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Ferrari 750 Monza - racing car beauty with four pots

Name: Ferrari 750 Monza 1955
Brand: Ferrari

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Created on October 16, 2013

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Bruno von Rotz

Photos:

Daniel Reinhard

Darin Schnabel - Courtesy RM Auctions

Bruno von Rotz

Robin Adams - Courtesy RM Auctions

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Daniel Reinhard

Darin Schnabel - Courtesy RM Auctions

Bruno von Rotz

Robin Adams - Courtesy RM Auctions

RM Auction

RM Auction Tim Scott

Balz Schreier

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Ferrari 750 Monza (1955) - was not easy to drive and was described as a "pig" by the racing drivers of the time

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Ferrari 750 Monza (1955) - challenging to drive

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Ferrari 750 Monza (1955) - the king of the country roads

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Ferrari 750 Monza (1955) - the racing windshield provides a little protection from the wind

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Ferrari 750 Monza (1955) - the engine only had four cylinders

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Ferrari 750 Monza (1955) - one of the most beautiful sports cars of its time

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Ferrari 750 Monza (1955) - the body was machined from aluminum by Scaglietti

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Ferrari 750 Monza (1955) - enormous torque makes the lightweight sports car a fast car

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Ferrari 750 Monza (1955) - Chassis 0504M won the GP Agadir in 1955, among others

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Ferrari 750 Monza (1955) - about more than 30 units were produced

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Ferrari 750 Monza (1955) - probably worth several million today

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Ferrari 750 Monza (1955) - the car was still being used in races even in 1962

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Ferrari 750 Monza (1955) - elegant bodywork, very streamlined

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Ferrari 750 Monza (1955) - you can see how wind-slippery it is

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Ferrari 750 Monza (1955) - no one has packaged the four-cylinder more elegantly

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Ferrari 750 Monza (1955) - still one of the most beautiful racing car designs of all time

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Ferrari 750 Monza (1955) - looks fast even when stationary

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Ferrari 750 Monza (1955) - the large roll bar was added later

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Ferrari 750 Monza (1955) - small doors, but most people probably climbed over them anyway

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Ferrari 750 Monza (1955) - steering wheel like the production sports cars of the time

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Ferrari 750 Monza (1955) - designed for racing, there was no room for luxury

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Ferrari 750 Monza (1955) - rev counter up to 8000 rpm, but maximum power was already reached at 6000 rpm

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Ferrari 750 Monza (1955) - everything you need to know at a glance

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Ferrari 750 Monza (1955) - self-imposed rev limit at 6000 rpm

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Ferrari 750 Monza (1955) - with the classic splitter gearshift and the first gear on the left at the rear

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Ferrari 750 Monza (1955) - the four-cylinder engine was lighter and developed more torque than the V12 units of the time

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Ferrari 750 Monza (1955) - the three-liter fit well in the engine compartment

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Ferrari 750 Monza (1955) - the mighty four-cylinder with a displacement of three liters

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Ferrari 750 Monza (1955) - two overhead camshafts driven by gear wheels

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Ferrari 750 Monza (1955) - let the air flow, the designers didn't think about downforce back then

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Ferrari 750 Monza (1955) - pretty nose, headlights with covers

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Ferrari 750 Monza (1955) - effective closures for the hoods

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Ferrari 750 Monza (1955) - effective closures for the hoods - here open

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Ferrari 750 Monza (1955) - with quick-release fuel filler cap

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Ferrari 750 Monza (1955) - Emergency stop elegantly fitted

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Ferrari 750 Monza (1955) - Spoked wheels in the style of the time

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Ferrari 750 Monza (1955) - in the race for the Freddie March Memorial Trophy at the Goodwood Revival 2012

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Ferrari 500 F2 - at Shannon's Historic Demonstration 2012 on the occasion of the Australian GP

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Ferrari 500 Mondial (1955) - at the Grossglockner Grand Prix 2012

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Ferrari 750 Monza (1954) - with four cylinders and three liters of displacement

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Ferrari 750 Monza (1955) - Sergio Sighinolfi came sixth in the 1955 Mille Miglia

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Ferrari 750 Monza (1956) - Jacques Jonneret at the Ollon-Villars hill climb in 1956

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Ferrari 750 Monza Spyder (1955) - offered as lot 235 at the RM Auction London on October 26, 2011

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Ferrari 750 Monza (1955) - offered at the RM Auction of Monterey on August 19 and 20, 2011

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Ferrari 750 Monza (1955) - sold as lot 229 by RM Auctions for USD 2,530,000 at the Monterey Auction 2011

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Ferrari 750 Monza Spider (1955) - offered at the RM Auction Monterey on August 16-17, 2013

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Ferrari 750 Monza Scaglietti Spider factory car (1954) - in the Louwman Museum in The Hague

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Ockelbo-Volvo Sports Racer (1953) - the spitting image of the Ferrari 500 Mondial and the Ferrari 750 Monza (Techno Classica 2013)

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The shape of the Devin plastic body was a pretty direct copy of that of the Ferrari 750 Monza

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Summary

Between 1954 and 1955, Ferrari built the four-cylinder 750 Monza sports car, which was mainly sold to private drivers and was successful on racetracks around the world. Just over 30 vehicles were built and today they are worth millions, which is no wonder given their breathtaking shape. This racing car report portrays the Ferrari 750 Monza from 1955 with chassis number 504 and shows other examples in historical and current pictures.

This article contains the following chapters

A lightweight four-cylinder engine was needed
Success in the Ferrari 500 F2
Increased displacement
A conventional racing car
Expensive, but not too expensive
Success in racing
Over 30 built
The lively history of chassis 0504M
Sophisticated
Worth millions
List of known vehicles
Further information

Estimated reading time: 7min

Preview (beginning of the article)

It is rightly regarded as one of the most beautiful racing cars of all time. It is no wonder that specialist manufacturers of plastic vehicles such as Erik Ockelbo, Bill Devin and the three founders of JWF in Australia took the Ferrari 750 Monza and its brother, the Ferrari 500 Mondial, as a model when producing their GRP bodywork. The Ferrari sports car was actually created almost as a waste product. In the early fifties, Enzo Ferrari realized that his complex and not exactly lightweight engines were not suitable for the new racing classes. He had engineer Lampredi build a four-cylinder engine, which then broke new ground. Steel cylinder liners were bolted from below into the one-piece aluminum engine block cylinder head. This eliminated the cylinder head gasket, which was often identified as a weak point at the time. Valve control was via two overhead camshafts controlled by gears. The Formula 2 engine with a displacement of just under two liters developed around 170 hp at 7,500 rpm.

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