1955 Ferrari 857S Monza Spyder Scaglietti

Description

Private Viewing

One of the rarest of all Ferrari's. Build Number 2 of 4. Ferrari Work's Cars. Very rarely seen for sale.

This Car is currently in a large Private Collection and is rarely seen in public.

The Ferrari 857S was a racing car that Ferrari built in 1955 and that Scuderia used in sports car races in 1955 and 1956.

When it turned out during the 1955 sports car world championship season that the Ferrari 750 Monza had virtually no chance against the Mercedes-Benz works cars, the Scuderia team management decided to build a new racing car. The works cars were lightly used.

The 857S was equipped with the largest displacement version of the legendary four-cylinder in-line which started its career with World Championship victories in 1952 and 1953 and was later upped to a three-litre with the same external block dimensions. The very few Type 857 S models built served as a basis for the development of its successor, the Type 860 Monza, which differed from it in certain technical details, such as the number of gears (four instead of five) and the shape of the majestic Scaglietti bodywork.

More recent history has seen the Car appear at the 2000 Monaco GP Historique, 2000 Goodwood Revival and the Mille Miglia in 1989, 2002, 2003 and 2009,

Ferrari Historical Notes & Period Race History

0584M 55   *** 2nd of 4 ***

Ferrari 857/S, Monza Spyder Scaglietti, RHD
0584M restamped to 0578M before sold to de Portago
0578M assembly data sheets renumbered to 0584M
chassis type 510m also stamped 0203M on the car both numbers are stamped close to each other