512 BBI RHD Coys

Hello, for a 512 BBI RHD about 120.000€ ? We will se...

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Interesting. It says it is a carb car and looks to be correct in Front bumper and side vitaloni Californian mirrors. I looks strangely to have trx wheels and tires however!

Were any late carb cars delivered on trx's?

PCB

 

Details: http://www.coys.co.uk/auction.php?itemID=2042&auctionID=27

Estimate: £95,000 - £110,000
Registration Number: EU Taxes paid
Chassis Number: 27289

The Ferrari Berlinetta Boxer was produced 1973 and 1984 using a mid-mounted flat-12 engine, replacing the front engined layout Daytona. It was designed by Leonardo Fioravanti and production of the BB was a major step for Enzo Ferrari. He felt that a mid-engined road car would be too difficult for his buyers to handle, and it took many years for his engineers to convince him to adopt the layout.

The mid-engined 4-, 6-, and 8-cylinder Dino racing cars were the result, and Ferrari later allowed for the production Dino road cars to use the layout as well. The company also moved its V12 engines to the rear with its P and LM racing cars, but the Daytona was launched with its engine in front. It was not until 1970 that a mid-engined 12-cylinder road car would appear.

The 365 GT4/BB was updated as the BB 512 in 1976, resurrecting the name of the earlier Ferrari 512 racer. The engine was larger at 4942cc, had an increased compression ratio of 9.2:1. Horse power was 360bhp and a new dual plate clutch to handle the added power, torque and ease the pedal effort. Dry sump lubrication was used to prevent oil starvation in hard cornering due to revised rear suspension, wider wheels and wider rear tires. External differentiators included a new front spoiler, wider rear tires, four tail pipes and four tail lights.

Only 929 BB models were produced and of that only 101 in right hand drive configuration as offered here with chassis #27289. This fine example was first delivered in the UK on 3rd May 1979, finished in the stunning colour scheme of silver and red hide interior as you see today. In October 1981 #27289 changed hands to its second owner and has remained in his ownership to this day although the V5 records a third owner as at some point as it was registered in the vendors company name.

This car has only covered 34,000 miles from new and a large history file detailing regular servicing by Ferrari specialists, various other receipts and sundry documentation as well as the rare and desirable original hand books and tool kit all enhance this already sought after Ferrari.

With values increasing rapidly the 512 BB has been the choice of the connoisseur with long term expectations.

This is a very splendid example, in magnificent factory colours which really make it stand out from the run of the mill rosso corsa, this carburetted example is perhaps the finest and one of the most desirable Ferraris on the market today.

For further information or to arrange a viewing, please contact our sales department.

 

No, to my knowledge every 512 BB was delivered with XWX tyres. Some cars got TRX rims and tyres to improve the handling.

 

oh i know a thing or two about boxers. my point was that the car as photographed looks as if it has trx wheels. they would of course NOT be correct on a bb as correct would be xwx's.

does anyone see the trx wheels too or am i mistaken? look at the rear wheel particularly. it is not dished enough to be anything but a trx.

pcb

 

It's a RHD drive car, and the details would indicate it has been in the UK all it's life, but the pictures look like they are not taken in the UK and the registration plate at the back (blacked out) is the wrong size. Looks to me like the car has spent time in the US or Australia?

 

They look like TRX wheels to me too Peter.

Nice looking car!

John

 

The Coys car, was it sold today ? Price ?

Thanks

 

http://ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=391042

Dudlow said in the above thread that the car would not be in the sale. It was however still listed up until this evening on the Coys website.

 

was it sold ore not ? thanks