Offered by RM Sotheby’s, the 1955 Ferrari 410 Sport Spider was also piloted by other greats from the golden age of motorsport.
. According to Gord Duff, global head of auctions for RM Sotheby’s, “The [Ferrari] 410 Sport is undoubtedly one of the most significant cars that RM Sotheby’s is bringing to Monterey. The car itself is rare, but the history that accompanies the 410 S is incomparable. Fangio, Hill and Shelby all drove this machine—with Shelby scoring victory after victory.”
The 1955 Ferrari 410 Sport Spider being offered at the RM Sotheby’s Monterey auction, running from August 18 through 20. The car on offer, with chassis and engine No. 0598 CM, is one of only two factory-campaigned 410 Sports equipped with the hot-rodded 24-plug engine. Along with Formula 1–style twin-plug ignition per cylinder, it uses a quadruple distributor-and coil-ignition system and three voracious Weber 46 DCF carburetors. It makes almost 400 hp, 40 hp more than the single-plug V-12.
Chassis No. 0598 CM made its racing debut at the 1000 KM of Buenos Aires in 1956, where it was driven by Juan Manuel Fangio. Inspired, Edgar acquired his own 410 Sport, which happened to be chassis No. 0598 CM formerly raced by Fangio. Edgar soon had it piloted by hired-gun Shelby himself. His first time out in the car, Shelby took first place, and went on to a total of eight victories and 10 podium finishes in No. 0598 CM, more than in any other car of his racing career.
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