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Founding Era · 1950

275 S

Engine
V12
Displacement
3.322 L
Power
270 hp
Gearbox / layout
5MT / FR
Weight
850 kg
Top speed
240 km/h

Profile & significance

The first sports-car outing for Lampredi’s large-block V12: 3,322.34 cc, 270 hp at 7,200 rpm, five-speed, 850 kg, 2,420-mm wheelbase, drums and 240 km/h. Two Touring barchettas were built for the 1950 Mille Miglia, where both suffered transmission trouble—an instructive example of the drivetrain- development pressure created by Ferrari’s rapidly rising power . Today each surviving chassis is effectively unique; eight-figure potential would depend on identity and originality rather than “model average.”

Talking points

  • The first sports-car outing for Lampredi’s large-block V12: 3,322.34 cc, 270 hp at 7,200 rpm, five-speed, 850 kg, 2,420-mm wheelbase, drums and 240 km/h.
  • Two Touring barchettas were built for the 1950 Mille Miglia, where both suffered transmission trouble—an instructive example of the drivetrain- development pressure created by Ferrari’s rapidly rising power .
  • Today each surviving chassis is effectively unique; eight-figure potential would depend on identity and originality rather than “model average.”

Raw archive entry

275 S 3.322L V12 270 5MT / FR 850 240 2