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The Best of Amelia Island 2015
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Sold for $1,550,000 on March 14, 2015 140 bhp, 2,562 cc single overhead-camshaft V-12 engine, five-speed manual gearbox, independent front suspension via A-arms, transverse leaf springs, and hydraulic lever shocks, live axle rear suspension with semi-elliptic leaf springs and hydraulic lever shocks, and four-wheel hydraulic drum brakes. Wheelbase: 102.4 in. Built for American sportsman Thomas Neelands A compelling early Vignale-bodied Ferrari; one of only six built Matching-numbers original engine and gearbox Two-time Copperstate 1000 participant |
| 1953 Ferrari 212 Europa Coupe by Vignale | |
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Ferrari’s 212 series of automobiles was
constructed between 1950 and 1953, and it boasted a variety of different
styles and configurations that customers could choose from. The cars
were blessed with a modified Colombo V-12 that was bored out to 2.5
liters to provide high horsepower, as well as a chassis that was largely
based on that of the earlier 166 MM but had been adapted by engineers to
handle the higher horsepower of its updated engine. With only about 100 models of the 212 produced, production was divided up into competition-ready Export models, which sported even-numbered chassis, and road going Inter models, which received odd-numbered chassis. Towards the end of the production run, some of these 212 models carried the chassis number suffix “EU,” which stood for Europa. Numerous coachbuilders would be commissioned to clothe the 212 chassis and engine, but none were more distinctive than those bodied by Vignale. |
