Ferrari 340

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GT car

The Ferrari 340 Mexico was a

sports racing car which was intended for the 1952 Carrera Panamericana. It used 4.1 L Lampredi V12 engine producing around 280 PS (206 kW) at 6600 rpm, for a maximum speed of 280 km/h.^[1] Just 4 were made in 1952, 3 Vignale Berlinettas and 1 Vignale Spyder; all designed by Giovanni Michelotti.^[1] Mexico used a 2,600 mm (102.4 in) wheelbase. Chinetti and Lucas finished the race at third place in berlinetta.^[2]^[3]

The Ferrari 340 MM was an evolution of the 340 Mexico with shorter, 2,500 mm (98.4 in), wheelbase. MM used the same 4.1 L Lampredi V12 with similar three

Giannino Marzotto won Mille Miglia 1953 edition in Vignale spider, setting a new average speed record for the race; with other 340 MM finishing fourth. Two more 340 MMs were entered that year in Touring barchetta guise but did not finish.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b Acerbi, Leonardo (2012). Ferrari: All The Cars. Haynes Publishing. pp. 50–51.
^ "Ferrari 340 Mexico". ferrari.com. Retrieved 2019-05-13.
^ "Carrera Panamericana 1952 Race Results". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
^ "Ferrari 340 MM". ferrari.com. Retrieved 2015-12-14.
^ Acerbi, Leonardo (2012). Ferrari: All The Cars. Haynes Publishing. pp. 64–65.
^ "Mille Miglia 1953 Race Results". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 22 May 2019.