"All images courtesy RM Auctions For the last week it has been impossible to get this Ferrari out of our noggin. Unbelievably, this gorgeous Ferrari was the first ever to be issued without wire wheels as standard. And whoever made "
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1952 Ferrari 225 Sport
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Images courtesy RM auctions.
Well, this is obvious. It’s an original early Ferrari, and it is excruciatingly desireable, lets break it down. Here’s the spec: 210 bhp, 2,715 cc SOHC V-12 engine with triple Weber 36 DCF downdraft carburetors, five-speed manual gearbox, independent double wishbones with a transverse leaf spring front suspension, rigid axle with semi-elliptic leaf spring rear suspension, and hydraulic drum brakes.
This has the near mythical lightweight frame called the tuboscocca. It’s special chassis with double outer-tubes joined together with a truss-like arrangement. Not only did this serve to strengthen the platform, it helped form a skeleton of the body shape on which body panels could be mounted. This saved weight with no compromise to structural rigidity and contributed greatly to the now-legendary racing success of the model.
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It has that amazing handwrought body by Vignale, and this model comes complete with that supercool hand-made badge. And just look at that hide interior with the spare Wire strapped snuggly. You can almost smell the classicness of it all!
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