Ferrari 250 Monza
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The Ferrari 250 Monza was a
Development
After ongoing success of inline-four engines in Formula One, Ferrari also employed those powerplants for their sports racing cars. Enzo Ferrari was unhappy with replacing the smaller capacity V12 race cars with inline-engined racers and wanted to ensure the use of his beloved engine. The inline-four engines produced a better low-end torque and the V12's were superior in higher revs and peak power output.[3]
The 250 Monza was powered by the three-litre version of the Colombo V12 engine of the similar specification as used in the
One car was retained by the Scuderia Ferrari works team, while the remaining three were sold to an Italian customer Franco Cornacchia of Scuderia Guastalla.
The 250 Monza, s/n 0420M was the only works car used by Scuderia Ferrari. After a victorious debut race it was presented at the Amsterdam motor show, where it was sold to Hans Maasland of Netherlands. When the car was damaged at the second heat race at Zandvoort, it was sent back to the factory where it received a new body made by Pinin Farina in their same style. By 1955 the car was passed on to Hans Tak.[8]
The s/n 0442M was the third Monza built and the only originally bodied by
The last chassis, s/n 0466M was also bodied by Pinin Farina and sold new to Cornacchia. At some point it was offered for sale, in an unrestored state, for €5 million.[12]
Although intended as a replacement for the 250 MM in an open variant and an alternative to the 3.0-litre
Specifications
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Engine and transmisson
The Ferrari 250 Monza was powered by a
Chassis
The Tipo 504 tubular steel chassis was derived from the 500 Mondial chassis, modified to accept the larger V12 engine in place of the 500 Mondial's inline-four. The wheelbase was extended by 150 mm (5.9 in) to 2,400 mm (94.5 in). The fuel tank had a capacity of 125 litres.[3][13][15]
Suspension
The front suspension was independent with unequal-length double wishbones, transverse leaf spring and Houdaille hydraulic shock absorbers. At the rear the ubiquitous De Dion axle with rear mounted gearbox were installed along with, twin radius arms, semi-elliptic springs and Houdaille hydraulic shock absorbers. The brakes were hydraulic drums all-round.[16][4]
Racing
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The Ferrari 250 Monza debuted at the 12 Hours of Hyères endurance race of 1954 and was driven by Maurice Trintignant and Luigi Piotti.[17] They drove the Pinin Farina bodied car entered by Scuderia Ferrari, s/n 0420M, and won the race against smaller-engined 500 Mondial of Picard and Pozzi. It remained the only entry of the 250 Monza as a works car.[18][8] Scuderia Guastella entered two of theirs cars for the 1954 Supercortemaggiore. Pinin Farina Spyder, driven by Piotti/Robert Manzon duo finished on 11th place, while the Scaglietti Spyder with Franco Cornacchia and Gerino Gerini placed on the third podium step. The first two places went to 3.0-litre Ferrari inline-four racers.[19][6] Gerini then embarked solo on a series of races, winning Trofeo Sardo and scoring a second place overall at Bolzano-Mendola hillclimb.[20][9]
Three 250 Monzas were fielded in July for
The Scuderia Ferrari car was sold to a Hans Maasland who entered it into International Sports Car race at Zandvoort. Car was driven by Joke Maasland who finished the first heat of the race at a second place in class, but had an accident in the second heat.[8] The Scaglietti Spyder of Scuderia Guastalla was entered in the last edition of the gruelling 1954 Carrera Panamericana. Franco Cornacchia was aided by Enrico Peruchini and both had raced to a fifth overall and third in class.[24] The best result for a 250 Monza at the 1955 Mille Miglia was a 15th overall and a sixth in class by Erasmo "Kammamuri" Simeoni. He would also finish Trieste-Opicina hillclimb on a fourth place.[25][6]
The damaged car from Zandvoort was repaired by the factory and sold to Hans Tak, also from Netherlands, who campaigned the car from 1955 though 1959. He won its class at 1955 International Sports Car race at Zandvoort, 1956 Nationale Sportwagen race at Pinksterrace and 1959 National Sports Car race, also at Zandvoort.[8]
References
- ^ a b c "Ferrari 250 Monza - Register". barchetta.cc. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^ "1954 Ferrari 250 Monza". supercars.net. 16 April 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^ a b Eaton, Godfrey (1983). Ferrari: The Road And Racing Cars. Haynes Publishing. pp. 67–68.
- ^ a b c Acerbi, Leonardo (2012). Ferrari: All The Cars. Haynes Publishing. pp. 80–81.
- ^ a b "1954 Ferrari 250 Monza". conceptcarz.com. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^ a b c "250 Monza PF Spyder 0432M". barchetta.cc. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^ "Ferrari 250 Monza Scaglietti Pontoon Spyder". ultimatecarpage.com. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^ a b c d "250 Monza PF Spyder 0420M". barchetta.cc. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^ a b "250 Monza Scaglietti Spyder 0442M". barchetta.cc. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^ "Ferrari 250 Monza Scaglietti Spyder". ultimatecarpage.com. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^ "1954 Ferrari 250 Monza Spider". rmsothebys.com. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^ "Ferrari 250 Monza Pinin Farina Roadster". ultimatecarpage.com. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^ a b "Ferrari 250 Monza". auto.ferrari.com. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^ "250 Monza Spyder Pinin Farina". mitorosso.com. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^ "500 Mondial PF Spyder 0426MD". barchetta.cc. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^ "250 Monza Spyder Scaglietti". mitorosso.com. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^ a b "All Results of Ferrari 250 Monza". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^ "Hyères 12 Hours 1954 - Race Results". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^ "Supercortemaggiore 1954 - Race Results". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^ "Trofeo Sardo 1954 - Race Results". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^ "Coppa d'Oro delle Dolomiti 1954 - Race Results". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^ "Circuito di Senigallia [S+2.0] 1954 - Race Results". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^ "Circuito di Reggio Calabria 1954 - Race Results". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^ "Carrera Panamericana 1954 - Race Results". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^ "Mille Miglia 1955 - Race Results". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
Bibliography
- Acerbi, Leonardo (2012). Ferrari: All The Cars. Haynes Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84425-581-8.
- Eaton, Godfrey (1983). Ferrari: The Road And Racing Cars. Haynes Publishing. ISBN 0-85429-367-1.
External links
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