Introduced in 1951, the Ferrari 212 was the final evolution of the original tipo 166 model and the direct replacement for the 195 S. Upon its completion in December 1951, this Ferrari 212 chassis was shipped to Carrozzeria Ghia in Torino, and displayed on the Ghia stand at the Geneva and Torino Motor Shows in 1952.
The car was bought by Gianni Mazzocchi, founder of the publishing company Editoriale Domus S.p.A., which produced the well-known Italian car magazine Quattroruote. By the late 1960s, the 212 had made its way to the Detroit area and was hidden away in a long-term owner’s garage.
For decades, many Ferrari historians believed that this car was irretrievably lost, a fascinating Ghia show car that survived only in black-and-white photographs.
In 2011, the 212 Europa emerged from hiding, and over the next six years it was restored by a team of leading Ferrari specialists. Restoration completed in mid-2017, the car participated in last summer’s Pebble Beach Concours. In January 2018, the Ghia Cabriolet was exhibited at the Cavallino Classic, where it earned both a Platinum Award and the Wayne Obry Memorial Cup, a special honor given to the Ferrari best representing excellence in restoration quality.
