£6.39m
1957 Ferrari 500 TRC Spider
RM Sotheby's • US • 20 Aug 2022
Market Position:
Rare Sale
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£6,392,216
1957 Ferrari 500 TRC Spider
US • 20 Aug 2022
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This 1957 Ferrari 500 TRC Spider by Scaglietti, chassis number 0706 MDTR, is offered from the Oscar Davis Collection. It was sold for $7,815,000 USD in Monterey, California. The car has a successful racing history, including the 1957 24 Hours of Le Mans, and was driven by racing legend Gaston Andrey.
Condition
8
The car has been restored and reunited with its original engine. It has been displayed at several concours events and has a documented history.
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Manual
GFO 670
1957
Auction
0706 MDTR
RHD
United States
£6.39m
1957 Ferrari 500 TRC Spider
RM Sotheby's • US • 20 Aug 2022
Market Position:
Rare Sale
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Description
THE TESTA ROSSA LEGEND BEGINS Though he is best remembered for designing the long-block V-12 engine that Ferrari rode all the way to a victory at the 1954 24 Hours of Le Mans, engineer Aurelio Lampredi was also responsible for a very successful four-cylinder motor.
The mainstay of Ferrari’s dominating 1952 and 1953 World Drivers’ Championships in Formula Two competition (the years during which Formula One was essentially canceled due to a lack of competition), this engine was soon transposed to sports car racing, powering the 500 Mondial and 750 Monza models to numerous wins.
The engine’s strengths were particularly evident on shorter winding circuits, where the high-revving, lightweight motor could power through the turns, often leaving V-12-powered competitors in the dust.
After Lampredi’s exit in 1955, a new engineering team led by ex-Alfa Romeo maestro Vittorio Jano was charged with developing the four-cylinder engine even further, and their work most auspiciously featured the f...
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RM Sotheby's
1 Classic Car Drive, Blenheim, Ontario, N0P 1A0, Canada
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