Beautiful video on this page of a stunning 1950's F-car http://www.classicdriver.com/uk/magazine/3900.asp?id=15696
Lovely. This was the first Ferrari I ever drove although at the time it was fitted with a V8 Chevy. I couldn't scrape up the 3.5K to buy it. Andy Warhol did and painted it yellow with black wheels.
It's interesting to speculate as to whether it's worth more as restored by DK or if it had been left with the 327 Chevy as hand painted by Andy Warhol...
When they mention: I seriously consider the finished result is as close as anybody could get to how the car was when delivered in February 56, says David Cottingham", I wonder if, being a racing car, she was finished when new as meticulously as she is now...
Doesn't look over restored to me, but the number on the front appears to be with the wrong font and too large or something. Oops Get a few races under her belt and she will look perfect . Pete
Some more info: VINTAGE: Ferrari 857 Sport Scaglietti Spyder Four-cylinder sports racer is one of the lesser-known designs by the great Sergio Scaglietti, who recently died at 91. Wouter Melissen | http://www.***************.com | Posted November 22, 2011 Goodwood, GB This weekend, Sergio Scaglietti passed away at the age of 91. The very talented Italian had been part of Ferrari's legacy since the early 1950s when his company, Carrozzeria Scaglietti, became the coachbuilder of choice for the manufacturer's competition cars. As a result, many of the company's most legendary machines have Scaglietti's signature on them. Today we pay tribute to Sergio Scaglietti by taking a closer look at one of his lesser-known Ferraris, the 857 Sport Scaglietti Spyder. This particular car was only very recently restored to its original configuration and made a spectacular debut at the Goodwood Revival where James Cottingham dominated his race but had to retire with low oil pressure. The four-cylinder is so big that designer Sergio Scaglietti had to add blisters on the engine cover to clear the cam-covers. It is the fourth and final 857 Sport built for Scuderia Ferrari in the summer of 1955. Power comes from a four-cylinder engine that is so big that Scaglietti had to add blisters on the engine cover to clear the cam-covers. The cars were only briefly raced by the works team as they were replaced by the 860 Monza early in 1956. Our feature car was sold directly to the United States and uniquely sports a fin on the headrest. It was raced by the likes of Carroll Shelby and Richie Ginther. Originally developed for the all-conquering Ferrari 500 F2 single seater, the Aurelio Lampredi-designed straight four was briefly among Ferrari's most widely used sports-car engines during the early 1950s. Following several prototypes raced by the works team in 1953, two production racers were launched in 1954: the 500 Mondial and 750 Monza, equipped with respectively a 2-lier and a 3-litre version of the four. In a quest for even more power and torque, Ferrari's engineers continued the development of the four-cylinder engine. By 1955, its maximum displacement of just over 3.4 liters was achieved by boring and stroking the light alloy block to 102 mm and 105 mm. That was almost twice the size of the two-liter original, which featured a more modest bore and stroke of 90 mm and 78 mm. The big four had a unitary displacement of 857.98 cc. The Lampredi-designed straight four was for a time the most popular sports-car racing engine used in the 1950s. (Photo: Wouter Melissen) Known as the Tipo 129, the 1955-specification engine followed the design of Lampredi's original, first raced back in 1952. Both the block and head were constructed from light alloy. The beautifully sculpted head featured twin overhead camshafts and could accommodate two plugs per cylinder. The engine was fed by two massive twin-choke Weber carburetors. All this helped the Tipo 129 produce around 280 horsepower and close to 295 pound-feet of torque. The very tall engine was mated with a five-speed gearbox and bolted into the Tipo 510 chassis that was virtually identical to the one used for the 750 Monza production cars. The frame was constructed from elliptical tubes and suspension was by double wishbones and coil springs at the front, while the rear used a DeDion axle with a transverse leaf spring. Unlike the British rivals, the Italian manufacturer opted tor retain the tried-and-tested hydraulic drums over the disc brakes pioneered by Jaguar. In good Ferrari tradition, the new four-cylinder racer was named after its unitary displacement, so the car was known as the 857 S or Sport. From the Ferrari factory, the rolling chassis were shipped to Sergio Scaglietti in Modena, which by then was responsible for clothing almost all of Ferrari's sports racers. The aluminum skin crafted by Scaglietti's skilled workers was similar to that of the rest of the range with the exception of two blisters on the engine cover, needed to clear the tall engine's cam covers. Scaglietti fitted the Spyder with its unique fin before it was sold to an American racer. (Photo: Wouter Melissen) Three examples were produced late in 1955 especially for the Scuderia Ferrari works team, while a fourth 857 Sport was sold directly to the United States. The three works cars were raced only briefly by the factory with a victory in the Giro di Sicilia in 1956 as the