Ferrari 512 BB 1976–1981 car dimensions: 4400 mm long, 1830 mm wide and 1120 mm high. Unladen weight is 1,400 kg. Boot space with the seats up is 140 litres.
The two-seat cabin uses leather on the seats, dash, doors and sills. Air conditioning, electric windows and a stereo come as standard. Gauges sit in a clear binnacle ahead of a three-spoke wheel, with a flat floor and only a small coolant-pipe tunnel between the seats. The driving position is reclined but roomy for a mid-engine car of the period. No electronic driver aids appear in the published equipment.
A front compartment holds about 140 litres around the cooling hardware. Extra soft bags fit on a shelf behind the seats. There is no rear boot.
Published figures list a 160 kg payload. No towing capacities or heavy-duty options are stated for this two-seat berlinetta.
The cabin feels roomy for a mid-engined two-seater, with a nearly flat floor broken only by a central coolant pipe conduit and no tall transmission tunnel. Soft leather seats are sized for normal frames and give a comfortable semi-reclined sporting position once you settle in. Air conditioning comes standard to handle heat from the front radiators, pipes and rear engine. Electric windows and a stereo are also standard. Slim pillars and quarter windows give good all-round visibility. The simple three-spoke leather wheel and clear orange-on-black gauges sit ahead of you.
120-litre fuel tank
Four Weber carburettors on petrol flat-12
Disc brakes all round
Three-point seat belts standard
Air conditioning standard
Tubular steel chassis
The 4.9-litre flat-12 runs on petrol through four Weber carburettors and feeds from a 120-litre tank. Range depends on driving style. the layout puts the engine behind the cabin so heat soak is a constant factor that the standard air conditioning works to counter.
Servicing follows the factory lubrication and maintenance charts covering engine oil, filters, belts, clutch fluid and chassis points. The dry-sump system and twin-plate clutch need specialist attention. Regular checks keep the complex mid-engine package reliable.
Safety equipment centres on disc brakes front and rear plus three-point seat belts. The tubular steel frame provides the basic structure. No period crash-test ratings appear in maker material. Original cars were not built to meet US or Canadian federal safety rules.
Living with the car means accepting specialist servicing, careful heat management and classic-car upkeep. Keep the air conditioning working and insulation intact for usable cabin temperatures. Parts and expertise stay available through Ferrari specialists.
Length 4400 mm, Width 1830 mm, Height 1120 mm, Wheelbase 2500 mm (512 BB 1976–1981)
Sources: manufacturer data, ferrari.com/en-EN/auto/512-bb, encyCARpedia and vehiclesizes.com/carfolio.