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Here are 6 ways to spot the difference between the LWB and SWB California Spyder. (For less interested in details I show some incredible pictures of the California Spyder in the end of my report). Main picture shows a 250 California Spyder LWB. Nr 1: Headlights.
The two versions of the California (SWB and LWB) can be distinguished by the design of the air intake on the hood, which supplies air to the carburetors; the SWB version features a half-recessed intake. Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spyder rear.
Ferrari 250 California SWB Spyder. In 1959, Ferrari debuted the shorter California Spyder on their stiffer short wheel base (SWB) chassis. These cars were superior as they had disc brakes, a more powerful engine, and a less bulk.
Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder SWB. In 1959, Ferrari gave the 250 GT Berlinetta sharper handling, reducing its wheelbase from 2,600 mm to 2,400 mm. In 1960, Scaglietti unveiled the 250 GT California Spyder SWB at the Geneva Motor Show, its body pulled more tautly over this updated chassis.
Ferrari 250 California LWB Spyder. When Ferrari replaced their 250 Cabriolet Series I with a more luxurious Series II version, Luigi Chinetti convinced Ferrari to continue on with a more sporting version called the California Spyder.
24 cze 2015 · The Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spyder is one of the prettiest and most desirable Ferraris ever made, coming as it does from a period of freedom and creativity in car design that reflects the zeitgeist of the swinging sixties.
The majority of ‘LWB’ cars had the single overhead camshaft per bank 3 litre V12 engine, with factory type references 128C and 128D, and a capacity of 2953 cc, with a bore and stroke of 73 mm x 58.8 mm, with spark plugs inside the vee of the block, to the same basic specification as the concurrent berlinettas.
