21st Mar, 2018 13:00

Imperial War Museum Duxford

 
  Lot 94
 

1977 Ferrari 512 BB


Lot details
Registration No: T.B.A.
Chassis No: 21725
Mot Expiry: Feb 2019

- Supplied new to Adplans of London by Cooper Car Sales of Leicestershire

- Current ownership since 2012 and just 33,300 miles from new

- 1 of just 101 RHD examples

- Complete with original order form, sales brochure, book pack and service book

By the time the Daytona needing replacing, Enzo Ferrari had been won over by the mid-engined concept for his sports cars. The smaller Dino had proved to be a big hit and the mid-mounted offerings of his competitors were proving popular enough. The Pininfarina-designed 365 GT4 BB (where BB stood for Berlinetta Boxer) therefore became Ferrari's first such 12-cylinder road car.

It was first presented at the 1971 Turin Motor Show and then a revised version debuted at the Paris Salon of 1976, for which the 512 nomenclature of Ferrari's racing past was resurrected. Aside of an increase in engine size to 4,942cc and a higher compression ratio of 9.2:1, the 512 BB featured a deep chin spoiler, NACA style brake cooling ducts on the flanks, wider rear tyres, twin rather than triple rear lights and twin rather triple exhaust tailpipes. The performance was as impressive as you might expect, the engine's 360bhp being sufficient to propel the Ferrari to 62mph in around 5.4 seconds and on to a top speed of nearly 190mph. Some 929 BB 512 examples wre produced before the model was replaced by the Boxer's final iteration - the fuel-injected BB 512i.

The handsomely-presented sale car was supplied new to Adplans of London by Cooper Car Sales, Leicestershire. 1 of just 101 RHD examples its finished in Red over Black complemented by Black hide upholstery, it's been in the current ownership since 2012 and evidently covered just 33,300 miles from new. It benefited from a new clutch in 2012 and, more recently, the replacement of the plugs, distributor cap and handbrake lever, and retune of its Weber carburettors. The Boxer is now offered complete with: original order form; sales brochure, book pack and service book, tool kit; large collection of invoices; details of previous keepers; and an advisory-free MOT into February 2019. The registration 'BB 512' is available by separate negotiation.
 

All successful bids must be paid in full by midday the day after the auction at the latest.

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Auction: Imperial War Museum Duxford, 21st Mar, 2018

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