Last updated September 20, 1999

Q022: Kurt Maxwell, USA
An interview conducted with Ferrari North America president, Gian Luigi Buitoni.  When asked what the 360's future in racing would be, he said the following:

"There is going to be a progression.  The first competition version of the 360  will be the Challenge car, which will be lighter and will have a roll cage and  fuel cell that should be acceptable for other series.

"The second step will be to release a kit that will transform a Challenge car  for GT or GT3.  The Challenge car will come only with the F1 transmission,  because Ferrari wants to give its customers the chance to appreciate this new  technology.  The question will be whether other series will allow us or our
customers to use this system.  We are discussing this now."

Does somebody know more ?

Q021: Chris Hoskins, UK, choskins@dircon.co.uk
I'm not a Ferrari expert, and I have a picture that I took at the Goodwood Festival Speed this year that I cannot identify. It was taken on the Saturday morning, and the car was being towed up the hill. I'm not sure if this was because it had gone down to practice and would not run, or if it was just being moved from one place to another.

From my limited knowledge and a trawl through the Fabulous Ferrari CD-ROM I would have said it was a 196SP or a 246SP although I cannot see these in the programme or in the list of cars at Goodwood on your site. Can anyone identify it, please, and say what it was doing there - was it a static display or did it do a run?

Thanks, Chris Hoskins.

A021: from Gregor Schulz @ Maranello
It was 0806, which was on display by Brooks.

Q020: from John Starkey, La Jolla
In the early drawings from Ferrari for the first Ferrari, dated 1946, the chassis is shown in plan form as having an 'X' bracing in the middle between the chassis longeron tubes.  This 'X' also has a transverse
cross-bar through the middle of the 'X', linking the two longerons of the chassis.  010I is, apparently, the re-numbered 01C but the transverse bar is not in the chassis the car has now.  There was also a cut-away drawing of 010I in a British magazine, ('Autocar', or 'Motor') in 1949.  In this drawing, the transverse bar was missing.  We know that 01C was re-bodied for the first time after a crash in August, 1947 when it was being test-driven by Righetti. (it was possibly re-numbered at this time also).  Anybody have any ideas on the missing chassis cross-brace?

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Q019: from Nick, North Carolina
I need help identifying a number of Ferraris that raced at Virginia International Raceway (Danville) during 1957-1965. I have a list of these cars (from results sheets) and photos of some of them at http://www.cs.unc.edu/~nick/vir/marques/ferr.htm
Thanks, Nick England <nick@cs.unc.edu>

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Q018: from Devon
I am looking for a good reference book on the Ferrari 250p/275p/330p/365p series of the early sixties.  Some books mention the 250p, but gloss over the rest of the series.  So, before I spend $1,000. on Ferrari reference books, could you possibly direct me to a refence book(s) that specializes in or has copious amounts of information on the 275p's (and their bretheren)?

A018: from Finn, Norway
1. Piero Casucci / Ferrari P 1961-1973 - Ferrari rear-engine Sports and Prototypes

2. Nathan Beehl / Ferrari P series - The Rear Engined V12 Sports Cars 1963-69

3. John Godfrey / Ferrari SP`s (61-63) !! the 250P prototype= 0796 (246SP)
No. 1 is the book to have

Q018: from Mark, UK
I searched and searched but have so far failed to find anywhere on the web a site that can tell me how many right hand drive Ferrari F40's were produced. Do you know?

A018: from Andreas Birner @ Maranello
The answer to your question is quite simple: No F40 was ever made by the factory w/RHD! It's the same situation as with the 288 GTO and the F50, by the way. The only twelve or so F40s equipped with RHD are to be found in Brunei, owned by the Sultan; but these examples were converted by Pininfarina (as were several F50s ordered by the Sultan). And no F40 was ever delivered by the factory in a colour other than red, by the way. Several were repainted. The Sultan of Brunei owns some F40s in different colours like white, plus gold-plated one...

Q017: from Allen Brown
Some 58 Ferraris were built for the 3-litre F1 from 1966 to 1980.  Of these, ten were wrecked in accidents which should leave 48 somewhere in the world.  I have records of current or recent owners for 47 of these but one car has escaped me.  Does anyone know what became of Ferrari 312T3 035?
Allen_Brown@sedgwick.com

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Q016: from DK Engineering, Watford
Which colour options where available for 275 GTB and 275 GTB/4 ?

A016: from Andreas Birner @ Maranello
You asked  for the colour range available for the 275 GTB/2 and 275 GTB/4. I have some information, but I do of course not know if this list is complete. I understand that the colours for the early 275 GTBs were provided by Italver, in 1965 or 1966 Ferrari changed to Glidden Salchi as their official purveyor.
Colour list

Q015: from Henry Kistler, Zuerich
During the "Tutte le Ferrari in Pista" event in Imola we have seen on the "Auto Strada" a silver 250 GT Boano or Ellena Coupé registeres "Roma N97673". Has someone more information about this car ?

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Q014: from Paul Baber, London
Does anybody know the whereabouts of the Ferrari 365 GTC/4 shown at the Geneva Motor Show in 1977. {yes 1977 by Felber}. The car has an Estate car/Shooting brake body on it and was built by Michellotti. It features on A. Prunet's Ferrari The Road Cars. page 375. It is LHD and has a light coloured roof. chassis number and location needed.
250swb@Dialin.Net

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Q013: from Bert de Boer, Holland

I'm very interested in the history of the Ferrari 340 America (and 275S) and would like to discuss some race entries with other people. For example I'm very interested in the Mille Miglia entry 195. The car was driven by Serafini & Salani (#428), the car crashed during the race. Together with #416 (0032MT a 275S) the car had an unusual extra little grill. Anybody any ideas??
fer340am@wxs.nl

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Q012: from Andreas Birner, Germany

The 250 GTE is s/n 3153GT at the Achum Airfield race, 16th September 1962, what is the serial number of the 250 GT TdF featuring open headlights and sliding windows, driven by Maier - Meier - Mayer, it was under italian ownership ?

