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-!colspan=2 style="color: white; background: darkred;"|'''Ferrari 750 Monza'''
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-|Production || 1954
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-|Class ||[[World Sportscar Championship|WSC racer]]
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-|Predecessor || [[#735 S|Ferrari 735 S]]
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-|Successor || [[#857 S|Ferrari 857 S]]
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-|Engine || 3.0 L (3000 cc) ''[[Ferrari Lampredi engine|Lampredi]]'' [[Straight-4|I4]]
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-saw the introduction of a new four cylinder sports racer, the '''750 Monza'''.  Sporting a three litre version of the 500 Mondial's engine, the Monza was much more powerful, with 250 hp (186 kW) available, but barely heavier at 760 kg (1675 lb).  The new-style body was penned by Pinin Farina and presaged the droop-nose look of the famed [[Ferrari 250 GTO|250 GTO]], but it was Scaglietti's 750 Monza, with its faired-in headrest suggesting the flowing [[Ferrari Testa Rossa|Testa Rossa]] that drew attention.
-Mike Hawthorn and [[Umberto Maglioli]] piloted their 750 Monza to victory at Monza
-on its very first race, giving the car its name.  Although they were strong on the track, the Monza was unable to hold off the [[Mercedes-Benz]] [[Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR|300 SLR]] in 1955, allowing the Germans to seize the sports car championship that Ferrari claimed in 1954.
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