Ferrari 375 Coupe

Ferrari 375 Coupe

The first cars constructed were equipped with engine Tipo 102 of the exact configuration as the Grand Prix engine. For reliability reasons, most cars featured engine Tipo 108 with a slightly different bore/stroke and displacement. Some of the large amount of torque available was sacrificed by the bigger bore, but the higher revving engine yielded a similar amount of horsepower. Pinin Farina supplied most of the bodies for the 26 375 MMs. Most common were the featured Spyder and Berlinetta bodies. The other five 375 MMs constructed were fitted with custom coachwork for some of Ferrari's wealthiest customers.

Featured is a 375 MM that started life originally as a Pinin Farina Spyder and was delivered new to film director Roberto Rosselini. Shortly after taking delivery, the avid Ferrari customer sent the car to Scaglietti to have it fitted with a new coupe body. One of the inspirations for the Scaglietti designers was Mercedes Benz then recently launched 300 SL 'Gullwing', which is most obvious in the greenhouse area and the rear end. Rossilini owned the one-off for a good ten years before selling it. After changing hands very few times, it was sold to North America in the mid 1990s where it still resides today.