Ferrari Monza

Ferrari Monza is a series of race cars built by Ferrari in the 1950s. For the 1952 and 1953 Formula One seasons contested to Formula Two rules with a maximum capacity of 2000cc, Scuderia Ferrari shifted from using the compact Gioacchino Colombo-designed V12 engine in its smallest class of sports racers to a line of four-cylinder engines designed by Aurelio Lampredi. This led to the Ferrari Tipo 500 with 500cc per cylinder. The 1953 version with same 500 cylinder size was called 553. For the 1954 Formula One season, new F1 rules allowed 2500cc, and Ferrari bored out the engine to 625cc per cylinder. Inspired by the success of the light and reliable 2.5 L 553 F1 car, the four-cylinder sports racers competed successfully through the late 1950s, culminating with the famed 500 Mondial and 750 Monza. While the usual Ferrari V12 models used downdraft carburettors located centrally in the "valley" of the V engine, the inline-engined fours used side-draft units and thus did not need the hood scoops. Almost all Monzas had 2,250 mm (88.6 in) of wheelbase, except for 250 and 860 Monza.