THE FERRARI 212 EXPORT

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The 212 Export was produced from 1951 till 1952.
The Type 212 was announced but not exposed at the Paris show of Octobre 1950.
It had the fourth version of the V12 engine developed by engineer Colomb. He was the successor of the 125, 159, 166 and 195 (the engine capacity if multiplied by 12).
The 212 was finally exposed during the Turijn show in April. Their were 2 versions: the 212 Inter with long chassis and a 150PK engine and the 212 Export with short chassis and a tweaked 160PK engine.
Their were 82 212 Inter produced and only 33 212 Export.

THE FERRARI 250 GT BERLINETTA 1960

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The Ferrari 250 GT was produced from 1960 till 1963.
The 250 GT Berlinetta was introduced at the Paris show in 1960. The Berlinetta was a special version of the '55 250 GT Coupé.
It was a real sportscar with a 20 cm shorter wheelbase without bumpers and luxe interior.
They were extremely successfull in racing. As example : in 1960 the first three places, in 1961 the first four places and in 1962 again the first place in the Tour de France for cars.