Ferrari Mailing List: Re: LeMans Classic

[LarryT (l02turner]

Thx Francis -
Never realized that.   Seems like R&T did a piece on it back in the 60s - I 
guess that's when it was built?  and it just didn't grab my attention.  They 
did show the engine compartment during the recent TV program - - typical V12 
with 6 Webers.  Absolutely beautiful!

Thx agn -
LarryT

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From: "francis newman" <francis [at] fntn.co.uk>
Sent: Sunday, September 06, 2009 3:51 PM
To: "LarryT" <l02turner [at] comcast.net>
Cc: "francis newman" <francis.newman [at] fntn.co.uk>; "The FerrariList" 
<ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] LeMans Classic

> On 6 Sep 2009, at 20:03, LarryT wrote:
>
> >     The 1st program focused on a 275GTB, a Cobra and E Type.  There  was 
> > also
> > a brief glimpse of what looked like the infamous BreadVan Ferrari -  with 
> > the
> > nose of some kind of 250 and the rear of a station wagon.  I never  knew 
> > it
> > was a race car!
> Larry
>
> Ther Breadvan was built on a 250SWB chassis and running gear for  Count 
> Volpi to whom Enzo Ferrari refused to sell a 250 GTO when he  hired some 
> engineers (Drogo and Bizzarini) that Enzo had fired. In  many technical 
> ways (particularly the engine placement in the  chassis) the Breadvan is 
> similar to the GTO (on which both those  engineers had worked) and was and 
> is an extremely quick car. It may  look a bit strange but this was some 
> serious racer.
>
> Best
>
> Francis