#Ferrari 500 Mondial Spider

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 Ferrari 500 Mondial Spider, 1954. The wreckage of a rare Ferrari has sold at auction for $1.875 million. The car was raced during the 1950 and passed through a number of owners until the mid 1960s when it was crashed and burned. Fast forward 60 years and what's left of one of only 13 Mondial Spiders ever made has crossed the block at RM Sotheby’s Monterey Car Week auction. The intentions of the new owner are unclear, they could spend several millions more to have the car restored or keep the wreak as is for its historical significance. Below is an intact Ferrari 500 Mondial Spyder

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This is a 1954 Ferrari 500 Mondial Spider Pinin Farina Series I, Chassis #0438 MD. In May of 1951, Ferrari Chief Engineer Aurelio Lampredi began developing a four-cylinder engine for Formula 2 motorsports competition. The result was the Lamprredi I4, an inline 2-liter hemispherical head with twin overhead camshafts, that produced 165 horsepower. The engine made its debut at the 1951 Modena Grand Prix, where it won first place. Ferrari continued to refine and improve the engine, winning the Driver's World Championship in 1952 and 1953. In the winter of 1953-54, the engine was adapted ffor use in the newly-introduced 500 Mondial. While "500" represents the cubic centimeters of each engine cylinder, "Mondial" represents "worldwide" to mark Ferrari's recent world championship victories. The body was handcrafted by Pininfarina & handsomely-stylish on the road. Featuring a smooth, long hood that gives way to a gracously-curved rear quarter, the Ferrari exudes both character and class. Style aside, the 500 Mondial was a fierce competitor on the track, with victories across Europe and North America. The ability of the car to transition seamlessly from leisurely Sunday drives to racing competition added to the appeal of the model. The 1954 500 Mondial is the definitive privateer racing Ferrari, a classic that is as striking & breathtaking today as when it first graced the road & track nearly 70 years ago. This Ferrari is from the Thomas Peck Collection. Peck acquired the car in October 2013 and returned it to Ferrari for a complete restoration by the ClaissicheDepartment. Ferrari technicians pulled the 1954 Lampredi engine draftings & recreated an engine to original specifications. After more than two years of work, the car was certified to factory condition. In August 2015, the Ferrari won a First in Class award at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, as well as the Platinum Award and the Phil Hill Award from the Ferrari Club of America (Hill once raced this car). In January 2016, the car took home the Competizone Cup for the finest racing Ferrari at the annual Palm Beach Cavallino Classic. It was sold at the 2019 Bonhams Scottsdale sale and is currently available from Morris & Welford. www.powerpacknation.com

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Ferrari 500 Mondial Spider

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Gli altri sport: Arturo Merzario

