£2.21m
1954 Ferrari 500 Mondial Spider by Pinin Farina
RM Sotheby's • US • 18 Aug 2024
Market Position:
Mid-Market
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£2,205,850
1954 Ferrari 500 Mondial Spider by Pinin Farina
US • 18 Aug 2024
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This is a 1954 Ferrari 500 Mondial Spider by Pinin Farina, chassis number 0408 MD, with a rich racing history including the Mille Miglia and Swedish competitions. It was restored to its original configuration after a period with a different body and is now equipped with a replacement engine, though the original, numbers-matching engine is included.
Condition
7
While restored to its original Pinin Farina Spider configuration, the car has a replacement engine currently installed (Hall & Hall 3-liter engine built in 2019), a reproduction rear axle, and a reproduction fuel tank. The original engine accompanies the car separately, and the restoration work by Bachelli & Villa is noted, it isn't in its original condition.
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Manual
LHD
United States
0408 MD
1954
Auction
£2.21m
1954 Ferrari 500 Mondial Spider by Pinin Farina
RM Sotheby's • US • 18 Aug 2024
Market Position:
Mid-Market
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Description
THE 500 MONDIAL During Formula Two competition in 1950, Enzo Ferrari was startled to notice that the four-cylinder cars from other marques were nipping at the heels of his V-12-powered steeds.
Ferrari assigned Aurelio Lampredi to develop a four-cylinder motor.
By late 1951 Lampredi’s new naturally aspirated 2-liter inline-four-cylinder engine was being tested in monoposto form, with very promising results.
Featuring dry-sump lubrication, the new Tipo 500 engine was ignited by dual sparkplugs powered by twin magnetos and fed by two twin-choke Weber carburetors, combining to develop an impressive 170 horsepower—an improvement of 15 horsepower over the outgoing Tipo 166.
Under new FIA rules, Scuderia Ferrari driver Alberto Ascari secured consecutive championships in 1952 and 1953, solidifying Maranello’s newfound dominance in motorsport.
The success of the Lampredi inline-four spurred the factory to experiment with various chassis and displacement combinations, and in early 1954 Mara...
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