1952 FERRARI 340 AMERICA
Lot #MG1
Featured At: Mecum - Kissimmee 2021, January 17, 2021
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- Chassis No. 0202A
- 1 of 24 Ferrari 340 America chassis built
- Driven to a 5th Place finish in the 1952 24 Hours of Le Mans by Andre Simon and Lucien Vincent
- Meticulous build and restoration by the Ferrari Classiche Department in Italy
- Classiche Red Book with White stripe, denoting a significant racing Ferrari
- Provenance verified by Marcel Massini
- Competed in Montlhéry, France in 1952 with Lucien Vincent driving
- Extensive racing history throughout the U.S. in the 1950s
- Vignale coachwork
- Finished in period-correct French Racing Blue No. 14 livery
- 4.1L V-12 engine
- 4-speed manual transmission
- Following its European racing run, the car was exported to the U.S. via Luigi Chinetti
- Chinetti is reputed to have sold the car to defense attorney Bill Galvin
- Paul Owens of Texas later purchased the car and installed a Chevrolet V-8 engine
- The car was also fitted with a Devin fiberglass body
- Drag racer Mike Sanfilippo purchased the car in 1990 for $200
- In 2006, Tom Shaughnessy of San Clemente, California, purchased the car for $26,912
- 0202A book has detailed period photographs, news clippings, race results and restoration photos
- A 10% buyer premium applies to the purchase of this vehicle