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Ferrari
375 Plus

Ferrari’s 4.9-litre V12 works sports-racing spider of 1954, bodied by Pinin Farina. Five were built for the works team.

Body: Pinin Farina
IDENTIFICATION CARD · FERRARI 375 PLUS 1954
No licensed photograph yet. Photographs are published only when their licence permits it.
5Works cars builtIndependently researched
8All cars called 375 Plus, incl. the King Leopold cabriolet and a converted 375 MMIndependently researched
6Chassis documentedin this archive
?SurvivingNot yet verified
Contents
  1. 01Overview
  2. 02Production & history
  3. 03Specifications
  4. 04Colours & options
  5. 05Individual cars
  6. 06Reference

01Overview

At a glance

Built
5 Works cars built
Years
1954
Engine
Front-mounted V12 · 4,954 cc / 5.0 LFactory: 4,954 cc
Power
246 kW / 335 PSFactory: 330 hp · converted
Top speed
257 km/hFactory: 160 mph · converted
Designer
Pinin Farina (spider coachwork)
Surviving
Not yet verified

Sources and any conflicting figures are in the sections below.

Why it matters

A 375 Plus driven by José Froilán González and Maurice Trintignant won the 1954 Le Mans 24 Hours, and Umberto Maglioli won the 1954 Carrera Panamericana in another. In 2014 chassis 0384 sold for £10,753,500 – at the time an auction record for a Ferrari sports-racing car.

How rare is it?

Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.

Model rarityUltra Rare 5 · Works cars built1,2,3
Specification rarityNot yet assessed
Colour rarityNot yet assessed
Individual rarityNot yet assessed
Historical rarityHistorically Unique 1954 Le Mans and Carrera Panamericana winner.
Survival rarityNot yet assessed

Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.

02Production & history

Production

Every figure says what it counts.

What is countedFigureBasisStatus
Total model productionWorks 375 Plus spiders, 1954 51,2,3Strongest evidence Factory production Independently researched
Total model productionAll cars called 375 Plus, incl. the King Leopold cabriolet and a converted 375 MM 84,5 Factory production Independently researched
Why more than one figure?

Eight is reached by counting the one-off Pinin Farina cabriolet 0488 AM for King Leopold III and a 375 MM converted later. Bonhams and Motor Sport count five works spiders.

Independent counts (e.g. engine and colour) are never combined into a calculated figure. Surviving examples are never presented as original production.

History

Three 375 Plus cars were entered by Scuderia Ferrari at Le Mans in 1954; the González/Trintignant car was the only one to finish – and it won. Maglioli won the Carrera Panamericana in November 1954 with chassis 0392. In Argentina, chassis 0398 won the 1955 Buenos Aires 1000 km (Saenz Valiente/Ibáñez).

Variants

How each version differs from the standard 375 Plus.

No variants documented yet. Have a source? Contribute it.

03Specifications

Technical specifications

Engine

Engine familyLampredi V12, single overhead camshaft6,7 Independently researchedMotor Sport traces it to the 1950 3,322 cc 275S unit; Bonhams to the 4.5-litre F1 V12 with screwed-in wet liners. mitorosso.com (level D) gives engine type 113 and three Weber 46 DCF/3 carburettors with 9.2:1 compression; not filled because no stronger source was found.
Engine codeNot yet verified
LayoutFront-mounted V121 Independently researched
Displacement 4,954 cc / 5.0 LFactory: 4,954 cc1,3 Independently researched
Bore 84 mmFactory: 84 mm1 Independently researched
Stroke 74.5 mmFactory: 74.5 mm1 Independently researched
Compression ratioNot yet verified
Fuel systemNot yet verified
Power 246 kW / 335 PSFactory: 330 hp · converted1,9 Independently researchedAlso reported: 340 PS8 DiscrepancyBonhams reports 347 bhp at 6,800 rpm for 0384 in early 1954.
Power at 6,000 rpm1 Independently researched
Torque 427 NmFactory: 315 lb-ft · converted7 Independently researchedBonhams figure for chassis 0384: 315 lb-ft as built, raised to 348 lb-ft for the 1954 Mille Miglia. mitorosso.com (level D) gives about 412 Nm (42 mkg) at 5,000 rpm.

