I don't know what's going on with your car in particular, but all I can say is that it said differently according to many publications, including the one posted above from Ferrari World, issue #13 and also Ferrari's own website. Not saying you are wrong, just I don't know. So the 512BBis have 10 shocks total? as in 4 rear shocks per side = 8 in the rear and one each on the front = 10?
I was factory trained on them in 1985 and happen to own one. The grill is metal, it is not solid. You are wrong. Get over it.
Not sure about your old Testarossa but my 91' has metal front grill and the air ducts behind it splits into two as cooling inlets for the front brakes.
hello. um, words of advice. you're messing with the wrong guy here. "rifledriver" has fogotten more about testarossa's than you and i combined could ever learn. joe
If you have ever seen a 512BB in person or in photographs, it is obvious that the rear wheels and tires are wider than the front. I am not mistaken on this.
I looked at a TR last night and you are correct...it is the 348 that has the plastic front grill with no brake cooling ducts therein....it has been almost 20 years since I owned my TR and at my age my memory ain't what it once was...
I have seen my fair share of BBs, even considered getting one myself at one point. Honestly tho, I never really did pay much attention to the tyres as if I were to buy one, they will probably have to replaced since I will be driving them not concord them. Since these cars are all vintage and none of them were imported here officially, I am not sure if they are all OEM or not. Anyway, that's what most of the litertures and Ferrari said, I didn't fabricate it out of thin air. Are they 100% correct 100% of the times, I don't know.
Not to detract from a great thread, buy Lotus Europas in 1971 went to 185 rear, 175 front tires for the TC model; the Renault engined cars were 175 all around. Ken
I agree. I also think for those of us that are fans of the car we should just accept it for what it is and not get too wrapped up or argue about erroneous details dreamed up by some marketing dork in Maranello.
My sources are an official 512BB owner's manual, my own eyes, and period photographs. There is absolutely no question that 512BBs had wider wheels and tires at the rear.
Judging from you sig and your background, I am not surprised And you are well qualified and I am sure with excellent reasons to make a statement such as that, but from my POV, since I do not know anyone personally at Ferrari nor do I know enough about their cars to make a blank statement. Thus the answer "I don't know".
It was a statment made by Sergio Pininifarina on Ferraris only, as most of the other litertures that I recall seeing. I am well aware that there are others from other manufactures before that. Again, no need to get all defensive. If you feel that strongly about this, write to Pininifarina and Ferrari to tell them to make the correction, if indeed you are correct about this. Perhaps more knowledgible like Rifledriver can chime in on this.
Please understand my laugh is not aimed at you. If you have ever read the fine print in an car company sales or technical pubs they say something to the effect " Prices or specifications subject to change blah blah blah". With Ferrari it is a certainty it will not only change but the publication department never seems to communicate with the engineering department anyway. Ferrari published information is an intended guidline only, never to be taken as gospel or very seriously. For the record from the BB512 parts book. PN 109186 Wheel Front 7 1/2 x 15 PN 109193 Wheel Rear 9 x 15 PN 101237 Tire Front 215/70VR15 XWX PN 109187 Tire Rear 225/70VR15 XWX
I'm laughing as I watch a thread clearly named "A discussion about the Testarossa" get completely invaded by the Boxer crowd. We're talking about BBi wheels! LOL! Not that there's anything WRONG with it....
Thank you for clearing this up. Perhaps Mr. Pininifarina himself was confused or maybe he was referring to US market only. The article did not give any indication that he was talking about the US only tho, I have no idea.
There was no US BB of any description. It's like I say to concours judges all the time. In the Ferrari world "Always and Never" do not apply.
I know, because the BBs were never officially imported to the US, isn't that right? Hence I mention that perhaps Pininifarina was refering to the Testarossa as the first production Ferrari with staggered wheel/tyre in the US market. Again, no mentioning in the article or other publications about this, so I have no clue to why or what happened. Thank you for the insight to Ferrari *L*
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