1984 Ferrari 512 BBi

This 1984 Ferrari 512 BBi is one of 1,007 fuel-injected examples produced over a four-year production run, and it is powered by a mid-mounted 4.9L flat-12 mated to a five-speed manual transaxle. Chassis 49315 is said to have been individually imported to the United States when new and remained in Georgia with the original owner until 1999, when it was purchased by the second owner in California’s Bay Area. It was sold again in 2011 before being acquired by the current owner on BaT in August 2022. Finished in Rosso Corsa, the car features pop-up headlights and yellow-lens Cibié fog lights along with aluminum hood louvers and a black high-mount rear spoiler and engine lid grilles. Inside, Daytona-style seats trimmed in tan leather are accompanied by a MOMO steering wheel and a gated dogleg shifter along with air conditioning and an Alpine head unit. Further equipment includes a limited-slip differential, Koni adjustable shocks, and center-lock metric wheels. Work in 2022 involved replacing the timing belts, adjusting the valves, setting the timing, resealing the transaxle, and replacing the tires, axle boots, spark plugs, drive belts, and exhaust gaskets. Now showing 18k miles, this 512 BBi is offered on dealer consignment with an uninstalled Tubi Style exhaust system and a collection of removed parts as well as manufacturer’s literature, recent service records, a tool roll, a clean Carfax report, and a clean California title in the owner’s name.

Introduced at the 1971 Turin Auto Show, the Berlinetta Boxer model was styled by Pininfarina’s Leonardo Fioravanti. The car features a steel-paneled cabin section paired with a tubular chassis. Aluminum is incorporated for the front and rear clamshells and door panels, while the lower panels are fiberglass. The 512 BBi variant was introduced at the Frankfurt Motor Show in 1981. The cars were not officially offered in the US and were imported and federalized in-period via the gray market.

This example is finished in Rosso Corsa and wears aluminum hood louvers along with a black high-mount rear spoiler and engine lid grilles. Pop-up headlights are paired with yellow-lens Cibié fog lights, while further details include a front spoiler, Vitaloni side mirrors, NACA side ducts, and quad exhaust outlets.

Center-lock 415mm five-spoke wheels with Ferrari etchings are secured utilizing three-ear chrome knockoffs and wear 240/55VR415 Michelin TRX tires, which were mounted in May 2022. The 512 BBi features a fully independent suspension with unequal-length double wishbones and anti-roll bars fore and aft along with Koni adjustable coilover shocks up front paired with a double coilover setup out back. Stopping power is provided by ventilated discs at all four corners.

The cabin features Daytona-style seats upholstered in tan leather, along with a color-coordinated center console and door panels. A Bluetooth-capable Alpine head unit has been added, and the removed Pioneer cassette stereo and equalizer will accompany the car. Further amenities include air conditioning, power windows, three-point seatbelts, and leather rear luggage straps.

A three-spoke MOMO steering wheel is paired with a dogleg-pattern gated shifter. Veglia instrumentation consists of a tachometer with a 7,000-rpm redline accompanied by a 200-mph speedometer as well as a quartz clock and auxiliary gauges. The stitching above the glovebox is not straight. The five-digit odometer shows 18k miles.

The mid-mounted 4.9-liter F110A flat-12 was rated at 335 horsepower and 333 lb-ft of torque when new. Fuel delivery is controlled by a Bosch K-Jetronic injection system utilizing twin CIS fuel distributors. A timing-belt service was performed by Grand Prix Motors of Campbell, California, in March 2022, during which the engine was removed from the car, the valves were adjusted, the timing was set, and the timing belts, air filters, exhaust gaskets, spark plugs, and drive belts were replaced. In May 2022 the distributor was disassembled and cleaned and the rear crankshaft seal and battery were replaced.

Power is delivered to the rear wheels through a five-speed manual transaxle and a limited-slip differential. Work in May 2022 included resealing the transaxle was resealed and greasing the CV axles as well as replacing the clutch slave cylinder and axle boots.

The California Bureau of Automotive Repair applied the above label to the car in July 1999, which corresponds with the first time the vehicle was subjected to California emissions testing.

An uninstalled Tubi Style exhaust is included in the sale along with a collection of spare and removed parts, a tool roll, and recent service records.

The Carfax report is free of accidents or other damage from its first entry in March 1995.