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Encyclopedia > Ferrari 125
Ferrari 125
Manufacturer: Ferrari
Class: front-engined sports car
Production: 1947
Successor: Ferrari 166
Engines: 1.5 L Colombo V12

The 125 (commonly called the 125 Sport or 125 S) was a sports car built by Ferrari in 1947. It was the first vehicle to bear the Ferrari name when it debuted in May of that year at the Piacenza racing circuit. It used a steel tube-frame chassis, had 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. The Ferrari Gestione Industriale logo, (C) Ferrari Press Office Ferrari is an Italian manufacturer of racing cars and high-performance sports cars formed by Enzo Ferrari in 1929. ... In Automobile design, an FR, or Front-engine, Rear wheel drive, layout places the engine in the front of the vehicle and drive wheels at the rear. ... Honda NSX sports car TVR Tuscan sports car New style 2005 Ford Mustang Ruf RGT A sports car is type of automobile designed for sporting performance. ... 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Ferrari 166 was a race car that became a sports car for the street. ... Ferraris earliest cars used engines designed by Gioacchino Colombo, who had formerly designed Alfa Romeos for Enzo Ferrari. ... A V12 is an internal combustion engine with 12 cylinders in V configuration. ... Honda NSX sports car TVR Tuscan sports car New style 2005 Ford Mustang Ruf RGT A sports car is type of automobile designed for sporting performance. ... The Ferrari Gestione Industriale logo, (C) Ferrari Press Office Ferrari is an Italian manufacturer of racing cars and high-performance sports cars formed by Enzo Ferrari in 1929. ... 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Piacenza is a city in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy, of approximately 104,000 inhabitants. ... A double wishbone suspension is an automobile independent suspension design using two parallel wishbone-shaped arms to locate the wheel. ... A leaf spring is a simple form of spring, commonly used for the suspension in wheeled vehicles. ... Solid axle and Panhard rod on a 2002 Mazda MPV A live-axle (also called solid-axle, beam, or dead-axle) suspension is an automobile suspension that uses a single-piece axle to connect the front or rear wheels, side-to-side. ... A drum brake is a brake in which the friction is caused by a set of shoes or pads that press against the inner surface of a rotating drum. ...


The 125 was powered by Gioacchino Colombo's 1.5 L (1497 cc/91 in³) 60° V12. This engine produced 100 hp (74 kW) at 7,000 rpm with a compression ratio of 8.5:1. It was a dual overhead camshaft design with 2 valves per cylinder and three double-choke Weber 30 DCF carburettors. Italian Gioacchino Colombo was an automobile engine designer. ... A V12 is an internal combustion engine with 12 cylinders in V configuration. ... The compression ratio is a single number that can be used to predict the performance of any internal-combustion engine. ... A double overhead cam (also called a dual overhead cam, DOHC, or twincam) engine is a type of internal combustion engine where the camshafts that operate the intake and exhaust valves are mounted above the cylinders, and where there are separate camshafts for inlet and exhaust valves. ... Weber is a surname of German origin, derived from the noun meaning weaver. The German pronunciation is best represented in English orthography as VAYBr, while in English it is more likely to be pronounced WEBBr or WAYBr. In some cases, following migration to English-speaking countries, it... The carburetor (or carburettor, carb for short) is a device which mixes air and fuel for an internal_combustion engine. ...


The 125 was replaced by the 2.0 L 166 S for 1948. The Ferrari 166 was a race car that became a sports car for the street. ... 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...


Racing

A 125 S won the Mille Miglia in 1947 with drivers, Clemente Biondetti and Giuseppe Navone. The Mille Miglia (1000 miles) was an open-road endurance race which took place in Italy from 1927 to 1957. ... 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Clemente Biondetti (born August 18, 1898 _ died February 24, 1955) was an Italian auto racing driver. ...



Ferrari road car timeline, 1960-present (edit (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:Ferrari_vehicles&action=edit))
Type 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
FR GT America 330 365 Daytona 550 575M 600
250 275
2+2 250GT 330GT 365GT C/4 GT4 400 400i 412 456 456M 612
MR V6/V8 206 246 308 i qv 328 348 F355 360 F430
208
2+2 GT4 Mondial 8 3.2 Mondial t
F12 365BB 512BB BBi Testarossa 512TR F512M
supercars GTO GTO F40 F50 Enzo

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