Transmission & drivetrain

GearboxFour-speed gearbox in unit with the final drive (rear transaxle), de Dion rear axle1,2 Independently researched
Gears42,3 Independently researched
Driven wheelsRear10,6 Independently researched

Chassis, body & dimensions

ChassisLadder-frame chassis, leaf springs2 Independently researched
Front suspensionIndependent, transverse leaf spring6 Independently researchedmitorosso.com (level D) adds double wishbones and Houdaille dampers.
Rear suspensionDe Dion axle6,7 Independently researchedmitorosso.com (level D) adds a transverse leaf spring, double trailing links and Houdaille dampers.
BrakesDrum brakes2 Independently researched
SteeringNot yet verified
Body constructionLightweight alloy spider body by Pinin Farina9 Independently researched
Wheelbase 2,600 mmFactory: 2,600 mm11 Independently researchedLevel D source only.
LengthNot yet verified
WidthNot yet verified
HeightNot yet verified
Front trackNot yet verified
Rear trackNot yet verified
Kerb weightNot yet verified
Dry weightNot yet verified

Performance

Maximum speed 257 km/hFactory: 160 mph · converted3 EstimatedAlso reported: 186 mph1 DiscrepancyTop speed depended on gearing; figures range widely between sources.
0–100 km/hNot yet verified
Fuel tankNot yet verified

“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.

04Colours & options

Factory colours & interiors

Original paint and trim, with the number of cars in each where a source gives it.

Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.

Factory options & codes

Codes are shown exactly as written by the manufacturer.

Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.

05Individual cars

Chassis register

Every documented car, with its colours, history and where it is now. Open a row for the full record. Known chassis are not automatically authenticated originals.

ChassisBuiltOriginal colourWhere nowStatus
0384 AM——Private collectionHistorically documented

The first 375 Plus. Raced by the works team in 1954 (winner of the Silverstone International with González), later in the United States. Sold in 2014 for £10,753,500 – then a world auction record for a Ferrari sports-racing car.

Coachbuilder
Pinin Farina
Where now
Private collection
  1. 1954-04-04
    Competition Giro di Sicilia (Maglioli/Cassani): did not finish.12
  2. 1954-05-02
    Competition Mille Miglia (Maglioli): did not finish.12,2
  3. 1954-05-15
    Competition Won the Silverstone International (González).12
  4. 1954-06-13
    Competition Le Mans 24 Hours (Maglioli/P. Marzotto): retired (gearbox per Bonhams; rear axle per racingsportscars).1,12
  5. 1955
    Competition Raced in the United States, including Sebring 1955–56, Nassau and the 1957 Cuban Grand Prix.12
  6. 1989-01-13
    Historical event Removed from a US property around 13 January 1989, leading to years of title disputes in Belgium and the United States; the title was settled before the 2014 sale.1,2
  7. 2014-06-27
    Auction Sold without reserve at Bonhams Goodwood Festival of Speed Sale, lot 320, with a spare period works engine block and its original body panels. 10,753,500 GBP1,13,9
1,9
0386 AM———Historically documented
Coachbuilder
Pinin Farina
  1. 1954-02-28
    Competition Won the Agadir Grand Prix (Farina).14
  2. 1954-05-02
    Competition Mille Miglia (Farina/Parenti): crashed.14,3
1,14
0392 AM———Historically documented

Winner of the 1954 Carrera Panamericana with Umberto Maglioli.

Coachbuilder
Pinin Farina
  1. 1954-06
    Competition Le Mans 24 Hours (Manzon/Rosier): retired with gearbox failure.15
  2. 1954-11-23
    Competition Won the Carrera Panamericana (Maglioli).15,3
1,15
0396 AM———Historically documented

Winner of the 1954 Le Mans 24 Hours with José Froilán González and Maurice Trintignant. A former owner of 0398 has contested that 0398 was the winner.

Coachbuilder
Pinin Farina
  1. 1954-06-13
    Competition Won the Le Mans 24 Hours (González/Trintignant, #4) – the only one of three works 375 Plus cars to finish.16,3,17
  2. 1954-11
    Competition Carrera Panamericana (McAfee/Robinson): fatal accident.16
  3. 1955
    Modification Rebodied by Scaglietti; later returned to its original shape.3
1,16
0398 TF——Ralph Lauren collectionHistorically documented

Winner of the 1955 Buenos Aires 1000 km. Also recorded as 0398 AM.

