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Thursday, May 19, 2011
Ferrari Berlinetta Boxer, replace the legendary Daytona debut in 1971, was a revolutionary step. This was the first car with an engine halfway Ferrari, followed on the heels of the Lamborghini Miura, one of the first mid-engine sports car, hot on the market. Unfortunately, it was never approved by the North American market, but every rule has its exceptions. And this is one of them.
After replacing the 4.4-liter-12 in the first GT4/BB 365, 5.0-liter 512 BB Ferrari won again in endurance sports car racing game with 512 BB / LM. With only 25 examples, the race saw only 19 shares - 14 of them at Le Mans - including this particular example. One of the last to be made, the boxer with Luigi Chinetti commissioned by the North American Racing Team (Ski) was.
Chassis 1935 Chassis 527 has a longer tail to go with the extended nose, the existing 512 BB / LM - Pininfarina design was created by the 365 GT Speciale we reported recently aped - and adjust the engine to 560 horsepower on the chassis parred down less than 2500 kg. The transfer was also in response to the admission of the previous examples, which unfortunately does not exclude the possibility that this car is driven by the spirit of 1,982 years the 24-hour Le Mans suffered while running third place improved - not only in its class - close to the end of the race.
The car has many owners, but now is at auction at Bonhams Les Grandes Marques à Monaco this weekend, along with spare parts, and even additional motor presale estimates place its value between € 1,250,000 € 1,450,000 -. and Ca. $ 2,000,000 at today's prices. Follow the jump for more detailed information on the history of the car lot and see a trio of high-resolution photos in our gallery.
