This car took part in the
Maserati UK Race for Pre-1961 Grand Prix Cars at the Coys International Historic
Festival meeting at Silverstone in July 1999.
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It's the 1952 Ferrari 625 of
David Vine, a car that was originally a Formula Two Ferrari 500 with a
4-cylinder inline 1,984cc engine designed by Aurelio Lampredi, and competed in
World Championship races in 1952 and 1953 when they were run to Formula 2
regulations. It was an Ecurie Francorchamps car, chassis 0208F, and after being
in an accident at the end of 1953 it was rebuilt as a 625 with a lengthened
chassis and a 2,498cc version of the Lampredi engine to contest the 2½ litre
Formula One starting in 1954. At the same time it was given a new chassis
number, 0540. In 1955 it was acquired by Alfonso de Portago who competed in a
couple of non-World Championship Grands Prix then was injured in a crash during
practice for the International Trophy Race at Silverstone and then sold the
car. It then passed through various hands before ending up with David Vine in
1998.
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