Coachbuilder
Pinin Farina
Where now
Ralph Lauren collection
  1. 1955-01-23
    Competition Won the Buenos Aires 1000 km (Saenz Valiente/Ibáñez); raced in Argentine national events 1955–1957.18
  2. 1990
    Restoration Restored by DK Engineering in the early 1990s; later bought by Ralph Lauren.19,8
1,18
0488 AM——Private collection (United States, as of 2019)Historically documented

Ferrari 375 Plus Cabriolet 0488 AM (King Leopold III)

A one-off left-hand-drive Pinin Farina cabriolet on 375 Plus mechanicals, built for King Leopold III of the Belgians and delivered in 1955. Not one of the five works spiders.

Coachbuilder
Pinin Farina
Where now
Private collection (United States, as of 2019)
  1. 1955
    Delivery Delivered to King Leopold III; in the same private ownership since 1969.5
5

Competition history

Every race result of the individual cars, in date order. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.

DateChassisEvent
1954-02-280386 AMWon the Agadir Grand Prix (Farina).14
1954-04-040384 AMGiro di Sicilia (Maglioli/Cassani): did not finish.12
1954-05-020384 AMMille Miglia (Maglioli): did not finish.12,2
1954-05-020386 AMMille Miglia (Farina/Parenti): crashed.14,3
1954-05-150384 AMWon the Silverstone International (González).12
1954-060392 AMLe Mans 24 Hours (Manzon/Rosier): retired with gearbox failure.15
1954-06-130384 AMLe Mans 24 Hours (Maglioli/P. Marzotto): retired (gearbox per Bonhams; rear axle per racingsportscars).1,12
1954-06-130396 AMWon the Le Mans 24 Hours (González/Trintignant, #4) – the only one of three works 375 Plus cars to finish.16,3,17
1954-110396 AMCarrera Panamericana (McAfee/Robinson): fatal accident.16
1954-11-230392 AMWon the Carrera Panamericana (Maglioli).15,3
19550384 AMRaced in the United States, including Sebring 1955–56, Nassau and the 1957 Cuban Grand Prix.12
1955-01-230398 TFWon the Buenos Aires 1000 km (Saenz Valiente/Ibáñez); raced in Argentine national events 1955–1957.18

Auction & sale history

Documented public sales of the individual cars. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.

DateChassisEvent
2014-06-270384 AMSold without reserve at Bonhams Goodwood Festival of Speed Sale, lot 320, with a spare period works engine block and its original body panels. 10,753,500 GBP (incl. premium)1,13,9

See one in person

Museums where an example of this car can be seen.

No example is documented on public display yet. Have a source? Contribute it.

06Reference

Identification guide

How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.

Bonhams lists the five works cars as 0384, 0386, 0392, 0396 and 0398. Motor Sport (1991) lists 0394 instead of 0384 and attributes 0384’s 1954 history to it – an unresolved numbering question. The suffix of 0398 appears as both “AM” and “TF”. Some counts reach eight by including the one-off Pinin Farina cabriolet 0488 AM built for King Leopold III and a converted 375 MM; those are not among the five works spiders.

Sources

Each number links to the exact facts it supports.

