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:
€1.500.000-€1.700.000
235 hp at 7,000 rpm, 2,489 cc dual overhead cam inline four-cylinder engine, four-speed transmission, front suspension via wishbones, coil springs and hydraulic shock absorbers, de Dion rear axle with transverse semi-elliptic leaf spring and hydraulic shock absorbers. Wheelbase: 2,200 mm (86.6 in.)
The US market was crucially important for Maserati as it contributed much needed cash flow to the company’s costly international racing efforts. After the first 200S models arrived on American shores some of the owners complained immediately about the lack of power – a reaction that prompted Maserati