Ferrari 1969 512 S Spyder 1006

Title

Ferrari 1969 512 S Spyder 1006

Coverage

Beverly Hills, California

Date

May-1979

Description

2-passenger race car, open, with windows. Red with wide, treadless blackwalls. Glass in doors but no roof. Black and maroon seats. Horizontal, vertical, and crossways fins on the entire front are removable, and entire rear hinges up (just behind the doors). Fuel cells are underneath the door openings on both sides. Largest engine ever used by Ferrari. 12-cylinder V60, top speed 218 mph. 7'10.5" wheelbase; 13'3.6" long. Five gears and reverse. 18,51 lbs. Only three cars like this are left, others were converted to 512M coupes. The car is driven in "friendly" races at Riverside, Monterey, etc. The car could only be photographed as is on the driveway.

Publisher

America's Packard Museum

Source

Automobile Quarterly Collection

Rights

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Identifier

AQ-6-3-Ferrari 1969 512 S Spyder 1006-

Format

Photographs

Original Format

Photographic Negatives

Physical Dimensions

35mm slide transparencies, 4x5" negatives

URL

https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/622f97fa2002f43b3469b506/1716548294239-8QTNV6EYLQM9LYM7487Z/Ferrari+1969+512+S+Spyder+1006.jpg?format=300w

Collection

Citation

Rick Lenz, photographer , “Ferrari 1969 512 S Spyder 1006,” America's Packard Museum, accessed March 15, 2026, https://americaspackardmuseum.omeka.net/items/show/3170.

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