This one-of-25 Ferrari 512 BB LM is still ready to race.
Ferrari's time as a superpower in the battle for the overall win at Le Mans ended in the early 1970s, but their participation in the less prestigious GT classes continued throughout the last 50 years. In the late 70s and early 80s, that came in the form of the 512 BB LM. The Group 5-spec 512 initially raced in a production-like form, but it gradually grew more and more advanced as the manufacturer embraced silhouette bodywork reminiscent of Porsche's comparable 935s.
This model, a 1979 variant, was the first draft of the silhouette bodywork for the BB LM. Although it was completed years earlier, it first saw competition 1982. After some modification, it ran a schedule of IMSA races that included the 1985 24 Hours of Daytona. It has been regularly raced in historic events since.Being a Ferrari 512, power comes from a quad-cam flat-12. Being a racing car from the late 70s, the transmission is a five-speed manual. Another rebuilt 4.
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