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| Ferrari 125 S | |
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| Ferrari | |
| aka | 125 125 S 125 Sport 125 S Corsa |
| Production | 1947 |
| Class | Sports Car |
| Body Style | One/two-seater barchetta |
| Length | 4500 mm (177.2 in) |
| Width | 1550 mm (61.0 in) |
| Height | 1100 mm (43.3 in) |
| Wheelbase | 2420 mm (95.3 in) |
| Weight | 750 kg / 1653.5 lbs |
| Transmission | 5 speed Manual, Rear wheel drive |
| Engine | 1.5 L Colombo 125 V12 |
| Power | 118 bhp / 88 KW @ 6800 rpm 162 Nm / 119 ft lbs @ 4500 rpm |
| Similar | Ferrari 125 F1 |
| Designer | Gioacchino Colombo/Scuderia Ferrari |
The Ferrari 125 S (commonly 125 or 125 Sport) was a 1.5 litre race car built in 1947 by automaker Ferrariof Modena, Italy, its first vehicle. Only two were made.
Although preceded by Enzo Ferrari's Auto Avio Costruzioni 815 of 1940, the 125 S was the first vehicle to bear the Ferrari name when it debuted on May 11, 1947 at the Piacenza racing circuit. Like the 815, but unlike its inline-8 predecessor, partly developed from Fiatengine components, the 125 S featured a Ferrari designed and built engine; the Colombo V12 (the "125"), a trait it shared with most Ferrari cars of the following decades. The 125 S was replaced by the 159 S later in 1947.
Chassis[]
The 125 S used a steel tube-frame chassis and had a double wishbone suspension with transverse leaf springs in front with a live axle in the rear. Hydraulic power drum brakes were specified front and rear.
Engine[]
The 125 S was powered by Gioacchino Colombo's 1.5 L (1497 cc/91 in³) 60° V12 with a bore/stroke of 55 x 52.5 mm . This engine produced 118 bhp (87 kW) at 6,800 rpm with a compression ratio of 9.5:1. It was a single overhead camshaft design with 2 valves per cylinder and three double-choke Weber 30DCF carburettors.
Transmission[]
A five-speed transmission was used in the 125 S as it was better able to exploit the power curves of the high revving V-12 better than a traditional four-speed gearbox.
Racing[]
The 125 S debuted at the Circuito di Piacenza, driven by Franco Cortese, but was unable to finish the race, despite a favorable showing against the strong Maserati 6CS 1500s.
Two weeks later, the 125 S claimed Ferrari's first victory at the Grand Prix of Rome on the Terme di Caracalla Circuit, where it was also driven by Cortese. The car had spun a bearing in practice, and was repaired in the shop of Tino Martinoli, who later came to America with the Ferrari Indy car team.
The 125 S won six of its fourteen races in 1947, though drivers Clemente Biondetti and Giuseppe Navonewere unable to win the 1947 Mille Miglia in it.
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External Links[]
1. http://auto.ferrari.com/en_EN/sports-cars-models/past-models/125-s/