This is one of the cars that
took part in the Shell Ferrari Historic Challenge race at the Coys
International Historic Festival meeting at Silverstone in July 1998.
It’s
the 1970 4,993cc V12 Ferrari 512 S of Brandon Wang that was driven in that race
by Gary Pearson. Twenty five examples of the Ferrari 512 were produced,
allowing it to be homologated into the FIA's Group 5 Sports Car Category, and
this car is chassis 1016. It was developed to challenge the Porsche 917 in the
International Championship for Makes but won only one race in the 10 round
Championship (Ignazio Giunti/Nino Vacarella/Mario Andretti at Sebring in 1970),
although the Ferrari team picked up two second and four third places to finish
that season in second place to Porsche.
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