<< Prev Page 2 of 2 Mated to a five-speed gearbox, the engine was mounted in a chassis that had seen far fewer changes since it was introduced in the second half of the 1940s. Constructed from two large diameter tubular side members it sported double wishbones with a transverse leaf spring at the front, a live rear axle and drum brakes on all four corners. During 1951, a slightly revised chassis was offered which was constructed from smaller diameter tubes and boasted additional cross braces. Lighter and stronger, the new 'Tuboscocca' chassis was used for the final batch of 212 Exports built.
As was the norm in the day, Ferrari offered the 212 Export as a rolling chassis ready for specialist coach-builders to cloth. At twelve each, Touring and Vignale were responsible for the vast majority of the bodies fitted on the 27 examples of the 212 Export produced. The most common coachwork fitted on the 2.6 litre chassis was the Barchetta by Touring that had been first used for the 166 MM three years earlier. Compared to the earlier competition chassis, an unusually large amount of the 212 Export were with fitted with coupe or berlinetta bodies, which clearly was a sign of things to come.
Immediately after its April 1951 Turin Motor Show launch, the 212 Export was made available to customers; it was not raced by the works team as they were already running even larger engined models. The 212 Export was nevertheless quite successful, scoring numerous class and outright victories. Giovanni Marzotto used his example to win the Targa Florio outright, while Piero Taruffi and Luigi Chinetti raced a long wheelbase (to comply with the regulations) 212 Export to victory in the 1951 Carrera Panamericana. Ahead of the 1952 season, the 212 Export was replaced by the slightly larger engined 225 S. << Prev Page 2 of 2
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Mated to a five-speed gearbox, the engine was mounted in a chassis that had seen far fewer changes since it was introduced in the second half of the 1940s. Constructed from two large diameter tubular side members it sported double wishbones with a transverse leaf spring at the front, a live rear axle and drum brakes on all four corners. During 1951, a slightly revised chassis was offered which was constructed from smaller diameter tubes and boasted additional cross braces. Lighter and stronger, the new 'Tuboscocca' chassis was used for the final batch of 212 Exports built.