Ferrari 375 MM group S (1953)

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Also called Ferrari 375 Mille Miglia
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Specifications

26 units built: 12 Pininfarina Spyders, 11 Pininfarina Berlinettas, 1 Vignale Spyder, 1 Ghia Coupe and 1 Coupé Scaglietti
3 units converted from Ferrari 340 MM, 0318AM, 0320AM, 0322AM
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Ferrari Lampredi 375 Tipo 102, V12 (60º) cyl, 4 stroke, petrol engine
4494cc, 80.0 x 74.5 mm
9.0:1
340 bhp / 254 KW @ 7000 rpm
alloy block and head
7 main bearings
single overhead camshaft (SOHC), Chain driven, 2 valves / cyl. - 24 valves total
aspiration, natural with 3 x Weber 40 IF 4/C or or 42 DCZ 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

Customer cars
Ferrari Lampredi 375 Tipo 108, V12 (60º) cyl, 4 stroke, petrol engine
4522cc, 84 x 68 mm
9.0:1
300 BHP (220.8 KW) @ 6300 RPM
1954: 330 bhp @ 6500 rpm
1955: 335 bhp / 250 KW @ 7000 rpm
alloy block and head
7 main bearings
single overhead camshaft (DOHC), Chain driven, 2 valves / cyl. - 24 valves total
aspiration, natural with 3 x 42 DCZ 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

4 speed manual gearbox
1st: 2.425/1
2nd: 1.72/1
3rd: 1.24/1
4th: 1.00/1
R: 2.98/1
final drive, 3.445/1, 3.556/1, 4.00/1, 4.43/1
Tipo 102 steel tubular frame rolling chassis, aluminium bodyshell
f suspension Double Wishbones, lower transverse leaf spring
r suspension Live Axle w/Semi-Elliptic Leaf Springs, twin dampers
worm-and-wheel steering
hydraulic drum brakes all around
length 4175 mm (164.4 in)
width 1600 mm / 63 in
height 1092 mm / 43 in
wheelbase 2600 mm (102.4 in)
f/r track 1325 mm (52.2 in) / 1320 mm (52 in)
wheels, 6.5 x 16"
tires, front 6.00 x 16", rear 7.00 x 16"
900-1000kg, 50/50 % front/rear weight distribution
fuel tank, 180 lt
drag coefficient, 0.45

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Results in WSCC

1953

Season

Works PF Berlinettas with 'Low nose' conversion from 340 MM, and 2500mm wheelbase

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, 320AM (PF Berlinetta 102)				#6, clutch	#4, in entry list		#23, 6th*
Scuderia Ferrari Spa, 322AM (PF Berlinetta 102)				#8, 1st	#2, engine to #1		#26, 4th*
Scuderia Ferrari Spa, 318AM (PF Berlinetta 102)				#9, valve	#3, dns		#15, fatal acci dent*
Scuderia Ferrari Spa, 286AM (Vignale Spyder 102)				#T, spare car	#1, 1st		#45, OTL*
Scuderia Guastalla, 358AM (PF Berlinetta 108)							#12, acci dent
Total points 32				10	10		12
Statistics
Works Starts/finishes 11/4				3/1	3/1		5/2
Drivers	Team entries and car number
Scuderia Ferrari Spa
Luigi Villoresi				6, T	2
Alberto Ascari				6, T	1, 2
Giuseppe Farina				8, T	1
Mike Hawthorn				8, T	2
Umberto Maglioli				9, T	3		12
Piero Carini				9, T	3
Giovanni Bracco					4
Roberto Bonomi					4
Scuderia Guastalla
Piero Cassani							12
Antonio Stagnoli							15
Giuseppe Scotuzzi							15
Mario Ricci							23
Forese Salviati							23
Guido Mancini							26
Fabrizio Serena di Lapigio							26
Luigi Chinetti							45
Alfonso de Portago							45

