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1950 ferrari 195 inter coupe by touring
This is a rare and important car, but the market for early Ferraris is quite thin
by Steve Ahlgrim
Darin Schnabel ©2017, courtesy of RM Sotheby’s
Details
Years produced: 1950–51
Number produced: 25
Original list price: $5,050
Current SCM Median Valuation:
$1,288,000
Tune-up cost: $3,000
Distributor cap: $200 for a reproduction
cap. Two are required
Chassis # location: Stamped on the
passenger’s side frame rail next to
the engine
Engine # location: Stamped on a flange
on the rear passenger’s side of block
Club: Ferrari Club of America
Web: www.ferrariclubofamerica.org
Alternatives: 1950 Maserati A6 1500, 1952
Mercedes-Benz 300S Coupe, 1950
Porsche 356 coupe
SCM Investment Grade: B
comps
Chassis number: 0081S
Engine number: 0081S
chassis produced, and one of just three bod-
chassis number 0081S was the first of 25 195
ied by the renowned Milanese coachbuilder
Touring.
Distinctive features included a lack of the usual
Superleggera script on the hood, as well as small Italian
lights, similar to those on early barchettas. In April 1951,
the car, finished in its original hue of Oro Metallizzato,
was shown by Franco Cornacchia’s Societá Agenzia
Internazionale Commerciale Auto Ricambi (AICAR) on
behalf of Ferrari at the 33rd Turin Motor Show.
This lovely, authentic, well-known Turin show car
ranks among the most attractive closed early Ferraris, and
it would be a superb entrant to either concours field or
prestigious rally events around the world.
scm Analysis This car, Lot 123, sold for
$1,085,400, including buyer’s pre-
mium, at RM Sotheby’s Leggenda e Passione auction on
September 9, 2017, in Maranello, Italy.
This year is the 70th anniversary of the birth of Ferrari
as an automobile company. Legend has it that on March
12, 1947, Enzo Ferrari drove the first automobile built
under his name — a type 125 S — out the doors of his
workshop and through the surrounding neighborhood.
That original 125 S is long gone, but Ferrari has pro-
1950 Ferrari 166 MM 212 Export “Uovo”
coupe
Lot 152, s/n 024MB
Condition 2+
Sold at $4,510,000
RM Sotheby’s, Monterey, CA, 8/18/17
SCM# 6846334
duced a faithful replica to fill in for the original when
ceremony requires.
The reproduction 125 S is sometime found at the
Museo Enzo Ferrari in Modena, Italy, a complex that
also features Mr. Ferrari’s parental home, his father’s
workshop and an incredible display of early Italian
automobile history. It is a must-see stop for anyone
interested in the founding of the brand.
The Museo Enzo Ferrari, along with its sister mu-
seum, Museo Ferrari — near the current Ferrari fac-
tory in neighboring Maranello — and Ferrari’s famed
Fiorano test track were featured in a recent celebration
of Ferrari’s 70th Anniversary.
RM Sotheby’s teamed with Ferrari for an auction dur-
ing the event. The auction was held right on the grounds
of the storied Fiorano test track, just steps away from
a celebratory concours showcasing a dream field of
many of the most important and valuable Ferraris ever
produced.
One of 54 lots
195 Inter chassis 0081S was one of just 54 Ferrari-
specific lots offered at the very special Leggenda e
Passione auction. It was the oldest of the lots, which
ranged up to a yet-to-be-built commemorative LaFerrari
Aperta. The Aperta, a donation from Ferrari, netted
1950 Ferrari 166 MM/195 S Le Mans coupe
Lot 33, s/n 0060M
Condition 2-
Sold at $6,490,000
Gooding & Co., Scottsdale, AZ, 1/29/16
SCM# 270462
1950 Ferrari 195 S Inter coupe
Lot 1395, s/n 0081S
Condition 1-
Not sold at $1,705,000
Barrett-Jackson, Scottsdale, AZ, 1/25/16
SCM# 270617
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