Ferrari 512 BB Koenig Special, 1979
Ferrari 512 BB
Ferrari 512 BB•
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Chassis No.: F102BB29183
- Exterior: Black
- Interior: Black
- Body: Koenig Special
- Rare US legal 512 Boxer
- In current owner’s possession last 18 years
- 20,195 kilometers, approximately 12,548 miles
- All federal paperwork for legal import dated February, 1980
- One of the last carbureted 512 BB models made
- 12-cylinder engine
- Tool kit
- Manual and books
- Service records
- Black with Black leather interior
Ferrari made the transition from the front-engine V-12 Daytona to the mid-engine flat-12 Berlinetta Boxer in 1973 with the Pininfarina-designed 365 GT4 Berlinetta Boxer or BB. The mid-engine boxer evolved into the 512 BB from 1976-81 with just fewer than 930 examples built in Maranello, Italy. Enter one Willy Koenig, a racer and fabricator who transformed a select handful of these already race-bred machines and into something that was much more. Koenig added signature custom bodywork, wheels, and perhaps most importantly to his customers’ improved performance to the already-potent 335-horsepower 12-cylinder 5-speed Ferrari Boxer formula.
If there was a drawback, it was that neither the Ferrari 512 BB nor Koenig Special variants were offered for sale in the United States through conventional dealer channels due to regulatory hurdles. This 1979 Ferrari 512 BB Koenig Special is one of the few 100-percent legally imported exceptions and one of the last carbureted 512 BB models produced as Ferrari made the transition to fuel injection for the flat 12-cylinder powerplant with dry sump oil system. This uncommon Koenig Special conversion features the front bumper treatment, body cladding, wider fender flares and rear spoiler with raised wing which resulted in the look which made Koenig famous.
Proving that not all Ferraris came in red, this example is finished in deep black paint with a black leather interior and gold-faced aftermarket aluminum wheels. The not-often-seen Ferrari 512 Berlinetta Boxer Koenig Special also carries an original tool kit, all available service records and an owner's manual as well as related books and literature. The odometer shows 20,195 kilometers which converts to a mere 12,548 miles traveled. The car comes with federal paperwork dated February 1980 for street-legal operation and has been in the current owner's possession for the last 18 years.
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