The Ferrari 365 GTB/4 ‘Daytona’ is deftly threaded through the Esses towards Tetre Rouge.

The N.A.R.T-liveried Daytona Competizione of Grossman and Chinetti takes the chequered flag at the 1971 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Cornering hard in valiant pursuit of the more powerful sports prototypes that comprised its class.

Bob Grossman and Luigi Chinetti Jr hold court on the bonnet of their historic Daytona, as a crowded pit lane watches on.

Chassis 12467 thunders along the pit straight, V-12 howl delighting fans in a packed main grandstand.

In addition to finishing 5th overall at the 1971 24 Hours of Le Mans, Grossman and Chinetti won the Index of Thermal Efficiency.

Bob Grossman and Luigi Chinetti Jr storm to a 5th place finish at Le Mans in 1971, behind only the much faster and more advanced Ferrari 512M and Porsche 917/K.