The most undervalued 70s supercar? The Ferrari 512BB | RM Sotheby's Cliveden House 

An under appreciated ferrari for sure. love the design of the 512BB

One of the most gorgeous shapes ever, to my eyes.

From an era when cars were beautiful rather than vulgar... The presenter is so right in that modern cars are too fast for the road. Superb!

Dream machine!! Love the 512BB

We Love this Video & this car. Jonty is right on the money when he talks about useable on the public roads power, engagement and still enjoyable at lower speeds. In terms of motoring fun look to the past, maybe the future is firmly behind us!

Love this, great review and video. Can't wait to get mine finished

Always one of my favorites.

Gorgeous car. As a child we'd take trips to the continent passing through France, Switzerland through the famous Mont Blanc tunnel and into our beloved Italy. One such year we were on the Autostrada when one of these was coming up fast in the outside lane with the headlights flashing. A moment I'll never forget.

A friend of mine has the original Milan 356 launch car..6 rear lights 6 tailpipes. In concours condition. Simply gorgeous.

I happened to be in my local Ferrari AD in Melbourne today and what was in the workshop.. an immaculate original 365BB. RHD too. Dark green over tan interior. Fabulous.. and right next to it was a Rosso Corsa 512BB. Also RHD and immaculate. 2 in one day.. and then I saw a gorgeous 275GTS for sale in Duttons Garage for sale. Only in Melbourne.

Why are you intentionally trying to drive up prices?

though colloquially known as a berlinetta boxer, the engine is not a boxer but a flat-12. the pistons do not "box" each other in the firing order; it's a v12 splayed out 180-degrees. the 512BB, in all its iterations, is a beautiful car. much more elegant and timeless than either the countach or the testarossa that replaced it. congrats for getting to experience one!

Fantastic Fioravanti design.

Probably my favorite vintage Ferrari, thanks to the engine in the back which leads to that beautiful design

I’ve wanted one since I was in short trousers (and they were new). Simply one of the most beautiful Ferraris … ever!

Beautiful images and sound honouring a milestone in automotive art.

Very nice video guys. So happy your reviewing older supercars from across the board. These days supercar driver seems to be a pi55ing contest for hyper cars.

For Christmas in 1984 I received a book about Ferrari by Godfrey Eaton. On the cover was a photo of a 512BB in dark blue. To my eyes it was one of the most beautiful cars in the world. I still love it. Sammy Hagar drove a black one in “I can’t drive 55”. I mostly liked the beginning of the video when the car was briefly driven. Looked good in black too in his video, but I’ve always wanted one in blue. I found a blue 512BB that was sold online and it was in blue. I think it was blu Sera or blu Chairo. Maybe they are the same color? The car in the book looks to entirely in blue, without the black trim on the bottom of the car.

That’s a beautiful looking Ferrari. Gorgeous ❤❤❤🤩👍🏻

Superb. I had the privilege of being driven in this very car. If I could, I definitely would buy this one; a very special example in top condition.

What a beautiful car with a wonderful sound, thanks for this video

Always loved the 512BB. I remember when it was the fastest production car. Technically not a boxer engine, BTW. It was basically a 180 degrees V12. The crankshaft worked like a V engine, not opposing firing like Porsche boxer engine. But it was a derivative of their racing 12 cylinder engines. The price is lowish because maintenance is killer expensive. $25,000+ engine out procedure to replace sparkplugs and such.

No explanation about the "industrial" steering column extension boss?

I have never understood why the Testarossa is more popular than the 512 BB/BBi....This is one of the most beautiful cars made ever in my mind

I love mid engines super cars and this was my childhood poster car. I found the testarossa a bit crude in its looks. Others I loved were the pantera, stratos, 308 GT4 and a lot later, the Audi R8

So much cooler than a Countach.

How ironic, I never knew about these Ferrari's, but this is the second video about one in the last two days. @WDDetailing just had a barn find on their channel.

My favorite!

What did it go for?

I love it, was lucky enough to drive one once, but despite the BB name, it is not a true Boxer engine, even though its a Flat 12. Boxer engines like the Porsche, air cooled VWs and Subarus have opposing pistons that go in and out at the same time, helping to cancel vibration. But for a 12 cylinder engine this would make for an extremely over complicated crank shaft. And I am pretty sure Porsche tried to make a true Boxer 12 engine for a race car and decided the simple Flat 12 was superior. Doesn't take away from what an excellent car the 512 is, just a piece of car nerd history.

Bless the Ferrari content creators🙏

I don't believe the 308GTB styling was a result of the 512BB mate. The 308 was a derivative of the Dino 246GT which was Ferrari's first mid-engined road car. The first mid-engined 12 cylinder road car was the 365BB which replaced the 365GTB/4 (Daytona). Rather, the styling of the 365BB was new, and it morphed into the 512BB, Testarossa, 512TR and F512M.

saw you in washington today😮

EPIC

I always wonder how it compares to the Testarossa.

I’d really like a Koenig 512 BB

I kind of miss my 79

I'll take one in white please!

Classi-kay.. pronounced.

Again: this is *not* a Boxer engine. It's got a V-crankshaft.

One of my top two dream cars, vying for the no. 1 spot alongside the original Countach LP400 and just beating the 308 GTB and the Esprit S1 (my top 10 also includes the BMW M1, Maserati Bora, Urracco P300, Honda NSX, F355 GTB and Ford GT). This and the 308 GTB are Fioravanti's masterpieces and to my eyes the most beautiful Ferraris ever. I am not saying the Miura is not a gorgeous car, but I think the BB is better looking and still looks modern, whereas the Miura's proportions and design language date it to the mid 60s. I can understand why they had to go to fuel injection with the BBi but I think they also compromised the looks slightly, by exposing the fog lights and adding extra indicators above the grille. Still, that was not as bad as the corruption of the 308 shape with the ugly nose job they gave the 288 GTO or the even worse treatment they gave the 328. I know the BBs' successor, the Testarossa is easier to drive (and in 512TR form a genuinely good handling and good looking car), but if I ever win the lottery I'm getting a carburettored 512BB, or possibly the wilder 365 BB, though I would miss the NACA ducts... Oh and I think LHD makes more sense: I'm sure the pedal offset is still terrible but not as bad and the gearlever is on the correct side of the centre console relative to the driver. Crazy to think these cars could be bought for around £35k in the late 90s/early 00s. I could see they were undervalued even then, but given I did not enter gainful enmployment until the mid-2000s all I could do was watch the ship sail away...

Berlinetta Bialbero not « boxer »

Behave yourself. No 512BB ever went anywhere close to 188mph. 174mph was the highest one was ever recorded at I believe. Where did you get 188 from? I know you have to be nice to the seller but come on. Most on here will have shaken their heads at that one...

FIAT project Enzo had no involvement

Well, the Countach is nicer, there is no debate! 😀 Too much wheel gap. Rear end is too short or front end too long. There is an unbalance. Engine deck lid not well integrated to the rest of body … C pillar has something … A nice car, but not great. But the 512 BB is a very interesting machine. To each their own …

its not under valued, its a terrible car.