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1953 Ferrari 375 America Coupé Pinin Farina [0339AL]

1953 Ferrari 375 America [0339AL] in Perry Mason, TV Series, 1957-1966 Ep. 1.01

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1953 Ferrari 375 America Coupé Pinin Farina [0339AL]

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DAF555 ◊ 2008-12-16 21:18	Ferrari?
nzcarnerd ◊ 2008-12-17 08:04	Definitely European but is it a convertible? Might also be a Lancia Aurelia.
Ddey65 ◊ 2008-12-17 19:10	I don't see any convertibles here.
pilou ◊ 2008-12-18 09:36	Few details.I go for a 1957 Ferrari 250 GT Coupe Pinin Farina
bref ◊ 2008-12-18 12:24	Very nice coupé. It has something à la Alfa Romeo 1900 and 342/375 America. A bit too small to be a 250 GT in my opinion
chammo ◊ 2009-02-27 18:29	Quite surely a Pininfarina Coupe from 1953-54 period. Pininfarina used those exact tail lights on his 342 Americas and then there was this one 375 America Pininfarina Speciale (shown here with after-market lenses). Link to "www.barchetta.cc" This car appeared in film "Boy and a Dolphin" in 1957, so it was in USA and "within the circles". It was also silver - and not really a very big car. Normal production cars (250 europa/375 america) were very similar, but they all had oval lenses placed horizontally. I think it really is 375 America 0339AL. I wonder who owned it at that time!
Sunbar ◊ 2009-02-27 20:19	But "Boy on a Dolphin" 1957 was filmed on location in Greece with studio scenes in Rome?
chammo ◊ 2009-03-05 21:39	Good point, would be nice to see the film for an opinion if they really used that car as claimed. On the other hand this car was soon exported to USA, so could still have been there and then a little later parked in the film/tv industry surroundings in USA. Anyway, that is a very special Pininfarina car and if it isn't Ferrari 0339AL I cannot think what it could be! The 342 Americas are very different and Pininfarina was a very small operator at the time so I can't really think of any alternatives!
bri_jms ◊ 2019-02-08 10:10	it sits too high to be a Ferrari or Alfa, they sat pretty low
PMtech ◊ 2020-05-02 08:00	This is not a 1953 Ferrari 375 America Coupe Pinin Farina The tail lights on a "53" 375 America Coupe are very different. I'm sure it's one of the following "52" Ferraris' 1952 Ferrari 342 America Pinin Farina Coupe or a 1952 Ferrari 212 Europa Coupe by Pinin Farina See if you agree. I had lots of fun researching.
dsl ◊ 2020-05-02 13:50	@PMtech - check the link above to the specific 375 America [chassis 0339AL] and its photo there - that car's tail-lights seem to match, and it's recorded as the car in the film. The only difference I can spot in its modern state is that it has 2x double exhausts, compared to 2x single back in the day, and maybe that the lenses have been changed. Compared to both specific examples of the 342 and 212 you've attached, they each have 2x single exhausts as seen on the film car, but the bootlids are different - on the 342 and 212 they both go down to the bumper, while on the film car and 375 [0339AL] the lid finishes at a higher level, leaving a strip above the bumper. I'd also reject the 212 as shown - rear window shape is wrong (rounded corners, possibly taller and more upright), although the 342 window shape seems fine. So not enough reason to overturn the ID of 375 [0339AL] as things stand .....
PMtech ◊ 2020-05-12 01:15	@dsl Thanks for your observations and feedback. I took a closer look at [0339AL] and the barchetta web page [ Link to "www.barchetta.cc" ] and learned the 375 America was only built from late 1953 through 1954. Only 12 cars were made, with ten being original 375s and two being 250 Europas that were converted to 375 specifications. The majority of 375s had three-window coupe bodies by Pinin Farina, and three coupes and one convertible had Vignale bodies. I totally agree the car in the barchetta web page is the same vehicle in the “Boy on a Dolphin" movie, see attached image with arrows. The front bumper is the same unique one as well. As you pointed out roof line, and the trunk or “boot” as you call it, in the scene, didn’t match the 212s or 342s, but are identical to the 250 Europas and the 375 America. Also, I don’t think the 212s and 342s have three-window designs. I could not detect a window post in the image. I made a blowup of, with outlines of the car for my research. The 375 America s/n 0339AL has to be a “one of a kind” 375 tail light design by Pinin Farina. This design seems to be very rare for all Ferrari models. Only a few 212s and 342s and now this only 375 America have it. I've been unable to find images of [s/n 0307AL] or [s/n 0329AL]. The 1953 Ferrari 250 Europa Cabriolet Pinin Farina convertible [s/n 0311EU], was the only other one, with similar tail lights and rear quarter panels, I could find. I have to agree, it’s the 1953 Ferrari 375 America Pinin Farina Coupe [s/n 0339AL] before it had the 4 white dots on the boot lid. Would that make it the most expensive automobile in the Perry Mason TV Series?
dsl ◊ 2020-05-12 02:10	I like a happy ending.
PMtech ◊ 2020-05-17 06:32	These images are my tribute to the 375 America [0339AL]. I hope someday there will be more photos of this automobile.

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