  1. 1
    “The Fearsome Four-Nine”: 1954 Ferrari 4.9-litre 375-Plus Sports-Racing Two-Seat Spider Competizione, chassis no. 0384, lot 320 Level C Bonhams
    • “five of the cars were manufactured for works team use”
    • 4.9-litre V12
    • “4,954cc”
    • Bore 84 mm
    • “the old F1 stroke of 74.5mm”
    • “claimed only 330bhp, though at 6,000rpm”
    • at 6,000rpm
    • “F1-style rear-mounted gearbox in unit with the final-drive”, de Dion rear
    • “capable of 186mph” (0384, 1954 Giro di Sicilia)
    • Gearbox failure
    • “on or about January 13, 1989”; disputes and settlement
    • “Sold for £10,753,500 inc. premium”
    • Chassis and engine no. 0384
    • Listed among the five works cars
    • Listed among the five works cars (as 0398 AM)
    Accessed 2026-11-11
  2. 2
    Ferrari 375 Plus to be sold at Goodwood Level C Andrew Frankel · Motor Sport · 2014-01-14
    • “just five are believed to have been made”
    • Four-speed, gearbox between the rear wheels
    • four-speed
    • Ladder chassis, leaf springs
    • Drum brakes
    • Gearbox failed while running second
    • Sold with title “intact and undisputed”
    Accessed 2026-11-11
  3. 3
    Brute force (road test of 375 Plus 0398) Level C Motor Sport · 1991-01
    • “Altogether there were five 375 Plus Pinin Farina spyders made.”
    • “4954.34cc”
    • 4-speed transaxle
    • “reasonably estimated that 160 mph was top speed”
    • Crashed on the Mille Miglia by Farina
    • Maglioli’s Carrera win
    • “0396 AM, the Le Mans winner”
    • Rebodied by Scaglietti, later back to original shape
    Accessed 2026-11-11
  4. 4
    1955 Ferrari 375 Plus Spyder by Sutton, Monterey 2025, lot 24 Level C RM Sotheby's · RM Sotheby's · 2026-11-11
    • Six Tipo 505 375 Plus chassis plus two 375 chassis: only eight (Lot description)
    Accessed 2026-11-11
  5. 5
    King Leopold III’s Ferrari 375 Plus chassis 0488 AM Level C Supercar Nostalgia · 2019-07
    • 0488 AM described as “the eighth and final example”
    • One-off Pinin Farina cabriolet for King Leopold III, delivered 1955
    • Chassis 0488 AM
    Accessed 2026-11-11
  6. 6
    Brute force Level C William Kimberley · Motor Sport · 1991-01-01
    • single overhead-camshaft V12 unit was from the hand of Ing Aurelio Lampredi
    • de Dion rear axle with the gearbox in unit with the differential
    • normal Ferrari-type independent front suspension and transverse leaf spring
    • utilising a de Dion rear axle
    Accessed 2026-11-11
  7. 7
    1954 Ferrari 4.9-litre 375-Plus Sports-Racing Two-Seat Spider Competizione, chassis 0384, lot 320 Level C Bonhams
    • Lampredi's office modified the 4.5-litre Formula 1 V12
    • torque rose from 315 lb/ft to 348 lb/ft
    • De Dion rear suspension replaced the 375MM live axle
    Accessed 2026-11-11
  8. 8
    Ralph Lauren’s Ferraris Level C Jetset Magazine
    • “340 cv”
    • Ralph Lauren collection
    Accessed 2026-11-11
  9. 9
    Bonhams to auction 375 Plus #0384AM Level B F-Register (reprint of Bonhams release) · 2014-01-12
    • 330 brake horsepower
    • “lightweight Pinin Farina all alloy open bodywork”
    • Spare works block and original panels
    • “Just five cars were made, of which this was the first.”
    Accessed 2026-11-11
  10. 10
    Ferrari 375 Plus to be sold at Goodwood Level C Motor Sport
    • gearbox between the rear wheels, four speeds
    Accessed 2026-11-11
  11. 11
    375 Plus Level A Ferrari · Ferrari S.p.A. (ferrari.com, past models) · 2026-11-11
    • Wheelbase 2600 mm (Technical specifications – Bodywork)
    Accessed 2026-11-11
  12. 12
    Chassis 0384AM [375] – race archive Level B racingsportscars.com
    • Giro di Sicilia 4.4.1954 DNF
    • Mille Miglia DNF
    • Silverstone 15.5.1954 winner
    • Rear axle
    • US race history
    Accessed 2026-11-11
  13. 13
    Bonhams Festival of Speed Sale races ahead with £22.6 million Level C Bonhams (press release)
    • World auction record for a Ferrari sports racing car
    Accessed 2026-11-11
  14. 14
    Chassis 0386AM [375] – race archive Level B racingsportscars.com
    • Agadir GP winner
    • Mille Miglia DNF accident
    • Chassis 0386AM
    Accessed 2026-11-11
  15. 15
    Chassis 0392AM [375] – race archive Level B racingsportscars.com
    • Le Mans 1954 DNF gearbox
    • Carrera Panamericana winner
    • Chassis 0392AM
    Accessed 2026-11-11
  16. 16
    Chassis 0396AM [375] – race archive Level B racingsportscars.com
    • #4 winner
    • Carrera Panamericana DNF, fatal accident
    • Chassis 0396AM
    Accessed 2026-11-11
  17. 17
    Le Mans 1954: González and Trintignant Level A Automobile Club de l’Ouest (24h-lemans.com)
    • “only one of three Ferrari 375 Plus to take the chequered flag”
    Accessed 2026-11-11
  18. 18
    Chassis 0398TF [375] – race archive Level B racingsportscars.com
    • 1000 km Buenos Aires winner
    • Chassis 0398TF
    Accessed 2026-11-11
  19. 19
    Ferrari 375 MM Plus restoration (0398TF) Level C DK Engineering (restorer)
    • Restored early 1990s; later purchased by Ralph Lauren
    Accessed 2026-11-11

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