- Ferrari 158
Infobox Automobile
name=Ferrari 158
manufacturer=Ferrari
production=1964-1965
predecessor=Ferrari 156 F1
drive= Rear Wheel Drive
chassis=Tubular Spaceframe
class=Formula 1
body_style=Racecar
engine=1.5 litre V8
power=
transmission=Ferrari Type 543/C 5 speed Manual
similar=
designer=The Ferrari 158 was a
racecar made by Ferrari in 1964 as a successor to the V6-poweredFerrari 156 F1 that had dominated in 1961 but become outdated by 1962. As the British competition, it had a V8 [ [http://www.f1technical.net/f1db/cars/189 Ferrari 158 - F1technical.net ] ] engine.John Surtees won his only Formula One Driver's World Championship in it.Ferrari in white & blue
Curiously, Ferrari won the 1964 World championship with by competing the last two races in cars painted not in the traditional
Rosso corsa but in white and blue [Ferrari in blue!!! http://www.f1technical.net/f1db/cars/189] , as these were not entered by the Italian factory themselves, but the US-based NART team. This was done as a protest concerning arguments between Ferrari and the Italian Racing Authorities regarding the homologation of a new mid-engined Ferrari race car.Ferrari 1512
Like Honda with the
Honda RA271 , Ferrari raced also a 180 degree V12-powered car, called 1512 or 512 F1 [ [http://www.f1technical.net/f1db/cars/187 Ferrari 512 F1 - F1technical.net ] ] . In the years 1964 and 1965, both the V8 and V12 were used. The 1965 56.0 x 50.4 mm 1,489.63 cc V12-cylinder engine developed 220 bhp @ 12,000 rpm compared to the 210 bhp @ 11,000 rpm of the 1965 67.0 x 52.6 mm 1,489.24 cc 1965 V8-cylinder engine.Famous Drivers
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John Surtees
*Lorenzo Bandini Gallery
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