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.
Although the car has Maurice
Trintignant's name on the side it is not the Ferrari 625 with which he won the
1955 Monaco Grand Prix.
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