Ferrari
410 Superamerica Series III (Pinin Farina)

Why it matters

The Series III was the final and most powerful form of the 410 Superamerica, Ferrari's large-displacement flagship, and RM Sotheby's calls it the ultimate iteration of those cars. Only 12 were built before the 400 Superamerica replaced it, and early clients included the Shah of Iran, Bao Dai and Pietro Barilla.

How rare is it?

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

Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.

Production

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

History

The final 410 Superamerica brought updated Pinin Farina coachwork on a wheelbase shortened to 2,600 mm and a retuned type 126A/58 twin-plug 4.9-litre Lampredi long-block V12. The engine gained a new head with outside spark plugs, large Weber 36 DCF 3 carburettors and billet connecting rods, giving 400 horsepower, 40 more than the Series II. Brakes were 15.7-inch drums, the largest fitted to a Ferrari grand tourer. Of the twelve built, seven had covered headlights from new.

Technical specifications

Engine

Transmission & drivetrain

Chassis, body & dimensions

Performance

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

Identification guide

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

Series III cars carry the factory chassis type 514/A on a 2600 mm wheelbase, numbered in the odd road-car sequence with an SA suffix. Their engine, type 126/58, is the last of the Lampredi long-block family and has the spark plugs outside the vee and billet-machined connecting rods; claimed output was 360 bhp with three Weber 46 DCF3 carburettors. All series cars share one Pinin Farina body with a three-window cabin (only the show prototype had five windows). Headlights vary from open units to units recessed under Perspex covers.

Sources

Each number links to the exact facts it supports.

1. 1
   RM Sotheby's Monterey 2021 – 1959 Ferrari 410 Superamerica Coupe Series III by Pinin Farina Level B

   • 12 Series III cars built

   Accessed 2026-11-11
2. 2
   Ferrari 410 Superamerica (1956) - Ferrari.com Level A Ferrari S.p.A. (ferrari.com) · 2026-01-01

   • The Series III engine, with factory type reference 126/58
   • Triple twin choke Weber 46 DCF3 carburettors were fitted
   • Series III ... also on a 2600mm wheelbase

   Accessed 2026-11-12
3. 3
   1959 Ferrari 410 Superamerica Coupe Series III by Pinin Farina – Monterey 2021 Level B RM Sotheby's

   • twin-plug 4.9-liter Lampredi long-block V-12
   • 400 horsepower

   Accessed 2026-11-11