1984 Ferrari 512 BBi

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I'll try to resume my posts about cars with online sales to show you these mechanical and design marvels. Today, this stunning Ferrari 512 BBi is presented during the Online RM Sotheby's Arizona, a great underestimated model, so 80's. Depending on the condition and mileage, its price is around $US 200,000. We'll see if this sale exceeds expectations...

History of Ferrari 512 BBi

The Ferrari 512 BBi is the last of the serie Berlinetta Boxer (BB) produced between 1973 and 1984, the first Ferraris with flat-12 engine. For info, 512 stands for the car's 5 litre and 12 cylinder engine. And BB for Berlinetta Boxer...

The model was designed by Leonardo Fioravanti, Italian designer working for Pininfarina at this time. The car was presented in 1981 during Frankfurt Salon to replace the 512 BB with a new Bosch K-Jetronic fuel injection system offering a better balance of performance and driveability. Ferrari only built 1,007 fuel injected BBs. In 1984, it was replaced by the Testarossa.

Specification

The Ferrari 512 BBi has an 4.9 liter flat-12 engine mated with ive-speed manual transmission producing 335 hp. The car can reach 100 kmh in just 5.4 seconds with a top speed of 280 kmh.