RM Auctions: Ferrari - Leggenda e Passione

May 18, 2008

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
41042 Fiorano
Maranello, Italia

Formerly the property of Baron Édouard-Jean Empain

Coachwork by Pininfarina

360bhp 4,942cc, horizontally opposed overhead cam alloy block and head V-12 engine with four three-barrel Weber 40IF3C downdraught carburettors, five-speed manual transmission, four-wheel independent suspension, and four-wheel disc brakes. Wheelbase: 2,500mm (98.4in.)

The ‘BB’ designation of the Ferrari 512 BB was short for ‘Berlinetta Boxer,’ referencing the car’s body style and engine layout. Long, sleek and low, Pininfarina penned the lines and Sca