 24 Hours of Daytona, kept racing long after its factory program ended, and car #71 represents that privateer chapter at Le Mans in 1974.
Kyosho's Diecast Craft on Ferrari's Long-Hood Daytona
Kyosho built its reputation on detailed 1:18 Ferrari replicas, and the Daytona's shape rewards that attention: a long, low hood feeding into a fastback roofline that this diecast holds with clean, consistent panel lines. The metal body gives the model real heft, appropriate for a car whose V12 and steel construction made it one of the heavier GT racers of its era. Livery application on a race replica is where diecast quality shows fastest, since sponsor decals and number panels expose any misalignment, and this #71 scheme carries its period graphics crisply across the doors and hood. Opening features typical of Kyosho's diecast line let a collector view the cabin detail, a rollcage and stripped-down racing seat rather than the road car's finished interior. Set beside a road-going Daytona, this Competizione version reads immediately as the racer.
The Daytona's Le Mans Legacy Into the Mid-1970s
Ferrari's factory Le Mans program had shifted to prototypes by the early 1970s, but the 365 GTB/4 stayed competitive in GT classes through privateer teams for years afterward, proof of how well the Daytona's chassis and V12 balance held up under endurance racing conditions. Entries like #71 kept the model's name on Le Mans entry lists into the mid-1970s, racing against newer machinery with a design already several years old. That longevity is part of what makes the Daytona a durable subject for scale replicas: it is a road car, a Le Mans class contender, and a design icon of Pininfarina's early-1970s styling language all at once. For collectors building a Ferrari GT racing chronology, a Le Mans-liveried Daytona bridges eras.
Building a Historic GT Shelf Around This Daytona
This #71 Daytona pairs naturally with other 1970s Le Mans GT entries, since shared racing numbers and period liveries read well displayed together. It also anchors a Ferrari road-to-race progression alongside a standard 365 GTB/4. Kyosho's diecast execution makes it a detailed, display-ready centerpiece for that kind of themed lineup.














