V12 Details
Ferrari wasn't the first to race a V12, but the 12-cylinder configuration came to define the company. Out of the ruins of post-war Italy, Enzo Ferrari's small company designed, built and raced a 1500cc V12. The rapid development soon led to a 2-liter version that powered the company to its first Le Mans victory. By 1954, the capacity had increased to 4500cc and the company again won Le Mans. With the exception of Maserati, most teams were using refreshed pre-war designs or the slow-revving American V8 engines. Ferrari kept revising and improving its V12 engines and by the second-half of the 1950s the stunning 4-cam 3.8 and 4-liter engines were produced. The 4-cam Ferrari topped with a group of Weber carburetors and associated linkage and fuel lines are a timeless sight to behold.
