Ferrari 555 Super Squalo 

555/1 1955
Ferrari 555 Super Squalo 
renumbered to FL/9001
After the works career of the two 555 Super Squalos was over, the English privateers Peter Whitehead and Reg Parnell bought them in autumn 1956. They installed 3.5litre Tipo 860 Monza engines for Formula Libre racing in Australia and New Zealand. Therefore the chassis was stretched 3 inches.
Date Result Event Driver # Reference
1955 - Scuderia Ferrari
1955/mar/27 dns Gran Premio del Valnetino, Torino Giuseppe Farina
1955/apr/24 dnf (gearbox) GP de Bordeaux Giuseppe Farina #6
1955/may/22 8th OA GP Monaco Piero Taruffi /       Paul Frere #48 C114 p20
1955/jun/05

4th OA

GP Belgium, Spa Paul Frere #6 C114 p20
1955/jun/19 7th OA GP Holland, Zandvoort Mike Hawthorn #2
1955/sep/11 dnf (gearbox) GP Italy, Monza Mike Hawthorn #6 C114 p21
1955/nov/25 Olympic Games Meeting, Albert Park Peter Whitehead

1956 - after the (unsuccessful) works career of the four 555 Super Squalos was over, the English privateers Peter Whitehead and Reg Parnell bought two of them (555/1 & 555/2) in autumn 1956. 3.5-litre Tipo 860 Monza engines were installed for Formula Libre racing in Australia and New Zealand. Therefore the chassis was stretched 3 inches and renumbered to FL/9001 and FL/9002.

 
1956 - Peter Nield Whitehead, GB
1956 - chassis stretched 3in due to installation of 860 Monza engine
1956 - renumbered to FL/9001
1956 1st Bryson Industries Cup, Albert Park Peter Whitehead
1956/nov/25 1st OA Olympic Games Meeting, Albert Park, Melbourne Peter Whitehead    
1956/dec/02 3rd OA GP Australia Peter Whitehead #3
1957/jan/11 - due to import problems in Australia Peter Whitehead officially registered the car in New Zealand  
1957/jan/12 2nd OA GP New Zealand, Ardmore Peter Whitehead #5
1957/jan/25 1st OA Lady Wigram Trophy, Wigram Airfield Peter Whitehead
1957/feb/02 3rd OA Dunedin Road Race, Dunedin Wharf Circuit Peter Whitehead
1957/feb/16 1st OA Southland Road Race, Ryal Bush Peter Whitehead
1957 - Tom Clark, NZ (of Crown Lynn fame, later Sir Tom Clark and supporter of later drivers like Graham McRae)
1957/feb/23 1st OA South Island Championship Road Race Mairehau Tom Clark
1957/mar/03 1st Levin International Tom Clark
1957/apr 1st Bathurst prelim Tom Clark    
1957/apr 1st Bathurst 100 Tom Clark    
1957/oct/06 acc. GP Australia Tom Clark  
1958/oct/23 9th OA Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst Tom Clark #22 C114 p21
1958/nov/23 3rd OA Melbourne, Albert Park Tom Clark
1959/jan/10 10th OA GP New Zealand, Ardmore Tom Clark
1959/jan/24 9th OA Lady Wigram Trophy, Wigram Airfield Tom Clark    
1959/jan/31 dnf Waimate 50, Waimate Street Circuit, Dunedin Tom Clark    
1959/feb/07 5th OA Teretonga International, Teretonga Park Tom Clark    
1959/feb/28 2nd Ohakea prelim Tom Clark
1959/feb/28 3rd Okahea main Tom Clark    
1959/mar 1st Levin International Tom Clark
1960 - Robert Henry Smith, NZ
1960/jan/09 dnf GP New Zealand, Ardmore Bob Smith
1960/jan/23 dnf Lady Wigram Trophy, Wigram Airfield Bob Smith
1961/jan/07 dnq GP New Zealand, Ardmore Bob Smith
1961/jan/21 dns Lady Wigram Trophy, Wigram Airfield Bob Smith
1961/jan/28 10th OA Dunedin Road Race Bob Smith    
1961/feb/04 12th OA Teretonga International, Teretonga Park Bob Smith    
1961/feb/11 10th OA Waimate 50, Waimate Street Circuit Bob Smith    

