Ferrari 159

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Raymond Sommer in the Ferrari 159 in Turin in 1947

The Ferrari 159 , also Ferrari 159 S , was a racing model built in 1947 by the Italian car manufacturer Ferrari . The name goes back to the rounded content of a single cylinder.

Development history

The Ferrari 159 was the successor to the Ferrari 125 with its V12 engine enlarged from 1.5 to 1.9 liters with an overhead camshaft (bore × stroke: 59 × 58 mm), the one with three Weber 30DCNF double carburetors came to 92 kW (125 PS). Like its predecessor, the 159 had a box frame , front double wishbones and a rigid rear axle . Two copies of the 159 were built, one on a new chassis, the other based on one of the two existing 125s.

Racing history

Franco Cortese took second place with a 159 S in August 1947 at the Circuito di Pescara . Raymond Sommer won the Turin Grand Prix in October 1947 in the 159 C. The Ferrari 166 was its successor .

literature

  • Godfrey Eaton: The Complete Ferrari. Edited by Geoff Willoughby. Cadogan Books, London 1985, ISBN 0-947754-10-5 , pp. 23 and 350.

Web links

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