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The 1962 winner of the LeMans endurance race is the last built from the successful Testa Rossa series. Only one car was made and today it is considered one of the most valuable cars in the world.
In a 2007 auction the sum of $9,281,250 was paid for this car.
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In 1962 the LeMans committe ACO introduced an experimental class to the race that required cars to have a four litr displacement. The Ferrari engineers took up the challenge to create a car based on the successful Testa Rossa
Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa Gen.1Italy, 1957 > 19605 versions
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The car used the adjusted TRI chassis and the V12 engine of the 400 SuperAmerica
Ferrari 400 SuperamericaItaly, 1961 > present1 photo
that was tuned to produce an output of 390 bhp. The body added on top of this was a design by Fantuzzi.
topThe chassis of the 330 TRI/LM combines the traditional ladder frame and the spaceframe design. It uses two large diameter longitudinal members with much of its rigidity provided by a web of smaller diameter tubes.
The suspension consists of double wishbones, coil springs and telescopic shock absorbers on all sides. Disc brakes by Dunlop were used and a five-speed gearbox.
topThe body designed by Fantuzzi uses the advanced aerodynamics of the day. Striking features are the twin-nostril nose and the high, cut-off 'Kamm' tail.
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When it opened, the Scuderia Ferrari (Italian for “Ferrari Stable”) wasn’t meant to produce road cars, but rather for sponsoring amateur drivers and already made racing cars. It was actually supposed to be the first motorsport team independent from factory, although related to Alfa Romeo. Enzo Ferrari always worked for the Alfa Romeo company, in different job positions, until around 1940. Then he quit because that a... more
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