1983 Ferrari 512 BBi

This 1983 Ferrari 512 BBi is one of 1,007 fuel-injected examples produced over a four-year production run and is said to have remained with the original owner until their passing. The car is finished in Rosso Corsa and features a black high-mount rear spoiler and engine lid grilles along with pop-up headlights, fog lights, and NACA side ducts. Inside, Daytona-style seats trimmed in Nero leather are accompanied by a MOMO steering wheel and a gated dogleg shifter as well as Borletti air conditioning and a Kenwood stereo. Power is provided by a 4.9-liter F110A flat-12 linked with a five-speed manual transaxle, and further equipment includes a limited-slip differential, Koni shocks, and center-lock 415mm alloy wheels. A timing belt service was performed in February 2020, and the car now shows 32k miles. This 512 BBi is offered on dealer consignment in Florida with a tool kit and a clean New Jersey title in the name of the late owner’s estate.

Styled by Leonardo Fioravanti at Pininfarina, the first of the Berlinetta Boxer series debuted at the 1971 Turin Auto Show with the reveal of a prototype 365 GT4 BB. The production car was launched at the 1973 Paris Motor Show and was later succeeded in 1976 by the BB 512, which retained a carbureted F102 flat-12. The final evolution of the BB, the 512 BBi debuted at the Frankfurt Motor Show in 1981 with a fuel-injected F110 flat-12. The cars were not officially offered in the US and were imported and federalized in-period via the gray market.

Factory finished in Rosso Corsa, this example wears aluminum hood louvers as well as a black high-mount rear spoiler and engine lid grilles. Aluminum is incorporated for the front and rear clamshells and door panels, while the lower panels are fiberglass. Further details include pop-up headlights, fog lights, Vitaloni side mirrors, NACA side ducts, and quad exhaust outlets.

Center-lock 415mm five-spoke wheels are mounted with 240/55 Michelin TRX tires. The 512 BBi features a fully independent suspension with unequal-length double wishbones, coilovers up front, a double coilover setup out back, and anti-roll bars fore and aft. The shocks are from Koni, and stopping power is provided by ventilated discs at all four corners.

The cabin features Daytona-style seats upholstered in Nero leather, which extends to the dash, center console, and door panels. Amenities include Borletti air conditioning, a Kenwood AM/FM cassette stereo, and power windows.

The MOMO steering wheel is paired with a dogleg-pattern gated shifter. Veglia instrumentation consists of a tachometer with a 7k-rpm redline as well as a 200-mph speedometer, a quartz clock, and auxiliary gauges. The five-digit odometer shows 32k miles.

The 4.9-liter F110A flat-12 features Bosch K-Jetronic fuel injection utilizing twin CIS fuel distributors and was factory rated at 340 horsepower. A timing belt service was performed and the water pump was replaced by SCC Auto Performance of Newark, New Jersey, in April 2020.

Power is routed to the rear wheels via a five-speed manual transaxle and a limited-slip differential.

A tool kit will accompany the car.

The Carfax report is free of accidents or other reported damage from its first entry in September 1994.

The car is being offered by the consigning dealer on behalf of an estate.