Monday, March 5, 2012

Ferrari 512S N°7 "Coda Lunga" Le Mans


Ferrari 512 S N°/ (#1026) - Ferrari 512 V12/60° 4v 4994 cc
14.6.1970 Le Mans 24 Hours Driven by: Derek Bell (GB)/Ronnie Peterson (S)
Ferrari 512 S was the designation of 25 five litre sports cars built until January 1970, related to the Ferrari P sports prototypes. The V12-powered cars were entered in the 1970 International Championship for Makes[1][2] by the factory Scuderia Ferrari and private teams.
The motor of the 512S was a total new 60° V12 with 560 PS (412 kW) output. Compared to Porsche's air-cooled flat-12, it needed a maze of cooling pipes and a heavy radiator. Since the chassis was of sturded steel, reinforced with aluminium sheet, weight was 100 kg more than that of the alloy-framed 917. Notwithstanding the weight difference and higher center of gravity, the Ferrari 512S and Porsche 917 were theoretically fairly even matched.
The 1026, having been raced as factory car #7 by Derek Bell and Ronnie Peterson at the 1970 Le Mans 24 hours, was destroyed during the Le Mans film by Derek Bell.


1/24 digital-C slotcar
built by Olavo Schneider, collection afgh

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