I am a dutch ferrari historian - new to your forum - who has been researching this car for over 15 years.
Hereby the data i collected on this car:

Ferrari GP Monoposto 625 Tasman
Serialnumber: #0712

In the books:


The complete Ferrari, by Godfrey Eaton, page 302:
625 Tasman: 4-cylinder in-line, 2730cc, 98.5x90 mm, 250 bhp at 6200 rpm, CR 9.0:1, double ohc, 2 plugs per cylinder, 2x42 DCOA Webers. Chassis as 625A, except 555 F1-type 5-speed gearbox integral with final drive.
Built for Pat Hoare for Formula Libre racing, this used a modified 625A chassis with 555 F1 5-speed transaxle and unique bodywork with Lancia D50 tail tank. The engine was an enlarged version of the 1956 2.5-litre 625LM sports car unit (type 137).


Ferrari, fifth edition, by Hans Tanner with Doug Nye, page 256:
Ferrari maintained his interest in the New Zealand races but, despite lengthy negotiations with the organizers of these events, he decided that he could not participate. To make up for this he agreed to supply a special car to New Zealand driver, Pat Hoare, so that the name of Ferrari would be represented.
The Special was typical of Ferrari’s policy with customers’ cars. Nothing exceptional was designed and he settled on using up components that were available and not much use to the factory. The basis of the car was a type 500 chassis fitted with a specially tuned version of the type 625 4-cylinder Le Mans sports car engine which had been bored out from 2.5 to 2.8 litres. A Supersqualo transmission was used to give lower seating position and a neat body, incorporating a Lancia D50 fuel tank, completed the car. With this car Pat Hoare ran in most of the races in New Zealand where the car performed with a certain amount of success.
The 4-cylinder engine was inclined to be troublesome and Hoare tried to find a 12-cylinder as a substitute. An appeal to the factory brought forward suggestion that a completely new car be provided and the New Zealander agreed to this.
Page 256 shows also a picture: New Zealand special Ferrari, originally built for Pat Hoare with a 2.5-litre 4-cylinder engine, but it is now running with a 2-litre 4-cylinder. Here (picture) it is driven by its late owner, British Littlewoods Pools heir, Nigel Moores.


Ferrari’s Owners Club Register thirds edition:
625 Tasman 1958-1960. 4-cylinder in-line, 2730cc, 98.5x90mm, 250 bhp at 6200 rpm, CR 9.0:1, double ohc, two plugs per cylinder, 2 x 42 DCOA Webers. Chassis as 625A except 555F1 type 5-speed gearbox integral with final drive.
Notes: Special car for Formula Libre racing, built in 1957 for Pat Hoare of New Zealand. Used modified 625A chassis with 555 F1 5-speed transaxle and unique bodywork with Lancia D50 tail tank. Engine was enlarged version of 1956 2.5 litre 625LM sports car unit (tipo 137). Raced by Hoare in New Zealand 1958 to 1960 then sold.






The Ferrari Register – supplement one, by Dr. Robert B. Marvin:
625 Tasman 1957-1960, 500 chassis; bored out 625 sports engine; some Lancia parts; sold to Pat Hoare, New Zealand 1958; then Shuter & Brown; raced in English historic events; presently (1981) in Nigel Moores’ estate with 2-litre engine.




Ferrari, I Quattro Cilindri:
As its name, the Tasman, indicates, this model was destined for Tasmania, the island in the Pacific, to the South-east of Australia. It was a single seater outfitted at Maranello for particular customers to run in their own local races.
The 625 chassis was equipped with a 137 engine directly derived from the 131 on which the bore was widened from 90 to 100mm and the stroke lengthened from 78 to 95mm. This produced unit and total cylinder capacities of 746.12 and 2984.51cc respectively and a bore/stroke ratio of 0.95/1.
The fuel supply was handled by two Weber 52 DCO carburettors and the ignition system employed two spark plugs per cylinder and two ignition coils.
This engine developed 260 bhp at 6000 rpm with a compression ratio of 8.6:1, a specific power output of 87.11 bhp/litre and an average piston speed at peak power output of 19 m/sec.




History:
Delivered new to Pat Hoare (NZ)
11-1-1958 4th – 5th GP New Zealand, Ardmore – Hoare – total of 75 laps – 1h54m40.7s (car described as 625 Ferrari 3000cc!!)
25-1-1958 4th – 7th Lady Wigram Trophy, Wigram – Hoare – 69 laps
1-2-1958 4th – 6th Dunedin Road Race, Dunedin - Hoare
8-2-1958 ?? – 1st Teretonga International, Teretonga – Hoare
10-1-1959 11th – 6th NZ Grand Prix, Ardmore – Hoare – total of 70 laps –
raceno. 16
24-1-1959 Ret. – 8th Lady Wigram Trophy, Wigram – Hoare – 7 laps, piston
31-1-1959 7th – 1st Waimate 50, Waimate – Hoare – 33 laps
7-2-1959 ?? – 2nd Teretonga International, Teretonga – Hoare
9-1-1960 8th – 7th NZ Grand Prix, Ardmore – Hoare
23-1-1960 5th – 9th Lady Wigram Trophy, Wigram – Hoare
30-1-1960 2nd – 7th Dunedin Road Race, Dunedin – Hoare
6-2-1960 4th – 3rd Teretonga International, Teretonga – Hoare
13-2-1960 2nd – 2nd Waimate 500, Waimate – Hoare
end 1960 Car sold to Frank Shuter (NZ)
11-1960 1st – 1st Renwick 50, Renwick – Shuter
7-1-1961.1 11th – 8th NZ Grand Prix, Ardmore – Shuter – total of 67 laps raceno. 2
21-1-1961.1 Ret. – 10th Lady Wigram Trophy, Wigram – Shuter (car crashed, broken in two)
28-1-1961 DNA – 8th Dunedin Road Race, Dunedin – Shuter

1969 Car sold to John Brown (UK)
1969 Car sold to Nigel Moores, heir of the British Littlewood Pools
17-5-1969 Amoc Martini Trophy, Siverstone – Moores
23-9-1973 JCB 10-lap Trophy, Cristal Palace – Moores
1988 Following the death of Moores, the car was sold by his estate to Hayashi (JAP)
199? Sold to Evert Louman and displayed by him in the Nationaal Automobiel Museum at Raamsdonksveer, Netherlands. The car is still in its livery as shown in the picture on page 256 in Hans Tanner’s and Doug Nye’s, Ferrari fifth edition.

The car is now equipped with engine #0672 MDTR which is equipped with two Weber 45DCOA (45 DCOA #3 back + 45 DCOA #4 front).


Source: 1. Ferrari, fifth edition by Hans Tanner & Doug Nye
2. The complete Ferrari, by G. Eaton
3. Ferrari’s Owner Club Register third edition
4. The Ferrari Register – supplement one - , by Dr. Robert B. Marvin
5. Ferrari, I Quattro cilindri, by Francesco Scaletti
6. Marcel Massini
7. Jarrett Rothmeier
8. www.sergent.com.au/nzgp.html
9. Andrew Wass


C:PETERGROOTSWAGERS(NL)

Can anybody help me please with additional data, stories when raced and especcially pictures of this car when raced.

Right now this car is in the Louman Museum in Wassenaar - the Netherlands.

Peter