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1952 Ferrari 340 Mexico Spyder<\/h1>\n
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The 340 Mexico was a purpose-built racecar intended for the Carrera Panamerica. Three of these cars were built utilizing the Lampredi long bock engine. This engine was first seen in the 340 America having 220 horsepower. Thanks to the DCF3 carburettors setup, the Mexico 340 had 280 horsepower.<\/span><\/p>\n

Along with the the cars intended for the Panamerica, one additional spyder build and never raced.<\/p>\n

1952 Ferrari 340 Mexico Spyder Gallery<\/a><\/h3>\n

See full 1952 Ferrari 340 Mexico Spyder Galler<\/a>y here<\/p>\n

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submitted by<\/td>\nRichard Owen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
type<\/td>\nRacing Car<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
built at<\/td>\nMaranello, Italy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
production<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
price $<\/td>\n$ 14,500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
engine<\/td>\nV12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
position<\/td>\nFront Longitudinal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
aspiration<\/td>\nNatural<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
valvetrain<\/td>\nSOHC, 2 Valves Cyl<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
fuel feed<\/td>\n40 DCF\/3 Carburetors<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
displacement<\/td>\n4101 cc \/ 250.3 in\u00b3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
bore<\/td>\n80 mm \/ 3.15 in<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
stroke<\/td>\n68 mm \/ 2.68 in<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
compression<\/td>\n8.0:1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
power<\/td>\n208.8 kw \/ 280.0 bhp @ 6600 rpm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
specific output<\/td>\n68.28 bhp per litre<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
bhp\/weight<\/td>\n311.11 bhp per tonne<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
torque<\/td>\n309.1 nm \/ 228.0 ft lbs @ 4500 rpm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
body \/ frame<\/td>\nAluminum Body over Steel Tube Frame<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
driven wheels<\/td>\nRWD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
wheel type<\/td>\nBorrani Spoked Wire<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
front tires<\/td>\n6.00-16<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
rear tires<\/td>\n6.50-16<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
front brakes<\/td>\nDrums<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
front wheels<\/td>\nF 40.6 x 15.2 cm \/ 16.0 x 6.0 in<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
rear wheels<\/td>\nR 40.6 x 16.5 cm \/ 16.0 x 6.5 in<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
steering<\/td>\nWorm & Wheel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
f suspension<\/td>\nDouble Wishbones w\/Transverse Leaf Spring<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
r suspension<\/td>\nLive Axle w\/Semi-Elliptic Leaf Springs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
curb weight<\/td>\n900 kg \/ 1984 lbs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
wheelbase<\/td>\n2600 mm \/ 102.4 in<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
front track<\/td>\n1278 mm \/ 50.3 in<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
rear track<\/td>\n1250 mm \/ 49.2 in<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
length<\/td>\n4201 mm \/ 165.4 in<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
width<\/td>\n1504 mm \/ 59.2 in<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
height<\/td>\n1334 mm \/ 52.5 in<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
transmission<\/td>\n5-Speed Manual<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
tran clutch<\/td>\nMulti Dry Plate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
gear ratios<\/td>\n3.157:1, 1.946:1, 1.403:1, 1.000:1, 0.914:1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
final drive<\/td>\n4.000:1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
top speed<\/td>\n~280 kph \/ 174.0 mph<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

1952 Ferrari 340 Mexico Spyder The 340 Mexico was a purpose-built racecar intended for the Carrera Panamerica. Three of these cars were built utilizing the Lampredi long bock engine. This engine was first seen in the 340 America having 220 horsepower. Thanks to the DCF3 carburettors setup, the Mexico 340 had 280 horsepower. Along with the the cars intended for the Panamerica, one additional spyder build and never raced. 1952 Ferrari 340 Mexico Spyder Gallery See full 1952 Ferrari 340 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":201411,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2185,56,9348,17100],"tags":[2536,16842,60,2120,7164,6527,6755,22371,4495,13061,6722,245],"class_list":["post-201409","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-1950s","category-ferrari","category-guides","category-model-guides-race-cars","tag-1950s","tag-1950s-cars","tag-ferrari","tag-ferrari-340","tag-ferrari-340-mexico","tag-ferrari-model-in-depth","tag-ferrari-race-car-in-depth","tag-ferrari-model-guides-sports","tag-ferrari-race-cars","tag-car-profiles","tag-race-car-in-depth","tag-race-car"],"yoast_head":"\n1952 Ferrari 340 Mexico Spyder<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/1952-ferrari-340-mexico-spyder\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"1952 Ferrari 340 Mexico Spyder\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"1952 Ferrari 340 Mexico Spyder The 340 Mexico was a purpose-built racecar intended for the Carrera Panamerica. 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