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Ferrari 212 Export - 1951-1952 | 
| It didnt have a roof to keep out the occasional italian torrent, but who needs a roof when you can drive faster than the rain? | Specifications performance
0-60 in 7.05 sec. Top speed of 123 mph
engine typedrivetrain: Inclined overhead-cam vi2
displacement 154.08 cu. In. Power rating 170 hp
transmission 5-speed, non-synchronized manual
chassis: Independent front suspension; 1,870 lbs.
price: $9,500 in 1951 |
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| | About vehicle
Gentle ben
phil hills topless ferrari 212, a twelve-cylinder, triple-weber-fed race car, was like the 212 street car: A sleeping bear. It had the idle of a hibernating grizzly, snoring away comfortably at 500 rpm. Engaging the clutch, however, was like giving the peaceful bear a poke in the ribs: First there was a brief, complaining rumble from the 2.5-liter animal as the clutch engaged the nonsynchronized transmission and the rear wheels turned. The real fun began when the tires got a pulse-quickening grip on the road.
top speed?
the 212s aluminum block suddenly sprang to life, roaring at its maximum 7,500 rpm and screaming its displeasure as it was slowed with massive, twelve-inch, finned aluminum brake drums. Hills ferrari was also noted for its plastic racing windshields. The cars testers were only able to record a top speed of 123 mph, because higher speeds would bend and then shatter the windshields. No matter hills 212 was geared
for shorter road.circuits and rarely required higher speeds.
This 212 export carried piero scottifrom a third-place finish in the 1951 mille miglia to the italian sport championships that same year. |
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