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Name: Ferrari 500 Superfast 1964
Brand: Ferrari

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Created on June 14, 2020

Text:

Bruno von Rotz

Photos:

Daniel Reinhard

Archiv Aldo Brovarone (Repro Daniel Reinhard)

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Bruno von Rotz

Archiv Reinhard / Max Pichler

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Daniel Reinhard

Archiv Aldo Brovarone (Repro Daniel Reinhard)

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Bruno von Rotz

Archiv Reinhard / Max Pichler

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Ferrari 500 Superfast Series II (1966) - the Superfast was only 1.28 m high

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Ferrari 500 Superfast Series II (1966) - imposing appearance

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Ferrari 500 Superfast Series II (1966) - a beauty with an attractive rear end

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Ferrari 500 Superfast Series II (1966) - Aldo Brovarone designed the elegant Pininfarina coupé

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Ferrari 500 Superfast Series II (1966) - Brovarone did the rear very well

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Ferrari 500 Superfast Series II (1966) - the front is reminiscent of the later 330 GTC

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Ferrari 500 Superfast Series II (1966) - this coupé was already around 1.8 meters wide over 50 years ago

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Ferrari 500 Superfast Series II (1966) - the hatchback line is reminiscent of the "aerodinamico" models

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Ferrari 500 Superfast Series II (1966) - a beautiful back can definitely delight

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Ferrari 500 Superfast Series II (1966) - one of the most beautiful Ferrari coupés of all time

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Ferrari 500 Superfast Series II (1966) - lots of wood and leather in the cockpit

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Ferrari 500 Superfast Series II (1966) - There was no splitter gearshift in the Superfast

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Ferrari 500 Superfast Series II (1966) - rare, only a few were delivered right-hand drive

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Ferrari 500 Superfast Series II (1966) - red area from 6500 rpm

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Ferrari 500 Superfast Series II (1966) - six downdraft twin carburetors sit under the air filter

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Ferrari 500 Superfast Series II (1966) - impressive engine with a displacement of five liters

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Ferrari 500 Superfast Series II (1966) - Shrink lacquer for the camshaft covers

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Ferrari 500 Superfast Series II (1966) - the Ferrari steed on the radiator grille

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Ferrari 500 Superfast Series II (1966) - single headlights

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Ferrari 500 Superfast Series II (1966) - Ferrari sign on the nose

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Ferrari 500 Superfast Series II (1966) - with all the ingredients that make a Ferrari a Ferrari

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Ferrari 500 Superfast Series II (1966) - the air outlets changed in design from Series 1 and 2

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Ferrari 500 Superfast Series II (1966) - the wheels came from Borrani, of course

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Ferrari 500 Superfast Series II (1966) - Series 2 vents

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Ferrari 500 Superfast Series II (1966) - clearly labeled on the rear

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Ferrari 500 Superfast Series II (1966) - lettering on the rear

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Ferrari 500 Superfast Series II (1966) - with three tail lights each

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Ferrari 500 Superfast Series II (1966) - while the prototype still shared rear lights, three individual lights were used in series production

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Ferrari 500 Superfast (1964) - the most expensive two-seater of the show, with bodywork by Pininfarina - at the 1964 Geneva Motor Show

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Ferrari 500 Superfast (1964) - debuts in Geneva - Geneva Motor Show 1964

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Ferrari 500 Superfast (1964) - masterfully shaped rear end by Pininfarina - Geneva Motor Show 1964

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Ferrari 500 Superfast (1964) - the rear lights, as seen at the 1964 Geneva Motor Show, were changed again for series production

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Ferrari 500 Superfast (1964) - with the "fastest speedometer" up to 300 km/h - Geneva Motor Show 1964

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Ferrari 500 Superfast (1965) - on the Pininfarina stand - Geneva Motor Show 1965

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Ferrari 500 Superamerica (1964) - developed from the Superfast II and III

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Ferrari 500 Superfast (1964) - participant in Class C - Transitions - at the Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este 2013

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Ferrari 500 Superfast (1965) - G-86 - Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este 2018

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Summary

If a "normal" Ferrari was not exclusive enough for you in the sixties, you could also buy a 500 Superfast with a Pininfarina body. This made it the most powerful road-going Ferrari and also the most expensive. Only 37 examples were built over the course of two and a half years, each one basically unique. This report is dedicated to the fifth-last Ferrari 500 Superfast and tells the story of the model series, illustrated with current and historical pictures.

This article contains the following chapters

The prototype from Geneva
Elegance for two
A new engine
Down-to-earth chassis technology
More Granturismo than racing car
Two series
The fifth-last 500 Superfast
All Ferrari 500 Superfast

Estimated reading time: 5min

Preview (beginning of the article)

In March 1964, there was a surprise on the Pininfarina stand in Geneva: the new Ferrari 500 Superfast, a car of superlatives. The fast Superfast sold for around twice as much as a Ferrari 330 GT, so buyers had to put just over 100,000 francs on the table if they wanted to enjoy the 500 Superfast. This would have made it the most expensive car in the price lists, but the price was usually only given verbally. That didn't stop the world's rich and famous, including Peter Sellers and the Shah of Persia, from pulling out their chequebooks. It was no coincidence that the Ferrari 500 Superfast celebrated its premiere on the Pininfarina stand in Geneva. After all, the design came from there, from the pen of Aldo Brovarone, and the bodywork was also made by hand there.

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