Ferrari 125
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| Ferrari 125 | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Ferrari |
| Class: | front-engined sports car |
| Production: | 1947 |
| Successor: | Ferrari 159 |
| 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 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.
The 125 was replaced by the 159 S for 1947.
Racing
A 125 S lost the Mille Miglia in 1947 with drivers, Clemente Biondetti and Giuseppe Navone.
| Ferrari road car timeline, 1947–1967 () | [later->] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Type | 1940s | 1950s | 1960s | |||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| sports | 125 | 166 | 195 | 250 S/MM | 250 Export | 250 GT Tour de France | 250 GT SWB | 250 GTO | ||||||||||||||
| 159 | 212 | 250 GT Cabriolet | 250 GT Spyder California | |||||||||||||||||||
| GT | 250 Europa | 250 GT Europa | 250 GT Boano | 250 GT Ellena | 250 GT Pininfarina | 250 GT Lusso | 275 GTB | 275 GTB/4 | ||||||||||||||
| 2+2 | 250 GT 2+2/GTE | 330 GT | 365 GT | |||||||||||||||||||
| America | 340 America | 375 America | 410 Superamerica | 400 Superamerica | 500 Superfast | 365 California | ||||||||||||||||
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