A012: from Antoine Prunet, Paris. antoine.prunet@wanadoo.fr
The 250 GT TdF on your interesting photo of Achum airport is most probably 1033GT, the ex-Gendebien 1958 Tour de France winner. It shows here its new open headlamps front after Bianchi's accident. It also shows sliding windows which is a rare feature and which 1033GT still had in the 1970's. I have no information on the owner nor the driver but the car was reputedly sold in Switzerland after its rebuilt.

Q011: from Denis Sindezingue, France

I would like to know all movies (US, french, italian...) where Ferrari cars are used (with the title of the movie, the main actors and the model of Ferrari).

Thank you for all people who will answer and forza Ferrari!

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Q010: from Kare M. A. Pietila, Helsinki

Any idea what that car is...?

A010: from Marc Remans
I think it is a Series 2 - 410 Superamerica s/n 0671SA, bodywork by Scaglietti.  Two examples were built.  It's shortly described in Prunet's 'Ferrari - The road Cars', page 134.

You can find the story of 0671SA in Cavallion 107 page 21. (red.)

Q009: from Jasper, Netherlands
Does anybody know something about the history of 250 GTE # 2379GT?

Currently the car has a dark green (Pino Verde) livery with a tan interior.

Its history from 1972 onwards is known although any further information is welcome.

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Q008: from Marc, California
How many hits has Maranello.cc in one month
A008: from Gregor Schulz @ Maranello
480,050 in April '98

Q007: from Paul Evans, Australia
I'm trying to settle a workshop debate concerning the 1998 model Ferrari F1 engines maximum revs...
We're guessing somewhere between 16,500 & 18,500

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Q006: from Tim Pattle, England
Do you know the length of the old Goodwood circuit?
A006: from Gregor Schulz @ Maranello
1948-51 2.38 miles
1952-66 2.40 miles after the addition of a chicane

Q005: from Edvar, Netherlands
do you know the serialnumber of a 365 GTS/4 "Daytona" Spider (dark red/black) with registration plate RYX 246 R (GB). Last saturday April, 25th it was present at a FCN meeting here in Holland. It was entered by H.P.C. van de Meene, who lives in Brasschaat (Belgium).
A005: from Wouter Brand, NL
s/n 14549

Q004: from Andy, New Jersey
where is Maranello.cc
A004: from Maranello
in the Cocos Islands

Q003: from Mark Ketcham, California

I am helping research the 1965 Sebring race. Any help in identifying the cars by chassis number and owner and entrant, would be greatly appreciated. Background:

Sebring 1965: Enzo was in a snit. He had resigned from the CSI over the non homologation of the LM and he was really mad about having to run against seven liter Fords and Chaparrals. All the Ferrari entries were made by FORA (Ferrari Owners Racing Association) so it is really impossible to tell which cars were factory cars and which were NART etc.
A study of the assigned drivers may indicate which FORA cars were really SEFAC.

Race Entrants:

#26 330P  Grossman/Hudson, FORA/Scuderia Bear  probably NART (Sc Bear was a Grossman/Hugus deal), 34th
#27 330P  Fulp/McCluskey/Kolb, FORA/Fulp  (NART?), 44th
#29 250LM 6047  Hansgen/Donohue, Mecom Racing, 11th
#30 275P 0820  G. Hill/Rodriguez, FORA/Mecom Racing (SEFAC), 37th
#31 250LM 5897  Piper/Maggs, David Piper Autoracing, 3rd
#32 275P  O‚Brien/Hugus/Richards, FORA/Ed Hugus, 12th
#33 275P  Maglioli/Baghetti, FORA/Kleiner Racing (SEFAC), 8th as 330P
#35 GTO 3757  Clarke/Scott/Lund, Peter Clarke, dnf
#81 275P  Mairesse/Bianchi, FORA/Fong (SEFAC?), 23rd

As you will note, there were six P cars and the only one identified, so far, by serial is #30 (0820). The Grossman/Hudson #26 was possibly 0810, but I am not even sure of that.

Thanks in advance. Contact me at:
mketch@infoasis.com

A003: from Antoine Prunet, Paris. antoine.prunet@wanadoo.fr
I think you exagerate Ferrari’s snit : having sent his brand new P2 at Daytona a month earlier he was certainly not playing with older tinware at Sebring: according to your list, all Ps at Sebring were obviously 1963 and 1964 cars hence already sold, i.e. private entries. About the FORA mystery, I would think it was a (shortlived) reaction to NART.

Q002: from Keith G. Bluemel, London
166 Inter #057S which is a Bertone Cabrio, that apparently has been in storage in germany about 30 years, in some sources it is a 166 Touring Berlinetta. Who owns the car ?

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Q001: from Kare M. A. Pietila, Helsinki

A friend of mine asked me about a 1959 Rhd 250 GT PF Coupe raced by Tony Oxley and David McKay in Australia...? All I could say was that Rhd Coupes are very rare. On the other hand Australians are very handy in converting cars from Lhd to Rhd...

A001: from Antoine Prunet, Paris. antoine.prunet@wanadoo.fr
Probably no more than two Rhd 250 GT PF coupés were built including 1973/GT which was reputedly delivered to Australian agent W.H. Lowe. But the same Melbourne outfit was also provided with two earlier 250 GT PF coupés: 1667/GT and 1725/GT. It is possible that these were converted to Rhd!

I am definitely interested to know more about that Tom Oxley and David McKay PF coupé, that McKay being probably the one involved with a 250 LM s/n 6321 later on.