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Founding Era · 1952

342 America

Engine
V12
Displacement
4.102 L
Power
200 hp
Gearbox / layout
4MT / FR
Weight
1,200 kg
Top speed
186 km/h

Profile & significance

Six-car grand-touring series created to make the 4.1-liter Lampredi engine more tractable: 4,101.66 cc, 200 hp, synchronized four-speed, 1,200 kg, 2,650-mm wheelbase and 186 km/h. Pinin Farina bodied most, with Vignale also represented. Its six-car scarcity means roughly $2–5 million is more defensible than a narrow average; bespoke bodywork and royal/celebrity provenance can materially alter it.

Talking points

  • Six-car grand-touring series created to make the 4.1-liter Lampredi engine more tractable: 4,101.66 cc, 200 hp, synchronized four-speed, 1,200 kg, 2,650-mm wheelbase and 186 km/h.
  • Pinin Farina bodied most, with Vignale also represented.
  • Its six-car scarcity means roughly $2–5 million is more defensible than a narrow average; bespoke bodywork and royal/celebrity provenance can materially alter it.

Raw archive entry

342 America 4.102L V12 200 4MT / FR 1,200 186 6