Ferrari 118LM

Production	1954 to 1955
Class	race car
Body style	open
Engine	3.7-liter

 The Ferrari 118 LM was a racing sports car from the 1950s, Ferrari built this in 1954 and used by the Scuderia in 1955 in sports car racing.

History

The body resembled that of the Ferrari 750 Monza , but was extended by 15 inches because of the longer chassis. 

The 118 LM, like its replacement, the 121 LM, had a six-cylinder in-line engine. Aurelio Lampredi designed a 280 horsepower 3.7-liter engine based on the 500 Mondial's four-cylinder unit, with the six-cylinder engine block simply enlarged by two cylinders. The 306S, the first of this type of engine, was an experimental engine that was never raced. Only the advanced version of this engine was deployed, with a displacement increase to 3.7 litres due to a stroke ratio increase from 94 to 90 mm. Five were constructed, but none have been preserved in their original state.

The race debut was the 118 LM 1955 at the 1000 km race in Buenos Aires . In training, José Froilán González and Maurice Trintignant qualified the car in the pole position . In the race, the vehicle was disqualified because of a non-compliant pit stop. The second mission brought a double victory. Piero Taruffi won the Giro di Sicilia ahead of his team-mate Umberto Maglioli .

At the Mille Miglia this year , three works cars were at the start. While Umberto Maglioli finished the race as overall third, Paolo Marzotto  - accident after a puncture - and Piero Taruffi - defective oil pump - prematurely failed . His last race was the 118 LM in May the 1955 Eifel Race on the Nordschleife of the Nürburgring , where Giuseppe Farina fifth in the overall standings .