best result. In private hands, the four machines were campaigned for a lot longer and with considerable success, especially in the United States. Among the 857 Sport's noteworthy drivers were the likes of Phil Hill and Carroll Shelby. One of the main reasons the 857 Sport was only briefly used by the Scuderia was that it was quickly followed by the 860 Monza. This used the same Tipo 129 engine but now in combination with the Tipo 520 chassis also used by the V12-powered 290 MM. Compared with the earlier design, the new chassis featured tubular reinforcements bringing it closer to a space-frame design. Another change was the adoption of a sturdier four-speed gearbox. Only three 860 Monzas were built, one of which was later converted to 290 MM specification. Ready in time for the season opening Sebring 12 Hours, the new 860 Monza had a dream debut. Two cars were entered and Fangio and Castellotti led Musso and Schell home to score a one-two win. The winning car was sold but the other was campaigned alongside the 290 MMs for the rest of the year. Schell added another victory to the 860 Monza's tally by winning the GP de Rouen. The 1956 season would be the swansong for the works four cylinders but the engine would live on for another year in the customer 500 TR(C). Used with great effect in period, the four-cylinder engines form but a side-note in the history of Ferrari where the V12 engine reigns supreme. When driven well, and most importantly carefully, the four-cylinder Ferraris were more than a match for most rivals. But missing a gear and over-revving could have catastrophic results. It is perhaps not a coincidence then that the type's biggest win was scored by the ever-delicate Juan Manuel Fangio. The Ferrari dominated the Earl of March Trophy race at Goodwood until it was sidelined with low oil pressure. (Photo: Wouter Melissen) The featured car is the fourth and final 857 Sport produced, chassis 0588M, and was entered in the 1955 RAC Trophy by Ferrari. Unfortunately, an accident in practice prevented it from participating in the race. The car was returned to Scaglietti for repairs and fitted with a unique fin on the headrest before it was sold to American privateer entrant Jon Edgar. Edgar entered the 857 Sport in 1956 for Jack McAfee and Carroll Shelby. Both drivers added several victories to the chassis' tally. Early in 1957, 0588M was acquired by Stan Sugerman, who campaigned the car himself and also entered it for McAfee and a young Richie Ginther. Like many of its exotic contemporaries, this 857 Sport had its high-maintenance engine replaced with an American V8. The car subsequently passed into various hands, including those of one Andy Warhol. The car returned to Europe in the early 1970s and was raced with a 275 GTB V12 engine. Late in 2010, it was bought by DK Engineering and completely restored with a correct engine. Chassis 0588M was ready in time for the 2011 Goodwood Revival where it dominated the Earl of March Trophy until a low oil- pressure warning prompted driver James Cottingham to pull into the pits. http://automotive.speedtv.com/article/vintage-ferrari-857-sport-scaglietti-spyder See also: http://axisofoversteer.blogspot.com/2011/12/long-history-of-oddball-ferrari.html
Period photo of 0588M here: http://www.jalopnik.com.br/conteudo/a-conturbada-historia-da-ferrari-857-sport-scaglietti
almost a liter per cylinder; think about that, torque-fiends. and the way the 4-cylinder cars were cammed, a whole lot of power came on suddenly around the 38000rpm mark (at least on the tipo 111, 2 liter motors). You had to keep one eye on the tach when cornering. My father once spun out at Bridgehampton when the power came on at the wrong point in a turn; he was bewildered at first because he was sure he had been hit from behind, the power surge was so strong and abrupt. So imagine a motor w/ nearly twice the displacement but w/ similar cams.. .. .
Weird that they have got the font for the 98 on the nose of the car so wrong ... just weird. Good looking car though! Pete
38000? The tach probably went to 90000 Sorry Bryan Just nitpicking, you know...idle fingers... Regards, Alberto
$854,000.00 http://www.autoblog.com/2011/10/07/frank-stellas-bmw-m1-art-car-finds-a-new-home-in-the-hamptons/ To compare: http://www.motorcargallery.com/inventory.html (toward the bottom)
You can't compare Stella and Warhol value wise. If this car was still as hand painted by Andy it would be worth a LOT more than it is today restored even with it's Chevy engine. Andy's Art Car M1 owned by BMW is probably worth over 60mm USD.
I just read the story by John Edgar's son on Forza website about the Cottingham restoration and though mentions it was smashed in Europe he doesn't mention that his father was dismayed when he received the car, thinking it was new only to find accident damage underneath. Or am I thinking of a different car? I read the story of the accident damage only a couple days ago but forgot where I read it, maybe in another Ferrari magazine. The reason I am asking is that I know at some point John Edgar soured on Ferraris and if he was sold a "ringer" this might be one of the reasons though if Shelby won in it it must have been correctable
warhol, calder and stella all did art cars. some were csl's and some m-1's... ...but all were/are important pcs of bmw motorsport!
