Ferrari 335 S

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Ferrari 335 S
1957 Ferrari 335 Sport Spider Scaglietti no 0674, Greenwich 2018.jpg
Overview
Manufacturer Ferrari
Also calledFerrari 335 Sport
Production1957–1958
4 made (two converted from 315 S chassis) [1]
Designer Carrozzeria Scaglietti
Body and chassis
Class Race car
Body style 2-door Spyder
Layout Front mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive
Related Ferrari 290 MM [2]
Powertrain
Engine 4.0 L (4,023.32 cc) Tipo 141 Jano V12
Power output400 PS (395 hp; 294 kW)
Transmission 4-speed manual
Dimensions
Wheelbase 2,350 mm (92.5 in) [3]
Curb weight 880 kg (1,940 lb) (dry)
Chronology
Predecessor Ferrari 315 S
Successor Ferrari 250 TR

The Ferrari 335 S was a sports racing car produced by Italian automobile manufacturer Ferrari between 1957 and 1958. The car was a direct response to the Maserati 450S which with its 4.5-litre engine was threatening to overpower the 3.8-litre 315 S and 3.5-litre 290 MM. [4] Four cars were produced in total. [1]

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Development

An evolution of the 315 S, it had an evolution of the Jano V12 engine displacing 4,023.32 cc (4.0 L) [5] and a maximum power output of 400 PS (395 hp; 294 kW) at 7,400 rpm; this increase in power allowed the car to attain an estimated top speed of around 300 km/h (186 mph). Due to its exceptional performance at the time, the car was also called "Super Testarossa". [6] [7] Four cars were produced (chassis numbers 0674, 0676, 0700 and 0764. The first two being 315 S later converted to 335 S spec).

The 335 S had a bleak competition history as it was involved in the crash at the 1957 Mille Miglia, which led to the cancellation of the race starting the following year due to public outrage. In its World Championship debut in the third round of the 1957 season, a 335 S (#531)(0676), driven by Spanish driver Alfonso de Portago (who had replaced an ill Luigi Musso) was in third place, running on a long straight road sector between the Lombard hamlets of Cerlongo and Guidizzolo when one of the tyres exploded. He lost control of the car; it hit a telephone pole, jumped over a brook, then hit several spectators. The Ferrari then bounced back on the road, hitting more spectators, slid over the road, spinning, and ended up, wheels down, in a brook at the other side of the road. In addition to de Portago, his American navigator Edmund Gunner Nelson and nine spectators – among them five children – lost their lives. [8] A further 20 were injured. De Portago's body was found near the car, severed in half. The car was destroyed in the accident. [2] [6] [9] [10]

The other 335 S (0700) driven by Peter Collins and Louis Klemantaski had broken down whilst in the lead giving victory to a 315 S (#535)(0684) driven by Piero Taruffi.

Ferrari 335 S #0764 Ferrari 325S Testarossa 1957 3.jpg
Ferrari 335 S #0764

Due to the crash only a single 335 S (0700) in the hands of Collins and Olivier Gendebien was entered in the next round at the Nürburgring 1000km and came second behind an Aston Martin DBR1 and although both 335 S models failed at Le Mans allowing the Jaguar D Types a 1-2-3-4 finish, Collins and Phil Hill obtained another second place in 0700 at the Swedish GP behind a Maserati 450S with Mike Hawthorn and Luigi Musso finishing fourth in the sister car (0674). A single 335 S (0700) in the hands of Olivier Gendebien finished third at Spa in the non championship Grand Prix de RACB behind an Aston Martin DBR1 driven by Tony Brooks and a Ferrari 290 MM pilotted by Masten Gregory. In the final round of the World Sports Car Championship at the Venezuelan Grand Prix, a 335 S (0700) raced by Collins and Phil Hill won with Hawthorn and Musso (0674) finishing second. These results added to the earlier Mille Miglia victory by a 315 S and the win in the Buenos Aires 1000 Km by a 290 MM gave the World title to Ferrari. The change in regulations for the World Championship to a 3-litre engine limit which was a reaction to the Mille Miglia crash and earlier tragedies rendered the 335 S ineligible for the 1958 season onwards and Ferrari replaced the model with its 250 TR.

In 2016, a 1957 Ferrari 335 S Spider Scaglietti sold for €32.1 million (US$35.1 million) at the Retromobile auction in Paris as a result of a bidding war between Christiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi making it the most expensive car to be sold at an auction at the time. [11] [6] [12] In the 315 S guise, the car had finished sixth in the 12 Hours of Sebring in 1957 driven by Peter Collins and Maurice Trintignant and later driven by Wolfgang von Trips to a second place finish at the 1957 Mille Miglia. After having its engine upgraded to a 4.0-litre model, it then set the lap record at Le Mans, finished fourth in the Swedish GP and second in the Venezuelan GP. Finally, it won the 1958 Cuban Grand Prix driven by Stirling Moss. [13]

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References

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  2. ↑ "This Is the Most Expensive Car Ever Sold at Auction". Time Magazine. 11 February 2016.
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  6. ↑ Acerbi, Leonardo (2012). Ferrari: All The Cars. Haynes Publishing. pp. 116–117.
  7. ↑ Rospigliosi, William (May 20, 1957). "Horror in Italy". Sports Illustrated . Vol. 6, no. 20. Chicago. pp. 12–15. Retrieved February 3, 2024. Marquis Alfonso de Portago dies in a holocaust which probably spells the end of the Mille Miglia, greatest of all the open-road auto races.
  8. ↑ Eason, Kevin. "No seatbelts, 170mph: Days of death and dynamism".
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