Ferrari 340 MM Vignale Spider Restoration

Name: Ferrari 340 MM Vignale Spider
Brand: DK Engineering
SKU: DKENG-114
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The last of ten 340 MMs built by Ferrari on their way to winning the 1953 World Sportscar Championship
A true even chassis number, purpose-built competition Ferrari
Immensely powerful for its era with 300 h.p., equivalent to the 300 SLR and 250 TR
One of only 4 surviving 340 MM Vignale Spiders

Boasting initial ownership by one of America’s most renowned sportsmen of the 1950s, this 340 MM is undoubtedly the car that brought the Lampredi-powered Ferrari to the attention of the U.S. market. Chassis number 0350 AM is the last of ten examples built, and one of just four remaining 340 MM Vignale Spiders, a near identical sister car to the 1953 Mille Miglia winning example.

In 1980, the 340 was acquired by David Cottingham, and DK Engineering set about a full restoration that included refinishing the coachwork in the original factory color scheme of blue and white, re-sealing the hood bulge, and installing a purpose-built racing engine (while the original Lampredi V-12 was stored). Cottingham drove the spider in several vintage racing events, including the Autumn Sprints at Goodwood and the Club Ferrari France meeting at Mas du Clos in late 1981. A few months later the Ferrari became the cover car of the February 1982 issue of Thoroughbred & Classic Cars magazine.

In 1984 David sold the 340 MM to Sherman Wolf of Amherst, New Hampshire, an electronics technician and collector who was a major force in the development of the personal pager. After repainting the Ferrari red, Wolf presented the car at four different FCA events, and he went on to retain possession until his passing 28 years later. Wolf also enjoyed the exhilarating spider during extensive vintage touring, including five consecutive appearances at the Mille Miglia Storica between 1986 and 1990, and four runs on the Colorado Grand between 1990 and 2000 (at various points both pop musician J. Geils and automotive journalist and driver Denise McCluggage reportedly served as co-pilots). In 1989 Wolf commissioned DK Engineering to return the coachwork to its beautiful blue over white cosmetic livery, and he also exhibited the car at the famous Ferrari Club of America International Concours in 1994, and at the 2000 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance.

Wolf sold the car and it was repainted once more. Purchased by its current custodian in 2022, the new owners once more entrusted DK Engineering to restore the car and return it to its fabulous two-tone blue and white livery.