{"id":465227,"date":"2024-01-02T05:17:20","date_gmt":"2024-01-02T05:17:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/?p=465227"},"modified":"2024-12-01T22:33:24","modified_gmt":"2024-12-01T22:33:24","slug":"driving-the-ferrari-512bb-koenig-special","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/driving-the-ferrari-512bb-koenig-special\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Driving The Ferrari 512BB Koenig Special"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ferrari transitioned from the front-engine V-12 Daytona to the mid-engine flat-12 Berlinetta Boxer in 1973 with the Pininfarina-designed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/1973%e2%86%921976-ferrari-365-gt4-bb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">365 GT4 Berlinetta Boxer or BB<\/a>. The mid-engine boxer evolved into the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/1981-ferrari-512i-bb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">512 BB<\/a> from 1976-81 with just under 930 examples built in Maranello, Italy.<\/p>\n<p>As with many exotic cars, enthusiasts and styling houses sought to enhance their uniqueness. One such company, Koenig Specials in Munich, modified the 512BB which is recognizable by its distinctive features such as a deep front spoiler, integrated wing mirrors, dramatic side seals, wide flared arches concealing larger BBS wheels, air scoops, and a striking rear wing.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s see what <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@carhunaplatform\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tiff Needell<\/a> has to say about this Koenig-modified 512BB with 450 horsepower as he recently got the opportunity to take it for a drive.<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" title=\"Tiff Needell drives RARE Ferrari 512BB Koenig Special | Carhuna Carpool\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/P8LsPSToCZY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"Tiff Needell drives RARE Ferrari 512BB Koenig Special | Carhuna Carpool\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/P8LsPSToCZY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ferrari transitioned from the front-engine V-12 Daytona to the mid-engine flat-12 Berlinetta Boxer in 1973 with the Pininfarina-designed 365 GT4 Berlinetta Boxer or BB. The mid-engine boxer evolved into the 512 BB from 1976-81 with just under 930 examples built in Maranello, Italy. As with many exotic cars, enthusiasts and styling houses sought to enhance their uniqueness. One such company, Koenig Specials in Munich, modified the 512BB which is recognizable by its distinctive features such as a deep front spoiler, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":808951,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[56,399,12919],"tags":[60,7256,5521,22213,22216,62,3207,6361,21534,8441],"class_list":["post-465227","post","type-post","status-publish","format-video","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ferrari","category-koenig","category-videos","tag-ferrari","tag-ferrari-bb-512","tag-ferrari-berlinetta-boxer","tag-ferrari-media-berlinetta-boxer-videos","tag-ferrari-media-testarossa-videos","tag-ferrari-videos","tag-ferrari-testarossa","tag-koenig-specials","tag-koenig-specials-media-videos","tag-videos","post_format-post-format-video"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>VIDEO: Driving The Ferrari 512BB Koenig Special<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Let&#039;s see what Tiff Needell has to say about this Koenig-modified 512BB with 450 horsepower as he recently got the opportunity to take it for a drive.\" \/>\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\/driving-the-ferrari-512bb-koenig-special\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"VIDEO: Driving The Ferrari 512BB Koenig Special\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Let&#039;s see what Tiff Needell has to say about this Koenig-modified 512BB with 450 horsepower as he recently got the opportunity to take it for a drive.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/driving-the-ferrari-512bb-koenig-special\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Supercars.net\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Supercars.net\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-01-02T05:17:20+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-12-01T22:33:24+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/maxresdefault-1-2.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Mark Leofe Capayas\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@supercars_net\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@supercars_net\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Mark Leofe Capayas\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/driving-the-ferrari-512bb-koenig-special\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/driving-the-ferrari-512bb-koenig-special\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Mark Leofe Capayas\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/257cd15ebb06ba3ddb7fcdcc4316d46b\"},\"headline\":\"VIDEO: Driving The Ferrari 512BB Koenig Special\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-01-02T05:17:20+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-12-01T22:33:24+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/driving-the-ferrari-512bb-koenig-special\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":136,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/driving-the-ferrari-512bb-koenig-special\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/01\\\/maxresdefault-1-2.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Ferrari\",\"Ferrari BB 512\",\"Ferrari Berlinetta Boxer\",\"Ferrari Media (Berlinetta Boxer Videos)\",\"Ferrari Media (Testarossa Videos)\",\"Ferrari Media (Videos)\",\"Ferrari Testarossa\",\"Koenig-Specials\",\"Koenig-Specials Media (Videos)\",\"Videos\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Ferrari\",\"Koenig-Specials\",\"Videos\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/driving-the-ferrari-512bb-koenig-special\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/driving-the-ferrari-512bb-koenig-special\\\/\",\"name\":\"VIDEO: Driving The Ferrari 512BB Koenig Special\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/driving-the-ferrari-512bb-koenig-special\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/driving-the-ferrari-512bb-koenig-special\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/01\\\/maxresdefault-1-2.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-01-02T05:17:20+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-12-01T22:33:24+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/257cd15ebb06ba3ddb7fcdcc4316d46b\"},\"description\":\"Let's see what Tiff Needell has to say about this Koenig-modified 512BB with 450 horsepower as he recently got the opportunity to take it for a drive.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/driving-the-ferrari-512bb-koenig-special\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/driving-the-ferrari-512bb-koenig-special\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/driving-the-ferrari-512bb-koenig-special\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/01\\\/maxresdefault-1-2.