1976 Ferrari 512 BB

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Engine: 5.0L V12, dry-sump, Weber carburettors
Colour: Metallic silver ('Argento Italver')

The Ferrari 512 BB was introduced in 1976 as the successor to the 365 GT4 BB, sharing Leonardo Fioravanti's body design and Scaglietti coachwork but gaining a larger 5.0-litre dry-sump V-12 and revised rear lighting. This early Weber-carburettor example was delivered new in France, spent time in the United States during the 1980s passing through several documented owners and dealers, then returned to Europe with owners in France and Monaco. It is presented in its original Argento Italver silver metalwork with approximately 30,862 km recorded.

Ownership

—Auction sale
Sold €263,750 (≈ $290K)
RM Sotheby's catalogue lot →
→ 1988-06-01Acquisition unknown
Carl F. Schettler
partial documentation
Based in Heber, Utah; the car had been imported to the US by the mid-1980s and was documented in his ownership as of June 1984. The black leather replacement interior was already fitted during this period.
1988-06-01 → 1988-08-01Private sale
Mike Sheehan's European Auto Sales
partial documentation
Dealership acquired the car from the Schettler family and advertised it in the Ferrari Market Letter before selling it on within months.
1988-08-01 →Private sale
Southern Sports Cars
partial documentation
Miami-based dealer that purchased the car and subsequently exported it back to Europe.
Date unknownFactory delivery
First French owner(s)
partial documentation
Vehicle was sold new in France; identity of original owner not recorded in the catalogue.
Date unknownAcquisition unknown
Previous owners in France and Monaco
partial documentation
After returning to Europe, the car passed through one or more unidentified owners based in France and Monaco.
Date unknownPrivate sale
Monsieur Petitjean
partial documentation
Most recent acquirer prior to the auction; odometer showed approximately 30,862 km at time of cataloguing.

Competition

No competition history extracted from the catalogue.

Maintenance & restoration

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Bodywork
The original factory interior, believed to have been Pelle Nuvola leather, was replaced with a black leather interior at some point before June 1988.
The replacement interior was already in place when Mike Sheehan's European Auto Sales acquired the car in June 1988.

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