:''See also the 340 F1, a

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racer, and 340 America, a

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'' The Ferrari 340 Mexico was a

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which was intended for the 1952

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. It used 4.1 L '' Lampredi'' V12 engine producing around at 6600 rpm, for a maximum speed of 280 km/h. Just 4 were made in 1952, 3 Vignale Berlinettas and 1 Vignale Spyder; all designed by

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. Mexico used a wheelbase. Chinetti and Lucas finished the race at third place in berlinetta. The Ferrari 340 MM was an evolution of the 340 Mexico with shorter, , wheelbase. MM used the same 4.1 L ''Lampredi'' V12 with similar three Weber 40DCF carburettors that helped the 340 achieve at 6600 rpm and a maximum speed of 282 km/h. 10 examples were made, 4

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Berlinettas, 2 Touring Spyders and 4 Vignale Spyders (designed by Giovanni Michelotti). A total of four were converted to 375 MM spec.

Giannino Marzotto Count Giannino Marzotto (13 April 1928 in Valdagno, Italy – 14 July 2012) was an Italian racing driver and entrepreneur. Marzotto served as President of the Mille Miglia Club and won the Mille Miglia race in 1950 and 1953. Career He was one ...

won

Mille Miglia The Mille Miglia (, ''Thousand Miles'') was an open-road, motorsport endurance race established in 1927 by the young Counts Francesco Mazzotti and Aymo Maggi, which took place in Italy twenty-four times from 1927 to 1957 (thirteen before World ...

1953 edition in Vignale spider, setting a new average speed record for the race; with other 340 MM finishing fourth. Two more 340 MMs were entered that year in Touring barchetta guise but did not finish.

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Ferrari 340 Mexico: Ferrari HistoryFerrari 340 MM: Ferrari History

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