Ferrari 212 1952 Export Cabriolet - badge on bootlid
Ferrari 212 Inter 1953 Geneva Coupe - badge on bootlid
Ferrari 212 Inter 1953 Geneva Coupe - badge on wing for Carrozzeria Vignale
AC Ace. The AC Ace body came via John Tojeiro who built a couple of racing chassis for MG mechanics and one of these was given a body by Gray and Rich Panelcraft of Hammersmith that was unashamedly a copy of a Ferrari Barchetta. The car passed into the hands of Cliff Davis who then commissioned a larger version, also with a Gray and Rich body, so that he could fit in the Bristol six cylinder engine. Charles Hurlock of AC was shown the car and a deal was done to productionise the body at AC with Alan Turner and Vin Davidson developing the car after the 1953 Motor Show. Turner altered the styling into the car we know now as the AC Ace and later Cobra.
Ferrari 212 Export Coupe Vignale 1952. The Ferrari 212 inherited a Colombo V12 engine from the 1,995cc unit in the Ferrari 166, to the 2,562cc unit in the 212 with each cylinder having a displacement of 212cc - hence the name.
Ferrari 225 1952 Sport Spyder. For the 225 Ferrari upgraded the Colombo V12 engine to 2,715cc (giving 225cc per cylinder, hence the name). The engine was jointly developed by Colombo using Lampredi cam followers to develop 210bhp
Ferrari 212 1952 Export Cabriolet. Export models of the 212 were built on short wheelbase, Carrozzeria Vignale built some of the 90 212s
Ferrari 212 1952 Export Cabriolet. Export models of the 212 were built on short wheelbase, Carrozzeria Vignale built some of the 90 212s
Ferrari 212 Export Coupe Vignale 1952. Most of the 82 212 Inter cars were bodied by Carrozzeria Vignale.
Ferrari 212 Export Vignale Coupe. Powered by the 2,562cc Colombo V12 engine with coachwork by Carrozzeria Vignale.
Ferrari 212 Inter 1953 Geneva Coupe. Designed by Giovanni Michelotti and built by Carrozzeria Vignale, 6 such coupes were made. The 212 Inter had the longer chassis than the Export model.
Ferrari 212 Inter 1953 Geneva Coupe. Designed by Giovanni Michelotti and built by Carrozzeria Vignale, 6 such coupes were made. The 212 Inter had the longer chassis than the Export model.
Ferrari 225 1952 Sport Spyder. Derived from the Ferrari 212 Export but given a larger 2,715cc V12 engine jointly developed by Colombo and Lampredi. Ferrari tool the top three places at the Monaco Grand Prix in 1952 with the Ferrari 212
Ferrari 225 1952 Sport Spyder, with coachwork by Carrozzeria Vignale. This Barchetta was supplied to New Hampshire, America in 1952 and won 2 races outright 1952-54, plus 4 class wins. By 1980 it was being used in Drag Racing with a Chevrolet V8 engine, but was rescued and restored.
Ferrari 212 Inter 1953 Geneva Coupe. Designed by Giovanni Michelotti and built by Carrozzeria Vignale, 6 such coupes were made. The 212 Inter had the longer chassis than the Export model.
Ferrari 225 1952 Sport Spyder - ports in the front wing.
Ferrari 212 and 225
Ferrari 250 GT
For the 225 Ferrari upgraded the Colombo V12 engine to 2,715cc (giving 225cc per cylinder, hence the name). The engine was jointly developed by Colombo using Lampredi cam followers to develop 210bhp. The car itself was based on the 212 Export and proved victorious in many events. Later models were given 3-litre engines and then the competition cars were replaced by the 250 MM and 250 GT