| Date |
Result |
Event |
Driver |
# |
Reference |
|
1970 - Scuderia Ferrari |
|
The Ferrari works team
arrived in Daytona with three recently homologated 512
S’.
The 5litre 60degree V12 engines developed 550
bhp at 8,500 rpm with a 5speed gearbox transferring the
power to the road via 15 inch wheels.
Practice was held on the Wednesday and Thursday
prior to the race and was untimed, however from the pit
lane stopwatches the Ferraris were faster than the
Porsche! Qualifying was held on Friday morning and
started in the wet. Despite a whole pack of these
fearsome endurance cars qualifying, the track did not
entirely dry out. Ickx was qualifying 1004 and set the
5th fastest time of 1 min56.9 seconds (117.331 mph).
Race day on Saturday was cool and
dry, condition which would remain consistent throughout
the entire 24 hours of competition. The entire grid
lined up by 2pm and started their pace laps before the
flag dropped at 3pm on the back straight.
The
race was progressing well until chassis 1004 suffered a
tyre failure and hit the barrier on the banking. The
cause of the tyre failure was due to excessive wear on
its inner edge, a problem which plagued engineer
Forghieri throughout the 24 hours. It was eventually
discovered that the excessive wear was due to the
increased toein on the banking which was caused by the
suspension mounting points cracking, allowing enough
movement to create an issue. This was an issue which
hobbled Ferrari at Daytona. After the accident 1004 was
retired and returned to Maranello. |
|
|
1970/jan/31 |
5th |
24h Daytona
Qualifying |
Jacky Ickx /
Peter Schetty |
#27 |
|
| 1970/jan/31-feb/01 |
accident
lap 115
S |
24h Daytona |
Jacky Ickx /
Peter Schetty |
#27 |
C72 p27
PS 3/70 p7 |
|
1970/feb/09
- chassis repaired and modified |
|
The 1970 1000 KM di Monza was
held on Liberation day and was to be run on the Grand
Prix circuit.
Practice and qualifying had presented
some sensational times with the fastest being only one
hundredth of a second slower than the Grand Prix lap
record. John Surtees was making a welcomed return to
Ferrari and was paired with Peter Schetty in 1004. The
pair qualified well and lined up sixth on the grid for
Sundays 174lap endurance race.
The race
Once everyone had got away
from the start and completed lap one the crowds erupted
with a Ferrari crossing the line first! The race pace
was intense and by the end of lap 35 Surtees was leading
in 1004, however he soon needed to pit for fuel and hand
the car over to Peter Schetty who returned to the track
in fourth. At the next round of pit stops the Ferrari
mechanics earnt their money with all three works cars in
the pits at the same time. As the race progressed
further Surtees and Schetty climbed the order to cross
the line in a strong 3rd place. |
|
|
1970/apr/25 |
6th |
1000km Monza
Qualifying |
John Surtess /
Peter Schetty |
#2 |
|
|
1970/apr/25 |
3rd OA |
1000km Monza |
John Surtess /
Peter Schetty |
#2 |
PH59 p30
AMS 11/70 p108, 113, 114
PS 6/70 p14, 15
C185 p15 |
|
1970/may/03 |
dns |
Targa
Florio |
Nino
Vaccarella / Ignazio Giunti |
#6T |
|
Testing
After the podium
finish at Monza, the car was used by the Scuderia for
testing at both Monza and Modena Autodromo.
Interestingly, this was also the car which Ferrari used
to test the highspeed tail on the Autostrada. Ferrari
had one of the local Autostradas closed and completed
several highspeed tests with the newly designed tail
section. |
|
|
1970/may/04 |
|
Monza
tests |
|
|
|
|
1970/jun/20 - Jacques Swaters of Garage Francorchamps in
Brussels |
|
|
1970/jun/20 - renumbered
1024 |
|
1970/jun/20 - The car was then sold to Jacques Swaters
of Garage Francorchamps in Brussels. At the point of
sale, the car was renumbered by Ferrari from 1004 to
1024. As can be seen on Ferrari invoice number 16655 the
car was sold as a chassis and body having had the engine
and gearbox removed.
|
|
1970/jul/20 - Solar Productions owned by Steve McQueen
Only one month later this car was sold to Solar
Productions which was owned by Steve McQueen. The car
was purchased to be used during filming of the famous Le
Mans movie. The body from this car was fitted to a Lola
T70 to create a lookalike 512 S which could be used for
the famous crash scene in the movie.
|
|
1970/dec - Herbert
Muller Racing, Switzerland
After filming in December
1970, Herbert Muller Racing in Switzerland purchased all
512s, except one, used during the filming of Le Mans. Of
the four cars purchased, two were immediately sold to
clients of Herbert Muller Racing, with two (the car
offered here, and chassis 1036)
remaining within their ownership.
|
|
1979/jun/22 - Manfred
Lampe, USA
The car was purchased from an
Italian in Torino by famed Ferrari 512 historian,
Manfred Lampe. The Italian owner has renumbered 1004
again, this time to be 1012. At this point, Manfred
Lampe recalls that the chassis was complete and the sale
included some body panels, four wheels and various other
smaller components.
Manfred Lampe sent this car to the USA later in 1979
before it returned to
Europe in the late 1980’s.
|
|
1991/ ... -
rebuild with the assistance and support of the Ferrari
factory
The
car was then sent to Ferrari restoration and servicing
specialist, Bob Houghton, in the UK. A full rebuild was
started in 1991 with the assistance and support of the
Ferrari factory. Manfred Lampe purchased various 512 S
spares for this car at the Albert Obrist Christies
auction at Goodwood in June 1996. |
|
| 1999/sep
- Concours Automobiles, Bagatelle, Paris, F. |
|
|
1999/aug - restoration completed by Bob Houghton
|
|
2002/nov - Ferrari confirmed chassis no. 1024
was originally 1004
Since its completion,
the car has competed at various historic motoring events
around the world, but most importantly in November 2002,
after much research in their archives, Ferrari
confirmed that the car sold on 22nd June 1970 to Ecurie
Francorchamps as chassis no. 1024 was originally 1004.
|
|
|
2011 - Peter Read, Berkeley, CA, USA |
|
2011/nov/22 -
Ferrari Classiche Certified
the car was awarded its
Ferrari Classiche Certificate of Authenticity,
confirming the car as chassis no. 1004, engine no. 26
and gearbox no. 12. As a result of the car being
restored by Bob Houghton to Spider specification with
the involvement of the Ferrari factory throughout the
restoration, the spider body was accepted for
certification.
|
|
|
2015/aug/14 |
|
The Quail - A Motorsport Gathering |
Peter
Read |
|
|
|
2017/apr/05 - Techno Classica displayed by Girardo & Co |
|
|
2017/jul - Mellinger, CH ... parted exchange & cash for
Maserati 300 S s/n
3053 |
|
|
2018/jul/05 |
|
Le Mans Classic |
Mellinger
/
Gelmini |
#74 |
|
|
2021 - restored to original, closed configuration of
1970 Daytona 24h, with new windscreen, doors and canopy,
centered spot lights, tall wing mirrors. Issued an
updated Classiche certification. |
|
|
2021/aug/aug/15 |
Class M2 |
Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance |
Pierre Mellinger |
M2-05 |
|
|
2021/aug - Pebble Beach |
|
|
2023/feb/01 - Retromobile consigned to Girardo & Co, Oxon, UK |
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2023/apr - ...................., ... |
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