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Not Sold (Est: £1.67m - £2.08m)

1981 Ferrari 512 BB/LM

RM Sotheby's • France • 5 Feb 2025

Market Position:

Rare Sale

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Not Sold (Est: £1,667,600 - £2,084,500)

1981 Ferrari 512 BB/LM

France • 5 Feb 2025

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Vehicle Details

AI Listing Summary

This Ferrari 512 BB/LM is one of only 25 built, with a unique aerodynamic body. It has a rich racing history, including Le Mans and class victories, and was owned by the Violati family until 2014. Ferrari Classiche certified.

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Condition 

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35529

France

1981

Auction

Not Sold (Est: £1.67m - £2.08m)

1981 Ferrari 512 BB/LM

RM Sotheby's • France • 5 Feb 2025

Market Position:

Rare Sale

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Description

One of just 25 Ferrari 512 BB/LMs constructed; believed to be one of 16 examples of the Series 3 chassis built

Delivered new to prominent Ferrari collector Fabrizio Violati’s Scuderia Supercar Bellancauto concern Uniquely fitted with distinctive aerodynamic bodywork designed by Armando Palanca Contested the 1981 and 1984 editions of the 24 Hours of Le Mans GTX Class winner at the Monza 1000 km and 6 Hours of Pergusa in 1981, with a further class win in the 1982 Mugello 1000 km

Retained by the Violati family until 2014, with just two private owners since Ferrari Classiche certified, verifying its matching-numbers engine Ideally suited to numerous Historic racing events, including Le Mans Classic and the Monterey Motorsports Reunion L’une des 25 Ferrari 512 BB/LM construites, a priori l’un des 16 exemplaires dotés d’un châssis Série 3 Livrée neuve à la Scuderia Supercar Bellancauto appartenant au célèbre collectionneur de Ferrari Fabrizio Violati Carrosserie aérodynamique unique conçue...

Price Analysis vs Other 512 BB/LMs

£1,669,299

Lowest Price (Since 2020)

£1,669,299

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£1,669,299

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