Chassis 0202 A was one of five 340 Americas originally equipped with closed bodywork by Vignale. The first (chassis 0082 A) was a works car used by Luigi Villoresi and Pasquale Cassani to win the…
Read MoreChassis 0116 A was one of 25 Ferrari 340 Americas built, the first two of which started life as 275 Sports that were raced in 1950. Eight of these 25 cars, to include chassis 0116 A, were built with…
Read MoreChassis 0138 A was one of ten 340 Americas coachbuilt by Vignale. Of these, it was the only example completed as a Cabriolet. Vignale used a broadly similar design for a small number of 212…
Read MoreThe first 340 America (actually a 275 Sport fitted with the new 4.1-litre ‘340’ engine) was displayed at the Paris Motor Show in October 1950. Early 340 Americas were all competition-type machines…
Read MoreChassis 0082 A was the first 340 America built from scratch. It was preceded by chassis 0030 MT and 0032 MT, both of which started life as 275 Sports and were subsequently rebuilt with 4.1-litre…
Read MoreBetween spring 1951 and autumn 1952, Ferrari built 22 340 Americas. The 340 America was Ferrari’s first production model equipped with Lampredi’s big-block V12 engine. Fast, powerful and extremely…
Read MoreChassis 0132 A was one of five 340 Americas equipped with closed bodywork by Vignale. The first (chassis 0082 A) was a works racing car driven to victory in the 1951 Mille Miglia by Luigi Villoresi…
Read MoreThe 340 America was Ferrari’s first model put on sale with the big-block Lampredi V12 engine. 23 were built plus two factory conversions, the majority of which were destined for racing…
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