Ferrari America is a series of flagship grand touring Ferrari models primarily built for the North American market in the 1950s and 1960s. The America models were equipped with large V12 engines and often had custom bodywork done by famous coachbuilders in Italy. All America models used a live axle in the rear, were front-engined, and had worm and sector steering.
Two models from the series, the 410 and the 400, were called Superamerica with the final model, the 500 being called the superfast. The America series also includes the 365 California.
340 America
The first America cars were called the 340 and were produced between 1950 and 1952. The new Lampredi V12 developed for Formula One racing was rated at 220 PS.[1] Originally only 23 units were built: 11 by Vignale, eight by Touring, and four by Ghia.