As the autumn of 1958 approached, and with the last Series 2 410 Superamerica having rolled off the production line in October 1957, it must have seemed as though the big block Aurelio Lampredi…
Read MoreChassis 0501 SA was one of 13 Series 1 410 Superamericas equipped with Pinin Farina’s ‘standard’ coachwork (however, one of these cars was re-numbered form an existing machine so twelve…
Read MoreFerrari originally commissioned Aurelio Lampredi to create a big block V12 in order to keep the company competitive in Formula 1 as Gioacchino Colombo’s original small block motor could not be…
Read MoreIn the summer of 1957, Ferrari replaced the original 410 Superamerica with an updated Series 2 variant based on a new short wheelbase chassis. The first generation Superamerica had arrived in…
Read MoreEver since the arrival of the 340 America in 1952, Ferrari had named their exclusive line of big block Lampredi-engined road cars in recognition of the lucrative US market where cubic inches were king.
Read MoreChassis 0477 SA was one of 35 410 Superamericas built, 16 of which were on the long wheelbase Series 1 platform. Powered by Ferrari’s big-block Lampredi V12, the prohibitively expensive model…
Read MoreBetween 1955 and 1959, the 410 Superamerica was Ferrari’s flagship road car. 35 were built across three series, most of which differed in detail from one another. In addition to the standard Pinin…
Read MoreFerrari replaced the original 410 Superamerica in the summer of 1957. The Series 2 version was equipped with a new short wheelbase chassis and six of these flagship road cars were built. One…
Read MoreIn the summer of 1957, Ferrari replaced the original 410 Superamerica with an updated model that featured a new short wheelbase chassis. Six examples were built, five of which had bodywork by…
Read MoreAt the Turin and Paris motor shows of 1956, Pinin Farina unveiled a trio of models that were at the cutting edge of aerodynamic understanding. Based on state-of-the-art underpinnings, the two…
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