This is one of two Scuderia Ferrari Factory Team racing cars built for the 1955 Carrera Panamericana Race. When the race was cancelled, it was raced in the 1,000 km Buenos Aires. The 24-plug 410 was driven by Peter Collins and Luigi Musso. Chassis 0596CM was leading when it retired with transaxle failure but set the fastest race lap of 102.5 mph.
This was among the most powerful sports racing cars built in the 1950s with 4.9 liter, Lampredi, long-block, V-12 engine of nearly 400 horsepower with even more torque of 410 foot-pounds.
This car was entered in the 1956 Mille Miglia as a Ferrari factory entry with Swedish driver Sture Nottorp. Nottorp firmly maintained Ferrari sabotaged the car as not to compete with their 860 Monzas. | |
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