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Few Ferraris have gone through so many appearance changes in such a short time as the featured 212 Export. Within a year, chassis '0086 E' sported four distinctively different bodies. The car was ordered by Scuderia Marzotto, who had it bodied by Carrozzeria Fontana. There the rolling chassis was fitted with rather ugly coachwork, which earned it the nickname 'Carretto Sicialano' or 'Sicilian Cart.' Despite its controversial appearance, it was driven to victory in the Giro di Sicilia by Vittorio Marzotto.
Shortly after the success on Sicily, the car was delivered to Vignale. There the Ferrari was rebodied with the familiar and much better looking Spyder design. Still not satisfied the Marzottos brought the car back to Paolo Fontana, who modified Vignale's work with a Station Wagon rear end. They intended to use the car as a spare parts transporter during the Carrera Panamericana. This unusual body was again quickly abandoned and replaced by Fontana with a Spyder design with inswept flanks.
In its fourth guise the 212 Export was raced by a variety of Italian drivers, but with limited success. A fire ended the car's racing career and what remained eventually ended up in the United States. Since then '0086 E' was not seen, although Marcel Massini reports in his book 'Ferraris by Vignale' that the car was reportedly undergoing a restoration. There was some evidence of that when the Fontana bodied 212 Export finally resurfaced in 2005. It was subsequently shown at the 2006 Cavallino Classic. The car's mechanicals looked original, while the body showed signs of a restoration.
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