VIN: the Marco Piccinini Ferrari F40 chassis 75052
History of chassis 75052
Chassis 75052 was one of the eight F40 prototypes constructed. Of these, seven (including 75052) were constructed in 1987.
All these cars came with a variety of features that did not appear on subsequent production variants such as a thinner rear spoiler, additional cooling vents on the rear fenders and rear windscreen, different carbon weave and distinctive wing mirrors. Some, like 75052, also came with a quilted headliner.
Having completed its role as a test and development mule, Enzo Ferrari gifted 75052 to Marco Piccinini who, at the end of the 1988 season, left his role as Scuderia Ferrari’s Sporting Director (a position he had held since 1977).
Piccinini had initially been appointed by Enzo Ferrari as his representative for Formula 1 matters. He took up the role as Direttore Sportivo shortly afterwards and, in 1983, also became a Member of the Board of Directors of Ferrari SpA.
Between 1977 and 1988, Piccinini had overseen Drivers’ titles in 1977 and 1979 (for Niki Lauda and Jody Scheckter respectively) in addition to Constructors’ championships for the Scuderia in 1977, 1979, 1982 and 1983.
Although Piccinini departed as Scuderia Ferrari’s Sporting Director at the end of 1988, he stayed on as a Director of the company until 2016.
By the time chassis 75052 first came on to the open market in 2019, it had covered a little under 8000km.
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