The Ferrari 512 up for auction doesn't boast the same record. Entered twice at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, in 1981 and 1984, it would never see the finish line. All total, 16 Ferrari 512 BB/LMs (for Boxer Berlinetta/Le Mans) were produced, but some went directly to collectors' garages without ever having entered into competition. The 35529 chassis was mounted in April of 1981 in the Scuderia Bellancauto workshops in Rome of Fabrizio Violati who would drive it himself in La Sarthe.

For its first race at the 1,000km of Monza, the 35529 chassis won its class and finished sixth overall, on the other hand two months later in La Sarthe, the trio Fabrizio Violati, Maurizio Flammini and Duilio Truffo was forced to abandon following transmission issues. The car would compete at a supplementary race in 1981 at Enna, Sicily with a sixth place finish and would not return to circuits until 1982 at Mugello with a 10th place finish.

The Ferrari 512 remained in the Scuderia Bellancauto workshops for all of 1983 and would race in its last two races in 1984. At Imola first off, but the engine didn't hold out, then at the 24 Hours of Le Mans where the gearbox would fail. Several days after the 24 Hours, the 35529 chassis would join the personal collection of Fabrizio Violati, deceased in 2010.

Today, the Ferrari 512 BB/LM (Lot 8) can participate in historic races, like the Le Mans Classic, the 2014 edition of which took place in early July. It was sold on Friday, August 15th for $990,000 by the Bonhams company.