1961-62 - thoroughly overhauled by Smith, using body panels off a 375 F1

 
1962/jan/06 dnq GP New Zealand, Ardmore Bob Smith    
1962/nov 5th OA Renwick 50 Bob Smith    
1962/dec/29   Bay of Plenty Premier Road Race, Mount Maunganui Bob Smith #8  
1963/jan/05 dnq GP New Zealand, Pukekohe Bob Smith    
1963/feb acc. Pukekohe club race Bob Smith
1963/feb - wreck put in and stored at a used car lot (Johns yard) in Otahuhu, Auckland, NZ where it first lost its steering wheel, gauges and later lost also its 860 Monza-engine to be used in a speedboat

196. - remains rescued by Len Southward, NZ

196. - Garth Souness, Greenlane, NZ  
1964 - Chevrolet V8-engine installed and in this configuration the chassis was clothed in a Morris Minor body, the car then called “Morrari”; a Morris Minor had an 86" wheelbase and the Super Squalo Ferrari an 85.1" wheelbase, so no need for a chassis shorten, in fact IIRC the reason the Minor body was chosen was because it was a near perfect match for the Ferrari chassis
196. - original 860 Monza-engine sold to Len Southward, NZ for display in his museum  
1964-65 - The Morrari was raced by Garth Souness in the Allcomers Series for two seasons, 1964/65, and 1965/66. The first season it had Borrani wire wheels, and the second it had the steel wheels and radiused wheel arches and hood exiting pipes. It didn't seem to travel much, mainly just raced at Pukekohe and ventured to Matamata in its first season. It was registered “EW 4078”
1965/nov - offered for sale by Garth Souness  
196. - Haydn Bennett, NZ  
196. -  Garth Souness got the car back and sold the chassis back to Gavin Bain with the Borrani wires back on it  
196. - Gavin Bain, NZ  
19.. -   restoration started by Bain, the original 860 Monza-engine re-united with chassis, new body reconstructed
.. - completely reconstructed with new body
1973 - Nigel Moores, UK CaS 12/88 p70
197. - Tom Wheatcroft, Donington Collection, UK  
1987/oct/04 - displayed at Ferrari Club Italia Meet, Imola, I by Tom Wheatcroft
198. - Yoshjuki Hayashi, Tokyo, J  
199. - restored back to original 1955 555 Super Squalo configuration by Tony Merrick who also re-united the car with its original 2.5-litre engine C114 p18-23
1997/may/02-03 GP Historique Monaco Tony Merrick
1997/jul/25-27 Coys International Historic Festival, Silverstone Tony Merrick
1998 - Nick Harley, UK  
1998/sep/18-20 Goodwood Revival Meeting Willie Green #17

1999/apr/08-11 - displayed by Klaus Werner at Techno Classica, Essen, D

 
1999 - SMC, La Jolla, CA, USA  
1999/aug/28 - RM's Monterey Sports Car auction
Sold $1,1mio
1999/aug/28 - Roger Willbanks, Denver, CO, USA
2000/feb - still or again offered by SMC, La Jolla, CA, USA  
2000/jan/22   Cavallino Classic Bill Noon    
2000/may - still offered by SMC
2000/may/27-28 1st OA GP Historique Monaco Martin Stretton #48d C118 p56
2000/aug - Juan Quintano, Madrid, E - $1.0mio  

2002/jun/28-29 - shown at Louis Vuitton Classic, Bagatelle by Juan Quintano

 
2003/sep/20 - entered an event at Jarama Circuit driven by Juan Quintano  
2025/02/06 - Bonhams “Grand Palais”, Paris. Est. €4,000,000-6,000,000, no reserve  

 

 

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