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Although built on a competition chassis this Ferrari 212 never saw action on the track. It instead served as a show car for Vignale at the 1951 Turin Motor Show. And rightly so as the Giovanni Michelotti penned Coupe design fitted to chassis 0080E was one of the most elegant produced by Vignale for Ferrari. Shortly after its show duties the black and silver machine was sold to an enthusiast in Rome. It changed hands several times more before it was sold to the United States in 1956.
Like so many Ferraris, it soon lost its original colours in favour of 'resale red'. Chassis 0080E nevertheless remained in the same hands between 1958 and 1992. The new owner had it fully restored by Steve Tillack and had it finished in an attractive red and black. In this guise it was shown at many events The current owner acquired the Vignale Coupe in 2007 and had it repainted in its original black and silver finish. In 2010 he showed the 212 Export at the Cavallino Classic and it was subsequently featured on the cover of Cavallino Magazine. In August it was brought to Pebble Beach where it won the Ferrari Grand Touring class.
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