Il pilota che salvò la vita a Niki Lauda… Arturo Merzario nacque l’11 marzo 1943 a Civenna, in provincia di Como, a 19 anni guidò a Monza una Giulietta Spider,  ebbe la sua prima vittoria nel Rally di Sardegna. Nel 1964 si fece notare alla guida di una Fiat-Abarth 1000, e partecipò alla 500 Km del Nürburgring. Dopo varie vittorie e diversi piazzamenti interessanti nella classe Turismo Europeo, il  comasco divenne  pilota ufficiale della scuderia dello Scorpione, dove impressionò Enzo Ferrari, grazie alle vittorie al Mugello nella classe Sport Prototipi e a Imola nel’Europeo della Montagna. Poco tempo dopo Merzario fu  ingaggiato per correre il Mondiale Marche 1970,  dove partecipò con la Ferrari 512 a Daytona, Sebring, Brands Hatch e Monza. Nel 1971, con l’Abarth vinse a Vallelunga la Coppa in memoria dello scomparso Ignazio Giunti e un anno dopo ci fu la prima importante vittoria con la 312P alla 1000 Km di Spa con il pilota inglese Brian Redman e, con Sandro Munari, arrivò il trionfo alla Targa Florio. Grazie a queste vittorie Arturo fece il suo ingresso in Formula 1, sostituendo di Clay Regazzoni, fermo per un incidente capitato mentre giocava a calcio. Al debutto in Inghilterra Merzario partì nono ed arrivò sesto guadagnando il suo primo punto iridato. Nel 1973  divenne pilota titolare Ferrari in coppia di Jacky Ickx, ma per lui ci furono solo nove gare su 15 mondiali di cui due piazzamenti al quarto posto in Brasile e Sud Africa e, due ritiri a Monaco e Monza. Al contrario nel Mondiale Sport Merzario fu  secondo alla 24 Ore di Le Mans e alla 1000 km Nürburgring in coppia con Carlos Pace alla guida di una Ferrari 312 PB. Purtroppo nel 1974 il rapporto con Enzo Ferrari si deteriorò e il pilota abbandonò la scuderia passando su una Iso-Ford della scuderia di Frank Williams. L’anno seguente la Iso diventa Williams, Arturo disputò 5 gare con altrettanti ritiri, ma nel mondiale Marche Sport aiutò l’Alfa Romeo a vincere il campionato. Sempre con la scuderia del Biscione vinse la 800 km di Digione la 1000 km di Monza, la 1000 km di Pergusa, la 1000 km del Nürburgring e la Targa Florio in coppia con Nino Vaccarella, oltre ai secondi posti ottenuti al Mugello in coppia con Ickx, in Austria con Vittorio Brambilla e al Glen americano con Mario Andretti. Nel 1976 ci fu l’evento che fece entrare Arturo Merzario nei cuori dei tifosi con il salvataggio eroico del Nürburgring di Niki Lauda, quando il pilota comasco  fermò la sua auto rischiando la vita per soccorrere il collega intrappolato, come raccontò anni dopo  “Ero appena uscito dai box e vedevo in lontananza, due o tre curve avanti, una rossa Ferrari. Ad un tratto la vettura volò in aria, trasformata in una palla di fuoco. Ai quei tempi c’era molto  magnesio nella costruzione di una monoposto, materiale molto infiammabile. Figuriamoci cosa successe con la benzina nel serbatoio. Mi fermai. C’era gente impietrita. Corsi verso un albero dove era appoggiato un estintore. Lo presi e raggiunsi la zona dell’incendio. Cercai di spegnerlo, c’era anche molto fumo. Vicino a me si trovavano altri due piloti, Harald Ertl e Brett Langer, però non osavano avvicinarsi. Io mi curvai sull’abitacolo e cercai di aprire le cinture di sicurezza. Niki si agitava. Ma così facendo le tendeva e io non riuscivo manovrare la levetta per sganciarle. Poi Lauda svenne, il corpo divenne inerte e finalmente fui in grado di estrarlo. Sembrava un bambino. Lo sollevai come se fosse pesato dieci chili appena. Quindi arrivarono i soccorsi” Merzario nel 1977, con Vittorio Brambilla, portò l’Alfa Romeo nuovamente al primo posto nel Campionato Mondiale Marche, poi negli anni successivi continuò a gareggiare nel Campionato Italiano Prototipi. Nel 2010 Arturo è stato eletto Presidente onorario della Scuderia del Portello, che si dedica alla conservazione e preparazione dei modelli sportivi e storici dell’Alfa Romeo da presentare per la strade del mondo. Read the full article

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1954 Ferrari 500 Mondial Pinin Farina Spider - This 1954 Ferrari 500 Mondial is the third of 22 Series I Spiders constructed and one of 16 initially built with Pinin Farina bodywork according to Ferrari historian Marcel Massini. Chassis 0408MD was completed in spring 1954 before being assigned to Scuderia Ferrari, with whom it made its debut as one of five similar cars in the XXI Mille Miglia the following May. Later the same month it was sold to its first private owner in Sweden, and achievements over the ensuing three years included a class win at Hedemora, a fifth-place group finish at the Helsinki Grand Prix, second in class at the Swedish Grand Prix, an overall win at the Kanonloppet, and the 1957 Swedish ice racing title.

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1954 Ferrari 500 Mondial Spider.

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Ferrari 500 Mondial Spider Pininfarina

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1954 Ferrari 500 Mondial Spider

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Rare & Roadworthy! 1954 Ferrari 500 Mondial Spider By Pininfarina http://www.allnewsmag.com/2019/05/rare-roadworthy-1954-ferrari-500.html

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1955 Ferrari 500 Mondial Spider Scaglietti Series II In 1963, Alfredo “Dino” Ferrari wasstill working on projects for his father’s company. One of his last contributions was the coach design of the 1955 Ferrari 500 Mondial, which he envisioned in a sketch that coachbuilder Scaglietti turned into a hand-made reality. For the 1955 model year, the 500 Mondial received a four-cylinder racing engine producing 173.5 horsepower (the previous model was rated at 165 HP). Coil springs replaced the leaf spring suspension, while magnetos were swapped for distributors. The four-speed gearbox was also upgraded to a five-speed version.  The 1955 Ferrari 500 Mondial is widely-considered the de facto classic Ferrari of it’s era and was photographed at Lyon Air Museum in 2019. www.powerpacknation.com

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James Dean, Porfirio Rubirosa, John Von Neumann, Phil Hill.....

