Ferrari 500 Superfast

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Ferrari 500 Superfast Pininfarina
Ferrari 500 Superfast Pininfarina
500 superfast
Production period: 1964-1966
Class : Sports car
Body versions : Coupe
Engines: Otto engine :
5.0 liters (294 kW)
Length: 4820 mm
Width: 1780 mm
Height: 1280 mm
Wheelbase : 2650 mm
Empty weight : 1400 kg
Previous model Ferrari 400 Superamerica
successor Ferrari 365 California Spyder

The Ferrari 500 Superfast is a sports car built between 1964 and 1966 by the Italian car manufacturer Ferrari . The 500 Superfast presented at the Geneva Motor Show in February 1964 was the successor to the Ferrari 400 Superamerica .

history

Ferrari 500 Superfast Pininfarina

Compared with the previous 400 Superamerica was for the 500 Superfast extended the wheelbase by 50 mm mm to 2650 and the Aerodinamica- Coupe - body refined in detail, starting from the Pininfarina -Stilstudien Superfast III and IV Revision of the body served including their minor extension. the reduction in air resistance , which, in line with the nickname Superfast, in conjunction with a more powerful V - 12 cylinder engine, should lead to a significant increase in top speed.

The five-liter SOHC-V12 of the 500 Superfast occupies a special position in Ferrari history , as it combined the bore and stroke dimensions (88 × 68 mm) and the larger cylinder spacing of the “large” Ferrari V12 designed by Aurelio Lampredi , the was first used in the Ferrari 410 Superamerica , with design features of the "small" Ferrari V12 engine developed by Gioacchino Colombo , as it was used in the Ferrari 250 and Ferrari 330 at the time . The engine with a displacement of 4963 cm³ developed 294 kW (400 hp) at 6500 rpm and accelerated the car to around 280 km / h.

By 1966, 36 units had been built, eight of them with right-hand drive, all of which were coupés.

With the 500 Superfast, the Ferrari development line , which began in 1952 with the 342 America , ended with the particularly expensive and large-capacity special models primarily designed for the USA . The 365 California Spyder , equipped with a smaller engine, temporarily replaced the 500 Superfast from 1966.

Technical specifications

Technical data Ferrari 500 Superfast
Technical data Ferrari 500 Superfast
Ferrari 500 superfast
Engine:  12-cylinder V-engine (four-stroke), fork angle 60 °, longitudinally at the front, liquid-cooled
Engine type:  n / A
Displacement:  4963 cc
Bore × stroke:  88 × 68 mm
Performance at 1 / min:  294 kW
(400 hp)
at 6500
Max. Torque at 1 / min:  475 Nm at 4750
Compression:  8.8: 1
Mixture preparation:  6 downdraft twin carburettors Weber 40DCN3
Valve control:  DOHC , chain drive
Cooling:  Water cooling
Transmission:  5-speed
rear-wheel drive transmission
Front suspension:  Triangle wishbone axle, coil springs
Rear suspension:  Rigid axle, semi-elliptical leaf springs
Brakes:  Dunlop disc brakes all around, servo
Steering:  Snail and roller
Body:  Aluminum on tubular frame chassis
Track width front / rear:  1400/1390 mm
Wheelbase:  2650 mm
Dimensions:  4820 × 1780 × 1280 mm
Empty weight:  1400 kg
Top speed:  280 km / h
0-100 km / h:  not specified
Consumption (liters / 100 kilometers):  approx. 24-26 p
Price:  approx DM 90,000 (1965)

literature

  • Godfrey Eaton: The Complete Ferrari. Edited by Geoff Willoughby. Cadogan Books, London 1985, ISBN 0-947754-10-5 , pp. 82, 353 f.
  • Automobil Revue , catalog number 1965 (dates and prices)
  • The car models 1964/65 (price)

Web links

Commons : Ferrari 500 Superfast  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Brian Laban: Ferrari . 1st edition 2006. London (Parragon Books). ISBN 1-40547-015-1 , p. 54.