General data | |
Year/s of production | 1958 – 1960 |
Presentation | Paris Motor Show, October 1958, S/N 0989 GT Paris Motor Show, October 1959, S/N 1499 GT |
VIN span | 0851 GT – 2081 GT |
Number produced | 335 – 350 |
Design | Pinin Farina |
Manufactured by | Pinin Farina |
Technical specifications | |
Chassis | 508C, 508D, 508F |
Length | 4395 mm |
Width | 1650 mm |
Height | 1397 mm |
Wheelbase | 2600 mm |
Front suspension | Independent wheel suspension, double wishbones, coil springs, Houdaille shock absorbers From 1960: Telescope shock absorbers |
Rear suspension | Rigid axle, longitudinal leaf springs, Houdaille shock absorbers From 1960: Telescope shock absorbers |
Front track | 1354 mm |
Rear track | 1349 mm |
Front tyres | 6 x 16 in., Borrani wheels with wired spokes and central locking – three prongs |
Rear tyres | 6 x 16 in., Borrani wheels with wired spokes and central locking – three prongs |
Front brakes | Hydraulically operated aluminium drum brakes From 1959: Disc braces |
Rear brakes | Hydraulically operated aluminium drum brakes From 1959: Disc brakes |
Kerb weight | 1300 kg |
Body material | Steel |
Body type | Notchback Coupé – two seats |
Engine | |
Type | 128C, 128D, 128F – Colombo front engine |
Number of cylinders | V12 – 60° |
Displacement | 2953 ccm |
Bore and stroke | 73 x 58,8 mm |
Camshaft | 1 overhead per cylinder bank |
Valves | 2 per cylinder |
Compression ratio | 9:1 |
Ignition | Single ignition |
Lubrication | Wet sump lubrication |
Maximum power | 240 hp – 7.000 rpm |
Maximum torque | Approx. 260 Nm – 5.000 rpm |
Carburettor | 3 Weber twin carburettors, type 36 DCF |
Gearbox | 4 gears + rev. From 1960: 4 gears plus electrically activated overdrive by Laycock-De Normanville |
Performance | |
Top speed | Approx. 210 – 260 km/h, depending on transmission ratio |
VINs | |
Prototypes: 0841 GT, 0843 GT, 0851 GT, 0853 GT |
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Right hand drive: 1081 GT, 1083 GT, 1251 GT, 1437 GT, 1675 GT, 1677 GT, 1725 GT, 1973 GT, 1977 GT |
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Series 1: 0891 GT – 1493 GT | |
Series 2: 1499 GT – 2081 GT |