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/01\\\/maxresdefault-1-2.jpg\",\"width\":1280,\"height\":720},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/driving-the-ferrari-512bb-koenig-special\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"VIDEO: Driving The Ferrari 512BB Koenig Special\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/\",\"name\":\"Supercars.net\",\"description\":\"Exotic and Supercar news, information, pictures and videos\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/257cd15ebb06ba3ddb7fcdcc4316d46b\",\"name\":\"Mark Leofe Capayas\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/10\\\/1-1-293x293.jpg\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/10\\\/1-1-293x293.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/10\\\/1-1-293x293.jpg\",\"caption\":\"Mark Leofe Capayas\"},\"description\":\"Mark is a lifelong car fan with an insatiable hunger for speed and precision, immersing himself in the exhilarating realm of supercars and hypercars. Every day, he finds himself lost in the symphony of roaring engines, the allure of sleek aerodynamics, and the intricate tales of engineering prowess. From the racing circuits of Monaco to the opulent showrooms of Dubai, he chases every rumble, every gleam, and every innovation, ensuring no detail of these mechanical marvels escapes his keen eye. His obsession doesn't merely lie in their breathtaking speed but in the stories they tell, the legacy they carry, and the passion they ignite.\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.supercars.net\\\/blog\\\/author\\\/marklc\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"VIDEO: Driving The Ferrari 512BB Koenig Special","description":"Let's see what Tiff Needell has to say about this Koenig-modified 512BB with 450 horsepower as he recently got the opportunity to take it for a drive.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/driving-the-ferrari-512bb-koenig-special\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"VIDEO: Driving The Ferrari 512BB Koenig Special","og_description":"Let's see what Tiff Needell has to say about this Koenig-modified 512BB with 450 horsepower as he recently got the opportunity to take it for a drive.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/driving-the-ferrari-512bb-koenig-special\/","og_site_name":"Supercars.net","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Supercars.net\/","article_published_time":"2024-01-02T05:17:20+00:00","article_modified_time":"2024-12-01T22:33:24+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1280,"height":720,"url":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/maxresdefault-1-2.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Mark Leofe Capayas","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@supercars_net","twitter_site":"@supercars_net","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Mark Leofe Capayas","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/driving-the-ferrari-512bb-koenig-special\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/driving-the-ferrari-512bb-koenig-special\/"},"author":{"name":"Mark Leofe Capayas","@id":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/257cd15ebb06ba3ddb7fcdcc4316d46b"},"headline":"VIDEO: Driving The Ferrari 512BB Koenig Special","datePublished":"2024-01-02T05:17:20+00:00","dateModified":"2024-12-01T22:33:24+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/driving-the-ferrari-512bb-koenig-special\/"},"wordCount":136,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/driving-the-ferrari-512bb-koenig-special\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/maxresdefault-1-2.jpg","keywords":["Ferrari","Ferrari BB 512","Ferrari Berlinetta Boxer","Ferrari Media (Berlinetta Boxer Videos)","Ferrari Media (Testarossa Videos)","Ferrari Media (Videos)","Ferrari Testarossa","Koenig-Specials","Koenig-Specials Media (Videos)","Videos"],"articleSection":["Ferrari","Koenig-Specials","Videos"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/driving-the-ferrari-512bb-koenig-special\/","url":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/driving-the-ferrari-512bb-koenig-special\/","name":"VIDEO: Driving The Ferrari 512BB Koenig Special","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/driving-the-ferrari-512bb-koenig-special\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/driving-the-ferrari-512bb-koenig-special\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/maxresdefault-1-2.jpg","datePublished":"2024-01-02T05:17:20+00:00","dateModified":"2024-12-01T22:33:24+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/257cd15ebb06ba3ddb7fcdcc4316d46b"},"description":"Let's see what Tiff Needell has to say about this Koenig-modified 512BB with 450 horsepower as he recently got the opportunity to take it for a drive.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/driving-the-ferrari-512bb-koenig-special\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/driving-the-ferrari-512bb-koenig-special\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/driving-the-ferrari-512bb-koenig-special\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/maxresdefault-1-2.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/maxresdefault-1-2.jpg","width":1280,"height":720},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/driving-the-ferrari-512bb-koenig-special\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"VIDEO: Driving The Ferrari 512BB Koenig Special"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/","name":"Supercars.net","description":"Exotic and Supercar news, information, pictures and videos","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/257cd15ebb06ba3ddb7fcdcc4316d46b","name":"Mark Leofe Capayas","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1-1-293x293.jpg","url":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1-1-293x293.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1-1-293x293.jpg","caption":"Mark Leofe Capayas"},"description":"Mark is a lifelong car fan with an insatiable hunger for speed and precision, immersing himself in the exhilarating realm of supercars and hypercars. Every day, he finds himself lost in the symphony of roaring engines, the allure of sleek aerodynamics, and the intricate tales of engineering prowess. From the racing circuits of Monaco to the opulent showrooms of Dubai, he chases every rumble, every gleam, and every innovation, ensuring no detail of these mechanical marvels escapes his keen eye. His obsession doesn't merely lie in their breathtaking speed but in the stories they tell, the legacy they carry, and the passion they ignite.","url":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/author\/marklc\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/465227","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=465227"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/465227\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/808951"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=465227"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=465227"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=465227"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}