The Engine That Makes the Ferrari 250 SWB

Under the SWB’s achingly beautiful body beats the true heart of Ferrari.

It takes quite a thing to outshine the Ferrari 250 GT SWB, and that thing is the Colombo V-12 stationed under its long hood. This engine’s importance to Ferrari is difficult to overstate, as it played a headlining role in transforming the fledgling racing concern into one of the most storied auto­makers in history. The Colombo V-12 is the heart of Ferrari, full stop. This story originally appeared in Volume 22 of Road Track.

0-liter version that powers 250 models and finally to 77 mm for cars that followed. The Colombo V-12 later maxed out at 4.9 liters, aided by a stretch in cylinder spacing to 94 mm. The engine’s flexibility in displacement and states of tune was instrumental to Enzo Ferrari’s success in selling road cars to well-heeled customers. Road-car sales made Enzo’s motorsport endeavors possible. A racing-­pedigreed V-12 made both of those things possible.

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