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The lowest numbered 512, chassis 1002 was presumably the prototype. It did not appear in races until June of 1970 when it was entered by Escuderia Montjuich in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. An accident ended the race early for the yellow and red Ferrari 512 S. For the remainder of the season, the car was campaigned by the team's lead driver Jose Juncadella with a variety of co-drivers. The best result of the year was a second overall and class victory in the Paris 1000 km at Monthlery. Over the winter the car was converted to M specification by the factory.
Juncadella again had a busy season with 1002, including another attempt at Le Mans with Nino Vaccarella as co-driver. A gearbox failure ended their race in the early hours on Sunday. A second was once again the best placing; this time at the Tour de France. Rendered obsolete, the 512 M was retired from active duty at the end of 1971. Soon after it passed into the hands of Robert Horne, who held onto the car until 2009. He rarely exercised the 512 M but did use it in 1977 to set the British Land Speed record for the flying mile. The car's current owner wasted no time and immediately brought 1002 out for the 2009 Modena Trackdays. A year later, he entered in the Le Mans Classic.
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