Ferrari 410 Superamerica

Series and wheelbase

Three series are distinguished. At the start of the first, the wheelbase was 2800 mm, but the final cars of the first series already used the version shortened to 2600 mm, which also characterized series two and three. The first two series of Pinin Farina coupés were very similar. Only the third series of 1959 was radically redesigned: without a panoramic rear window, with a new side profile, a lower radiator grille, and more deeply recessed, partially covered headlights, plus three louvers behind the side windows, which on some cars are covered with glass.

Engineering

The engine was based on the single-plug 410 S and displaced 4962.96 cm³. Three Weber 40DCF carburetors produced 340 PS at 6000/min. In 1957, Weber 46DCF3 carburetors replaced them, resulting in 360 PS in Series III—the final development of the long-block Lampredi V12. The chassis was new, with independent front suspension on coil springs, and for the first time, a Ferrari road car received a five-speed gearbox.

Special coachwork

One-offs were also built on the Superamerica chassis. The Pinin Farina "Superfast," also known as the "Superfast I," had a shorter wheelbase of 2600 mm, two-tone paintwork, and tailfins. The "4.9 Superfast," introduced in Paris in 1957, was its further evolution without the distinctive fins, finished in dark teal with a white roof.

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