Ferrari 375 MM Pinin Farina Spider chassis #0370MM

March 05, 2026

Ferrari 375 MM Pinin Farina Spider chassis #0370MM

This is a scan from the original slide courtesy of the photographer Tim Andrew who responded after I reached out following seeing the article and credit in Retro Viseur. The also car featured in a yet to be identified english speaking magazine, we'll keep looking.

We (my immediate family) were either sent or found this photograph, just after the passing of my father, Journalist and former amateur racing driver Roger Bell, 4 years ago today. Clearly he was enjoying his days work driving in the rain, chassis number 0370, a Ferrari 375MM Pinin Farina, for (at least) the French publication Retro Viseur. The image became, and remains, a favourite of my father.

Chassis number 0370 was first raced in the Buenos Aires 1000km of January 1954. Entered by Scuderia Ferrari, it finished first with Giuseppe Farina and Umberto Maglioli behind the wheel. The car was subsequently sold to a young Masten Gregory who, after crashing at Pebble Beach during practice, returned it back to the factory for repairs. Once completed, the repaired car and Gregory, during the second half of 1954, won many races in Europe, the Bahamas and then back in the USA.

Barchetta RC details fully chassis #0370 race history with Masten Gregory in 1954, then Dale Duncan (Gregory's then brother in law) throughout 1955 and 1956, followed by a number of other drivers including Carol Shelby in 57.

Ferrari.com say of the 375 model "The 375 Mille Miglia carried on the Ferrari tradition of naming sports models after the famous Italian road race and was a spin-off of the F1 single-seater, just like its sister car, the 375 America, which was the GT equivalent. The engine was based on its F1 counterpart, albeit with a new crankshaft giving a shorter, 68 mm stroke but with a bigger bore for a larger, 4.5-litre displacement. The engine debuted in a 340 berlinetta at Le Mans where it was driven by Ascari and Villoresi. Subsequently Pinin Farina built a series of around 10 spiders and a few berlinettas which were mainly fielded by privateers"

The 375MM was Pinin Farina's first open competition Ferrari and the first car to be powered by Lampredi's 4.5ltr version of his long block V12. There were two versions of the 4.5lts engine with slightly different internals and capacities, the factory tipo 102 and the customer tipo 103, both producing 340bhp, more than enough to keep the 900kg car competitive against the fearsome Mercedes 300SL.

The 375 enjoyed success with both the Scuderia, with works drivers, Giuseppe Farina, Mike Hawthorn, Alberto Ascari and Luigi Villoresi as well as privateers, with the Scuderua taking the 1953 World Championship using the 375 and the older 340 model. 1954 saw a repeat using 375 and 750 Monza's. For the 1955 World Championship, the 375 managed just one win, the first race of the season in Argentina, where they also took second place, both cars driven by local Argentinian drivers.