Ferrari 340 MM group S (1953)
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Also called Ferrari 340 Mille Miglia
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Specifications

10 items built: 4 Vignale Spyders Serie II, 4 Pininfarina Berlinettas and 2 Touring Spyders
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Ferrari Lampredi 340, V12 (60°) cyl, 4 stroke, petrol engine
4102 cc, 80 mm x 68 mm
8.0:1
300 HP / 6600rpm
aluminium alloy block and head
single overhead camshaft (SOHC), 2 valves / cyl. - 24 valves total
aspiration, natural with 3 x Weber 40 DCF carburetors
single spark plug per cylinder, two magnetos, firing order 1 - 12 - 5 - 8 - 3 - 10 - 6 - 7 - 2 - 11 - 4 - 9
water cooled
dry sump
5 speed manual gearbox
steel tubular rolling chassis
Front suspension double wishbones, transverse lower leaf spring
Rear suspension live axle, longitudinal semi-elliptic leaf springs
worm and wheel steering
drums all around
wheelbase 2500 mm (98.4 in)
Track (fr/r) 1325 mm (52.2 in) / 1320 mm (52 in)
tires, front 6.00-16", rear 6.50-16"
850kg
fuel tank, 180 lt
drag coefficient, 0.45


Results in WSCC

Season
Car entry, chassis number Car number/ result
Sebring Mille Miglia Le Mans Spa Nurb Tourist Trophy Carrera Pan
Team 12h 1600km 24h 24h 1000km
Scuderia Ferrari Spa, 0268AM (Touring Spider) #615, acci dent
Scuderia Ferrari Spa, 0294AM (Touring Spider) #613, diffe rential in entry list*
Scuderia Ferrari Spa, 318AM (Berlinetta) #12, clutch
Scuderia Ferrari Spa, 320AM (Berlinetta) #14, disqu alified
Scuderia Ferrari Spa, 322AM (Berlinetta) #15, 5th
Giannino Marzotto/ Marco Crosara, 0280AM (Vignale Spyder serie II) #547, 1st
Luigi Chinetti, 0284AM (Vignale Spyder serie II) #608, 4th #16, fatal acci dent
Total points
23
17 6
Statistics
Works Starts/finishes 8/3 4/2 4/1
Drivers Team entries and car number
Scuderia Ferrari Spa
Luigi Villoresi 613 12
Piero Cassani 613
Giuseppe Farina 615 14
Luigi Parenti 615
Giannino Marzotto 547 15
Alberto Ascari 12
Mike Hawthorn 14
Paolo Marzotto 15
Luigi Chinetti
Tom Cole 608 16
Mario Vandelli 608
Luigi Chinetti 16
Hans Ruesch
Hans Ruesch +

*Hans Ruesch entry


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Pininfarina Berlinetta
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Vignale Spyder Series II
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Touring Spyder
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