:''See also the
195 S sports racer''
The Ferrari 195 Inter is a sportscar produced by
Ferrari
Ferrari S.p.A. (; ) is an Italian luxury sports car manufacturer based in Maranello, Italy. Founded by Enzo Ferrari (1898–1988) in 1939 from the Alfa Romeo racing division as ''Auto Avio Costruzioni'', the company built its first car in ...
in 1950 as a
grand tourer
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(GT) version of the
Ferrari 195 S
:''See also the 195 Inter grand tourer''
:''See also the 166 MM Berlinetta Le Mans''
The Ferrari 195 S was a sports racing car produced by Ferrari in 1950. It was an improved version of the 166 MM. The 195 S won Mille Miglia, Coppa della Tosca ...
racer.
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from auto.ferrari.com.
Introduced at the 1950
Paris Motor Show
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, it was similar to the
166 Inter shown a year earlier and was aimed at the same affluent clientele. 27 were built in less than a year, receiving the odd-numbered chassis numbers.
Out of the 28 cars, 13 were bodied by
Carrozzeria Vignale
Vignale is the luxury car sub-brand of Ford Motor Company used in automobiles sold in Europe.[Carrozzeria Ghia
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, 3 by
Carrozzeria Touring
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and 1 by
Motto
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.
The more-potent (but otherwise similar)
Ferrari 212 Inter
:''See also the 212 Export sports racer''
The Ferrari 212 Inter replaced Ferrari's successful 166 and 195 Inter grand tourers in 1951. Unveiled at the Brussels Motor Show that year, the 212 was an evolution of the 166 — a sports car for th ...
was introduced at the 1951
Paris Motor Show
The Paris Motor Show (french: Mondial de l'Automobile) is a biennial auto show in Paris. Held during October, it is one of the most important auto shows, often with many new production automobile and concept car debuts. The show presently take ...
and replaced the 195 Inter.
Like the last of the 166 Inters, the wheelbase was stretched by to , but the larger 2.3 L (2341 cc/142 in³) version of the
Colombo
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was the true differentiator. The engine increase was accomplished by pushing the bore from 60 to 65 mm, retaining the 58.8 mm stroke. A single
Weber
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Notable pe ...
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carburettor
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was normally fitted, for a total output of though some used triple carbs.
Gallery
File:1950 Ferrari 195S Inter Vignale Competizione Coupé (rear right side), Greenwich 2018.jpg
File:1950 Ferrari 195S Inter Vignale Competizione Coupé (right rear), Greenwich 2018.jpg
References
Bibliography
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Sports cars
Cars introduced in 1950