*Scuderia Guastalla entries
Carrera Panamericana accident

1954Season
Tipo 108 engines except noted

Car entry, chassis number	Car number/ result
	Buenos Aires	Sebring	Mille Miglia	Le Mans	Tourist Trophy	Carrera Pan
Team	1000km	12h	1600km	24h
Scuderia Ferrari, 0370AM (PF Spyder 102)	#10, 1st	in entry list
Equipe Louis Rosier, 375 F1 02 (375 F1 Spyder 4494cc)	#12, 7th
José-Maria Ibanez/ Ignacio Janices, 0374AM (PF Spyder)	#14, acci dent
B. S. Cunningham, 0372AM (PF Spyder)		#5, eng ine		#6, trans mission
William Spear/ Phil Hill, 0382AM (PF Spyder)		#7, rear end
David Hirsch		#3, in entry list
Peter Yung/ Robert Yung		#6, in entry list
Piero Scotti, 0360AM (PF Spyder)			#546, acci dent
Luigi Chinetti, 0380AM (PF Berlinetta '54)				#18, acci dent
Luigi Chinetti, 0376AM (PF Spyder)						#24, 6th
Erwin Goldschmidt, 0358AM						#4, disqua lified
Allen Guiberson, 0286AM (Vignale Spyder 102)						#20, 2nd
Total points 28	14					14
Statistics
Works Starts/finishes 11/4	3/2	2/0	1/0	2/0		3/2
Drivers	Team entries and car number
Scuderia Ferrari
Giuseppe Farina	10
Umberto Maglioli	10
Froilan Gonzalez		+
Mike Hawthorn		+
Equipe Louis Rosier
Louis Rosier	12
Maurice Trintignant	12
B. S. Cunningham
Phil Walters		5		6
John Fitch		5		6
Luigi Chinetti
Innocente Baggio				18		24
Porfirio Rubirosa				18
John Shakespeare						24
Erwin Goldschmidt
Roberto Bonomi						4
Carlos Peyloubet						4
Allen Guiberson
Phil Hill						20
Richie Ginther						20

1955Season
Tipo 108 engines except noted

Car entry, chassis number	Car number/ result
	Buenos Aires	Sebring	Mille Miglia	Le Mans	Tourist Trophy	Targa Florio
Team	1000km	12h	1600km	24h
Roberto Bonomi/ Ernesto Florencio Castro Cranwell, 0358AM (PF Berlinetta '53)	#6, fuel system
Carlos Najurieta/ César Rivero, 0374AM (PF Spyder)	#8, 2nd
John Shakespeare/ Manfredo Lippmann, 0376AM (PF Spyder)		#10, elec trics
Tony Parravano, 0362AM (PF Spyder)		#11, fuel fire
Erwin Goldschmidt, 286AM (Vignale Spyder 102)		in entry list
Piero Scotti, 0360AM (PF Spyder)			#718, dnf
Total points 9	9
Statistics
Works Starts/finishes 5/1	2/1	2/0	1/0
Drivers	Team entries and car number
Tony Parravano
Jack McAfee		11
Bob Drake		11

1956Season
Tipo 108 engines

Car entry, chassis number	Car number/ result
	Buenos Aires	Sebring	Mille Miglia	Nurburgring	Sverige
Team	1000km	12h	1600km	1000km	GP
Celso Lara Barberis/ Godofredo Vianna	#41, eng ine
Roberto Bonomi/ Ernesto Florencio Castro Cranwell, 0358AM (PF Berlinetta)	#42, fire
Carlos Najurieta/ César Rivero, 0374AM (PF Spyder)	#46, gear box
Tore Bjurström, 0366AM (PF Spyder)					#34, 5th
Total points 6					6
Statistics
Works Starts/finishes 4/1	3/0				1/1
Drivers	Team entries and car number
Tore Bjurström
Allan Borgefors					34
Carl-Gunnar Hammarlund					34

1957Season
Tipo 108 engines

Car entry, chassis number	Car number/ result
	Buenos Aires	Sebring	Mille Miglia	Nurburgring	Le Mans	Sverige	Venezuela
Team	1000km	12h	1600km	1000km	24h	GP	GP
Argentina Racing, 0374AM (PF Spider)	#20, acci dent in practice
Argentina Racing, 0358AM (PF Berlinetta)	#22, acci dent
John Kilborn/ Lloyd Barton, 0376AM (PF Spider)		#68R, reserve entry
Statistics
Works Starts/finishes 2/0	2/0
Drivers	Team entries and car number
Argentina Racing
Carlos Najurieta	20
César Rivero	20
Clemar Bucci	22
Leonardo Otero	22

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Pininfarina Spider '53
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Pininfarina Berlinetta '53
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Vignale Spyder Series I Prototype chassis 0286AM
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Pininfarina Berlinetta '53
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Scaglietti Coupe '54
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Ghia Coupe Speciale '55
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Pininfarina Berlinetta Sport Speciale, chassis number 0490AM '55
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