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Completed late in 1978, this is the very first 512 BB LM. As such, it was extensively tested first in the Pininfarina wind-tunnel and later on the track by none other than Jody Scheckter. The car was then made available to Ferrari's French distributor, Charles Pozzi. His Ferrari France team fielded the car in the 1979 Daytona 24 Hours, where it was shared by Jean-Claude Andruet and Spartaco Dini. They started the race 15th but the car was withdrawn with just 103 laps covered after a suspected suspension failure had caused a sister car to crash out of the race. Back in Europe, chassis 26681 was prepared for the 24 Hours of Le Mans where Ferrari France again fielded the 512 BB LM for Andruet and Dini. Sadly, the car was forced to retire while running an impressive eighth overall early on Sunday morning due to engine damage caused by oil starvation. Following the race, the car was returned to Maranello where it continued to serve as a test and development car but it was not raced in a contemporary event again. Ferrari finally sold the car to Pozzi in 1984, who in turn passed it on to Prince Pierre Sanguzko. The Prince had it road registered but it remained in storage at Ferrari France, only making very rare appearance. The most memorable was at the Ferrari France club meeting on legendary collector Pierre Bardinon's Mas du Clos track. The very first 512 BB LM finally left the Pozzi storage for good in 1994 when it was acquired by Symbolic Motors. It had several American owners, including a longterm owner between 1995 and 2010 when it was sold at auction to the current, French custodian. At that time, it was still completely unrestored but in full running order.
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| Manufactured in |
1979 |
| First owner |
Charles Pozzi |
| Last known location |
French Private Collection |
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