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Another restoration by Ferrari Classiche
debuted at the Villa d’Este Concorso
d’Eleganza; a 1952 212 Inter Cabriolet, it
is historically significant as it is only
the second car ever to have been built by
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Another
restoration by the Ferrari Classiche department debuted
at the prestigious Villa d’Este Concorso d’Eleganza over
the weekend on the shores of Lake Como. The car, a 1952
212 Inter Cabriolet (chassis number 0235EU), is
historically significant as it is only the second car
ever to have been built by Pinin Farina who went on to
become Ferrari’s coachbuilder of choice.
The 212 Inter Cabriolet was first shown to the public at
the Paris Motor Show in November 1952 before being sold
to its first owner, Tony Parravano of Rome, by the then
US importer, Chinetti Motors.
In August 1953 the car was famously entered at the
Nürburgring 1000 km by film director Roberto Rossellini
where it was driven by Maurice Gatsonides – the Dutch
racing driver best known for inventing the Gatso speed
camera – and Riccardo Vignolo, to finish an incredible
9th overall.
Now in the hands of American Ferrari collector, Kenneth
B. Roath and his wife Dayle, the matching-numbers 212
Inter Cabriolet was returned to Ferrari in the autumn of
2010 for a complete and meticulous restoration in its
original Azzurro over beige livery using both the
factory’s archives and period photos.
Ferrari Classiche
The department was set up in 2006 to provide owners of
classic, veteran and historic Ferraris with dedicated
maintenance, repair and renovation services, technical
assistance and authenticity certification. So far over
3,300 certification requests have been processed. The
certification process involves researching the original
designs of the historic Prancing Horse cars held in the
Company’s own Archive which houses details of all of the
GT, competition and sports prototype cars built by
Ferrari since its foundation. Any work done on the cars
is carried out in compliance with those original
designs. In all, 55 full restorations have been carried
out in Ferrari Classiche’s dedicated workshop.
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