Ferrari 512BB IMSA GTX - VintageAC version

The rules for 1977 were changed to allow IMSA cars to run, which made the privately modified 365 GT4 BB eligible to campaign. Eventually three 365 GT4 BBs were modified by private teams, with NART's 16th (OA) / 5th (in class) place finish at Le Mans in 1977 as their best result. Meanwhile Ferrari had launched the 512 BB at the 1976 Paris Motorshow as a replacement for the 365 GT4 BB. It was similar in design to the 365, but the engine was increased in size from 4.4 to 5 litres.
For the 24 hours of Le Mans in 1978, Maranello's factory decided to modify the 365 BB, now officially named 512 BB / LM, assembled three cars for customer private teams and provided assistance for a fourth car. No one of them survived the race and the only Ferrari to finish was NART's old 365.

In 1979, following the failure of Le Mans and thanks to the strong insistence of private teams, Ferrari decided to intervene on the 512 BB LM with more decision and to produce a second series of 9 cars, with the bodywork widely modified and studied in Wind tunnel from Pininfarina and the engine equipped with Lucas electronic injection system that brought the power to 460-480 horses.
At the 24th of Le Mans in 1979, only the car entered by the Francorchamps team ended the race in the 12th position, and the car entered by Ferrari France's Charles Pozzi team led by Spartaco Dini and Jean Claude Andruet was forced to retire a few hours from the end of the race when it was third overall position. Between 1980 and 1982, a third series of 16 cars was produced, featuring several technical refinements that led the engine to produce more than 500 hp. The cars successfully participated in the World Championships of the season with several placements and victories in the IMSA category.

This version, created for VintageAC Endurance Championship, replicate power figures and weight of IMSA-spec chassis that raced in 1981.