315 S Spyder Scaglietti

Published 2. January 2013

General data
Year/s of production	1957
VIN spa	0646 – 0684
Number produced	5
Design	Pinin Farina
Manufactured by	Scaglietti

Technical specifications
Chassis	520B – Steel tubular frame with tube frame
Length	4200 mm
Width	–
Height	–
Wheelbase	2350 mm
Front suspension	Independent wheel suspension, double wishbones, coil springs, hydraulic Houdaille shock absorbers
Rear suspension	De Dion rear suspension, transverse leaf springs, hydraulic Houdaille shock absorbers
Front track	1310 mm
Rear track	1286 mm
Front tyres	6 x 16 in., Borrani wheels with wired spokes and central locking
Rear tyres	7 x 16 in., Borrani wheels with wired spokes and central locking
Front brakes	Hydraulically operated aluminium drum brakes
Rear brakes	Hydraulically operated aluminium drum brakes
Weight	Approx. 880 kg
Body material	Aluminium
Body type	Race spyder

Engine
Type	140 – Lampredi front engine
Number of cylinders	V12 – 60°
Displacement	3783 ccm
Bore and stroke	76 x 69,5 mm
Camshaft	2 overhead per cylinder bank
Valves	2 per cylinder
Compression ratio	9:1
Ignition	Double ignition, 2 ignition distributors
Lubrication	Dry sump lubrication
Maximum power	360 hp – 7.800 rpm
Maximum torque	–
Carburettor	6 Weber twin carburettors, type 42 DCN or 3 Solex quadruple carburettors
Gearbox	4 gears + rev., transaxle construction

Performance
Top speed	Approx. 290 km/h

VINs
	0646, 0656, 0674, 0676, 0684

Good to know:

Engine used in 315 S and 335 S chassis

Short Racing History:

S/N 0684: Mille Miglia winner 1957: Race driver: Piero Taruffi, no 535
S/N 0684: 24h Le Mans 1957: Race drivers: Stuart Lewis-Evans/Marino Severi, no 8, 5th place
S/N 0674: Mille Miglia 1957: Race driver: Wolfgang Graf Berghe von Trips, no 532, 2nd place

Prisca Taruffi drives the Ferrari 315 S at the Mille Miglia
Copyright: Ferrari

Maranello, 9 May 2007 – This year’s edition of the Mille Miglia celebrates the 80th anniversary of the first legendary Brescia-Rome-Brescia road race. The event will be held from the 17th to the 20th of May and will see the participation of the Ferrari 315 S with which Piero Taruffi won the last race in 1957. The car will be driven by Piero Taruffi’s daughter, Prisca, journalist and a racing driver in her own right.
“To drive the same car my father drove 50 years ago,” commented Prisca Taruffi, “is a dream come true. It is something I have hoped to do ever since I started racing. To experience the same sensations behind the wheel of the 315 S as he did is a unique opportunity. Ferrari could not have given me a finer gift.”
The 315 S, chassis number 0684, which is still painted with the original 535 starting time from that epic victory, is one of just two cars built. Equipped with a 3783 cc V12 producing 360 hp at 7800 rpm, the car is now owned by the American collector John McCaw who will co-drive with Prisca.
This year sees Ferrari celebrate an equally important anniversary – that of its 60th year as a sports car manufacturer. As one of the first races to be dominated by Ferrari, the Mille Miglia is an ideal occasion for Ferrari Classiche to underline the important services it offers the many clients who own classic Ferraris. Ferrari Classiche will, in fact, provide technical assistance for the car, just one of the specialist division’s areas of expertise which include restoration, maintenance and Authenticity Certification services.
Prisca will wear her father’s original helmet and goggles the first time she will test the 315 S at Fiorano in the 16th of May, the day that all the Ferrari teams taking part in this year’s Mille Miglia will visit the factory for a special pre-event meeting.
On Saturday the 19th of May, Ferrari will open the gates of the historic Carrozzeria Scaglietti factory for the passage of the Mille Miglia on its return leg through Modena. On hand to salute the participants will be Piero Ferrari, the son of founder Enzo, and Sergio Scaglietti, the coachbuilder who actually built the bodywork of many of Ferrari’s racing cars