RM Auctions: Ferrari - Leggenda e Passione
May 17, 2009
ADMISSION:
Admission to this event requires the purchase of an official auction catalog available for 70 euros. The catalogue admits two and must be presented at the entrance to the sale to be granted entry.
AUCTION LOCATION
Ferrari S.p.A.
Circuito di Fiorano
Via Villeneuve 23
41042 Fiorano
Maranello, Italia
Estimate:
€400.000-€475.000
240 bhp at 7,000 rpm, 2,953 cc single overhead camshaft V-12 engine, three Weber 36 DCF carburettors, four-speed manual gearbox, independent front suspension with A-arms and coil springs, live rear axle with semi-elliptical leaf springs, four-wheel hydraulic drum brakes. Wheelbase: 2,600 mm (102.4 in.)
Enzo Ferrari’s passion was building racing cars, but by 1950 he had come to the conclusion that exclusive road going coupés and convertibles would have to be constructed by the company. There was demand from wealthy followers of Ferrari on the track and construction of road cars would help fund the ra