Bonhams is delighted to announced that a very special vintage Ferrari has been consigned to its renowned annual sale. The 1954 Ferrari 500 Mondial Spider that was owned, raced and/or admired by four figures central to popular culture, motoring history and California heritage will be featured at the January 17th collectors' car auction in Scottsdale, Arizona.

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4 Amazing Historic Ferraris On the Block in Scottsdale 2019

4 Amazing Historic Ferraris On the Block in Scottsdale 2019

The Scottsdale Auctions signal the beginning of the 2019 automotive enthusiast calendar. Each new year brings more unbelievable historic cars out of the closet (garage). Vintage Ferraris are at the pinnacle of historic car collecting, and though they are far beyond most of our pay grades, it is entertaining to see what comes to market. This year the 2019 Scottsdale Auctionshave four fantastic…

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【フランクフルトモーターショー2017】走行中でも14秒でルーフが開閉するフェラーリ・ポルトフィーノを公開

V8フェラーリの一員として、フランクフルトモーターショーで披露されたフェラーリ・ポルトフィーノは、出力600ps、 0-200km/h加速10.8 秒という俊足の持ち主です。 フェラーリ・ポルトフィーノの特徴のひとつとして、カリフォルニアTからの大幅な軽量化があり、ボディシェル、シャシーコンポーネントを見直すことで、従来よりも統合、一体化が進んだそう。 例えば、旧モデルで21点のコンポーネント構成だったAピラーは、わずか2つのコンポーネントで仕上げられています。 最新の製造技術、とくに中空コンポーネントを鋳造できる砂型鋳造が導入されたことで、 軽量かつ革新的なフォルムの一体成型コンポーネントの製造が可能になっています。 こうしたコンポーネントの一体化によって 剛性も35％強化。細部では、 ボディシェルの溶接部分の長さを旧モデル比で30％短くし、 アッセンブリー品質のさらなる改善も図られているそうです。 同様に、ボディワークおよび外部コンポーネントも合理化と軽量化が推進されています。可動メカニズムを含めて完全新設計のリトラクタブ・ハードトップも、カリフォルニアTよりも軽量化されています。 また、フェラーリであっても快適性や利便性を求める層がいる現在、リトラクタブル・ハードトップやゆとりあるキャビンスペース（2座の後席を含む）、広い荷室いったパッケージが与えられています。 イタリア北西部のリグーリア州リヴィエラの最も魅力的な街のひとつだという、ポルトフィーノにちなんで命名されたというフェラーリ・ポルトフィーノは、日常のドライビングが楽しめるように設計され、低速走行中であれば14秒で本格的なベルリネッタ（クーペ）からオープントップに変身させることができます。 フランクフルトのフェラーリ・ブースでは、2色の新色も発表されました。ニューモデルのネーミングとなった美しい街に敬意を表したという新色の「Rosso Portofino」 。もう1色がヒストリック・フェラーリのボディ素材として使われていた軽金属を想起させる「Grigio Alluminio Opaco（マット・アルミニウムグレー）」。 新色を纏った2台の新型ポルトフィーノの隣には、「Blu America」カラーの GTC4Lusso（ルッソ）、テーラー・メイド・プログラムの新3層グレーペイントで仕上げられた812 Superfast（スーパーファスト）、そして華麗なF1カラーの Ferrari 488 GTB といった現行ラインナップが並び華やかな雰囲気を演出。また、 テーラーメイド・エリアには、 フェラーリの70周年を記念したカラーで仕上げられた 488 Spiderを展示。 この記念カラーは、 かつてドミニカ共和国のドライバーであったポルフィリオ・ルビロサ氏が所有していたピニンファリーナ・ボディの1954年型 Ferrari 500 Mondial spider（モンディアル・スパイダー）をイメージしたそうです。 （塚田勝弘） あわせて読みたい * 【フランクフルトモーターショー2017】新型フォルクスワーゲン・ポロGTIを披露 * 【フランクフルトモーターショー2017】新型ベントレー・コンチネンタルGTは635ps/900Nm、最高速度333km/hのドライバーズサルーン * 【フランクフルトモーターショー2017】新型スズキ・スイフトスポーツが世界初公開 * 【フランクフルトモーターショー2017】量産EVのデザイン・技術を示す「Honda Urban EV Concept」を初披露 * 【フランクフルトモーターショー2017】クーペと同等の速さと色気を備えた、アヴェンタドールSロードスターが公開 http://dlvr.it/PmsJsk

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1954 Ferrari 500 Mondial Pinin Farina Spider

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Ferrari 500 Mondial Spider 1954  by Pininfarina