Photo: Darin Schnabel for RM Sotheby’s
The Ferrari Monza series of racing cars is just a little outlandish compared to what we expect from go-faster Ferraris from the 1950s. Among the Monza family, one of the finest members comes in the form of this lad right here - the 750 Monza Spider.
The racing car takes its poignant name from Mike Hawthorn and Umberto Maglioli’s victory at Monza on the 750 Monza’s first outing in a racing event. As if that wasn’t sporting enough, the 750 Monza took the 1954 World Sportscar Championship.
An interesting aspect of the Scaglietti-penned and handbuilt 750 Monza Spider like the one featured in the adjacent photo gallery is that it became the inspiration for the 250 Testa Rossa, a.k.a. the most vivid original design from Carrozzeria Scaglietti. As expected, the Ferrari 750 Monza Spider by Scaglietti went on to become one of the most collectible racing cars out there.
The white-and-blue example of the breed here, chassis number 0510 M to be more accurate, is estimated to fetch anything between $4 to $5 million at auction. According to RM Sotheby’s, this 750 Monza was driven by legendary racing drivers such as Phil Hill and Carroll Shelby. In addition to this, the car’s been owned by Jim Hall, its last racing driver, since 1956.
Now we return to the “just a little outlandish” part I’ve mentioned in the article’s introduction. Compared to the 250 Testa Rossa that succeeded the 750 Monza Spider, the senior citizen has a four-cylinder engine under its hood instead of an all-out V12.
The reason for that is Aurelio Lampredi, an Italian automobile and aircraft engine designer whose four-cylinder engine prides itself with winning a few world championships in the 1950s. And the rest, as they say, is history.
These days, the Cavallino Rampante doesn't do four-cylinder engines anymore. The least number of cylinder you'll find under the hood of a modern Ferrari is six, provided that the SF16-H Formula 1 racing car counts.
An interesting aspect of the Scaglietti-penned and handbuilt 750 Monza Spider like the one featured in the adjacent photo gallery is that it became the inspiration for the 250 Testa Rossa, a.k.a. the most vivid original design from Carrozzeria Scaglietti. As expected, the Ferrari 750 Monza Spider by Scaglietti went on to become one of the most collectible racing cars out there.
The white-and-blue example of the breed here, chassis number 0510 M to be more accurate, is estimated to fetch anything between $4 to $5 million at auction. According to RM Sotheby’s, this 750 Monza was driven by legendary racing drivers such as Phil Hill and Carroll Shelby. In addition to this, the car’s been owned by Jim Hall, its last racing driver, since 1956.
Now we return to the “just a little outlandish” part I’ve mentioned in the article’s introduction. Compared to the 250 Testa Rossa that succeeded the 750 Monza Spider, the senior citizen has a four-cylinder engine under its hood instead of an all-out V12.
The reason for that is Aurelio Lampredi, an Italian automobile and aircraft engine designer whose four-cylinder engine prides itself with winning a few world championships in the 1950s. And the rest, as they say, is history.
These days, the Cavallino Rampante doesn't do four-cylinder engines anymore. The least number of cylinder you'll find under the hood of a modern Ferrari is six, provided that the SF16-H Formula 1 racing car counts.
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