Ferrari 342 America with chassis number 0246AL was constructed on December of 1952. It is a Pininfarina coupe finished and black and has left hand drive configuration. It was shown at the 1953 Geneva Auto Salon where it performed the duties of a show car. It may have even been shown at the Paris Auto Show a few months later.
Franco Fassio became the cars first owner in 1953. He kept it for only a short while before selling it to Steve Briggs of the US. Briggs brought the car to the 1954 Wilmot Hills Race Course Concours were it was awarded a First in Class. The vehicles next owner was William Peters who purchased the car in 1955. The car was kept in his care until 1989 when it became the property of Brad Hallock. Hallock had the car refurbished and fixed up; at the completion the car was sold to Wilfried De Buck. Two years later it was shown at the Ferrari International Concours in Brussels. It has passed through a couple more owners before becoming the possession of its current owner, Stephen Yanoshik. Yanoshik brought the car to the 2007 Cavallino Classic where it appeared on the 'upper' portion of the concours, the main attraction area of the concours. | |
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