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

620bhp, 4,993cc double overhead camshaft light alloy V-12 engine, Lucas fuel injection, five-speed gearbox, double wishbones coil springs front and rear suspension, four wheel hydraulic vented disc brakes. Wheelbase: 2,400 mm (94.5 in.)

In 1968 the rules for sports car racing were changed, limiting Group 6 prototypes to a maximum engine capacity of 3.0 litres. For the 1970 season, Ferrari decided to do what Porsche had done earlier with the Porsche 917, that is, build 25 examples of a 5.0-litre car to allow homologation into the FIA’s Group 5 Sports C