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Read MoreCelebrating a six-decade Formula 1 partnership between Shell and Ferrari
Read MoreAlthough rival firms had offered road car engines with dual overhead camshafts since the early 1950s, Ferrari did not adopt such a configuration for one of its production models until 1966 when the…
Read MoreDuring the mid 1960s, Ferrari customers that wanted the ultimate money-no-object Grand Tourer could order a 500 Superfast. Essentially the last in a line of ultra high end models begun with…
Read MoreLaunched at the Paris Motor Show in October 1959, Ferrari’s 250 GT SWB Berlinetta was arguably the last true dual purpose Grand Tourer, a machine almost equally capable of winning at international…
Read MoreThe Dino road car project, brought about by Ferrari’s need to run an F2 engine of which at least 500 copies had been built, spawned a trio of V6-powered models. As Ferrari’s manufacturing…
Read MoreChassis 2311 SA was a uniquely configured first series 400 Superamerica commissioned by French industrialist and Ferrari board member, Michel Paul-Cavallier. Paul-Cavallier was the President of…
Read MoreChassis 4725 SA was one of four cars built to 330 LMB specification by Ferrari, three of which were raced during the 1963 season. Of these, one was retained for works use. Another was supplied to…
Read MoreWith the overwhelming majority of 250 GTOs having come out of the factory with Rosso paint, the opportunity to acquire a no-stories example in a different or even 1-of-1 colour comes rarely. Set to…
Read MoreSince 1951, Ferrari had offered a low volume flagship model reserved for the firm’s wealthiest customers. Typically equipped with the biggest, most powerful engines of the day, these low…
Read MoreFor 1966, dramatic rule changes were made to the World Sportscar Championship. The main event, known as the International Manufacturers Championship, would no longer be decided by…
Read MoreAlthough by late 1966 Ferrari’s 275 GTB had been in production for only two years, the Italian beauty had already received some significant updates to keep it ahead of the competition.
Read MoreFerrari had campaigned two different types of Sports racing car during a successful 1961 campaign that had seen the Scuderia take victories at four out of five World Sportscar Championship events en…
Read MoreHaving already improved the spectacular 275 GTB by way of a more aerodynamic body and a torque tube coupling to eradicate alignment issues between the engine and driveshaft, Ferrari went on to…
Read MoreAfter a self-imposed year in exile, Scuderia Ferrari returned to the World Sportscar Championship for 1969 with the all-new 312 P. Ferrari’s absence from the 1968 campaign had come about as a result of…
Read MoreAt the Paris Motor Show in October 1966, Ferrari unveiled an open top 330 GTS to sell alongside the fixed head GTC version launched six months prior. The 330 GTS would replace Ferrari’s outgoing 275…
Read MoreChassis 4381 SA was the first of four cars built to 330 LMB specification for the 1963 racing season as successors to the solitary GTO-bodied 330 LM campaigned at the Nurburgring and Le Mans in 1962…
Read MoreChassis 0848 was the last of three 330 P3s constructed by Ferrari for the 1966 racing season. Like the first example (0844), chassis 0848 emerged from Maranello with Coupe bodywork while the other P3…
Read MoreBetween 1964 and 1968, the 275 GTB was offered as Ferrari’s flagship series production model. Initially sold in single overhead cam short nose trim, the Pininfarina body was updated to incorporate…
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