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Ferrari Monza

Ferrari Monza
Overview
Manufacturer Ferrari
Also called Ferrari TF
Ferrari Mondial
Production 1953–1957
Body and chassis
Class World Sportscar Championship
Powertrain
Engine Lampredi I4
Chronology
Predecessor Ferrari 250 MM
Successor Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa
Ferrari 625 TF
FERRARI 625 TF - Circuit de Dijon Prenois 02.jpg
Overview
Production 1953
Body and chassis
Class WSC racer
Powertrain
Engine 2.5 L (2498.32 cc) Lampredi I4
Chronology
Predecessor Ferrari 250 MM
Successor Ferrari 500 Mondial
Ferrari 735 S
Overview
Production 1953
Body and chassis
Class WSC racer
Powertrain
Engine

2.9 L (2941.66 cc) Lampredi I4

Chronology
Predecessor Ferrari 250 MM
Successor Ferrari 750 Monza
Ferrari 500 Mondial
500 Mondial.JPG
Overview
Production 1954
Body and chassis
Class WSC racer
Powertrain
Engine

2.0 L (1984.86 cc) Lampredi I4

Chronology
Predecessor Ferrari 625 TF
Successor Ferrari 500 TR
Ferrari 750 Monza
Ferrari 750 Monza Scaglietti Spyder - front right (Crown Casino, Melbourne, Australia, 3 March 2007).JPG
Overview
Production 1954
Body and chassis
Class WSC racer
Powertrain
Engine 3.0 L (2953.21 cc) Lampredi I4
Chronology
Predecessor Ferrari 735 S
Successor Ferrari 857 S
Ferrari 500 TR
Overview
Production 1954
Body and chassis
Class WSC racer
Powertrain
Engine 2.0 L (1984.86 cc) Lampredi I4
Chronology
Predecessor Ferrari 500 Mondial
Successor Ferrari 860 Monza
Ferrari 857 S
Overview
Production 1955
Body and chassis
Class WSC racer
Powertrain
Engine 3.4 L (3431.93 cc) Lampredi I4
Chronology
Predecessor Ferrari 750 Monza
Successor Ferrari 860 Monza
Ferrari 860 Monza
Ferrari 860 Monza Spider Scaglietti (Sinsheim).JPG
Overview
Production 1956
Body and chassis
Class WSC racer
Powertrain
Engine 3.4 L (3431.93 cc) Lampredi I4
Chronology
Predecessor Ferrari 857 S
Successor Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa
Ferrari 625 LM
Overview
Production 1956
Body and chassis
Class Le Mans prototype
Powertrain
Engine 2.5 L (2498 cc) Lampredi I4
Chronology
Predecessor Ferrari 121 LM
Successor Ferrari 335 S
Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa
Ferrari 500 TRC
Overview
Production 1957
Body and chassis
Class WSC racer
Powertrain
Engine 2.0 L (1984.86 cc) Lampredi I4
Chronology
Predecessor Ferrari 500 TR

A Ferrari Monza is one of a series of cars built by Ferrari. In the early 1950s, Ferrari shifted from using the compact Gioacchino Colombo-designed V12 engine in its smallest class of sports racers to a line of four-cylinder engines designed by Aurelio Lampredi. Inspired by the success of the light and reliable 2.5 L 553 F1 car, the four-cylinder sports racers competed successfully through the late 1950s, culminating with the famed 500 Mondial and 750 Monza.

One important stylistic difference between most four-cylinder Ferraris is that they lacked the hood scoops common on V12 models. The V12 cars used downdraft carburettors located centrally in the "valley" of the engine, while the inline-engined fours used side-draft units and thus did not need the hood scoops.

1953 was a breakout year for Ferrari, beginning with the new World Sportscar Championship series. The company augmented their traditional V12-powered 250 MM with the new 340 MM and 375 MM and introduced the new four-cylinder 625 TF and 735 S models. With this profusion of cars, Ferrari was able to sweep the first running of the sportscar championship.

The first four-cylinder closed-wheel sports racer from Ferrari was the 625 TF of 1953. Resembling the Vignale-designed 250 MM barchetta in most respects, the 625 TF used a 2.5 L (2498 cc/152 in³) straight-4 lifted from the 625 F1 car instead of the 250's 3.0 L V12. It was a small car, with the same 2250 mm (89 in) wheelbase as the 250 but even lighter at 730 kg (1610 lb). The engine produced 220 hp (164 kW) at 7000 rpm and could push the little roadster to over 240 km/h (150 mph).

The lightweight car debuted at the hands of Mike Hawthorn at Monza on June 29, 1953. Although it could not keep up on the long straights at that track, Hawthorn still brought the car to fourth place at its debut.


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