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Ferrari's dedication to racing was funded both by private sales of racing cars and street cars like the 195 Inter. It was essentially the second Ferrari model built for road-going use and was, in almost every aspects an upgraded 166 Inter.

Like all very early Ferrari's the 195 used a V12 engine designed by Gioacchino Colombo that relied on technologies like Tony Vandervill's Thinwall bearings to achieve a reliably high speed of rpms. The relatively small V12 engine was capable of high rpm and was unusually exotic in the early fifties.

The 195 was very much the same as the Ferrari 166 with an enlarged engine and wheel base. Two distinct models were offered. The 195 S or Sport offered slightly more horsepower and were bodied by Touring using their prewar Superleggra technique. As an alternative, the road-ready Inter version was one of the more exclusive grand Tourers available in the immediate post-war period.

In the Inter's case, Ferrari offered a very usable 130 bhp that was more than adequate for road use. Induction was handled by a single Weber 36 DCF carburetor that was more roadworthy than the 195 Sport. However, The 195 Inter did retain the dry sump lubrication which was usually reserved for race cars of the period.

Compared to the 166 Inter it replaced, the 195 Inter was somewhat longer, offering the many Italian Carrozzeria's more room for interior space. Both Touring and Ghia penned distinct styles for the 195 Inter, the ladder using a very large front grill.

The first 195 Inters appeared on at the 1950 Paris Motor Show. Ghia showed a white car with clean lines and a huge front radiator, while Touring displayed a Berlinetta similar to the 166's style, but with a noticeably longer wheelbase and body.

Sales & Chassis

0071S-1950 Ferrari 166/195 Inter Vignale T.51 DeLuxe-Called the T.51 DeLuxe by Ghia, 0071S started out as a 166 Inter and was later upgraded to receive the the larger 195 Inter engine.

Remaining in original condition, RM Auctions sold 0071S for €517,000 at their 2008 Leggenda e Passione Auction. Described as "Ferrari 166 Inter chassis 0071S is one of these ten cars with a Michelotti-designed body. The Typo 195 was a development of the Typo 166 with the engine enlarged to 2,340cc, increasing the horsepower output.

Records show that 0071S was delivered to the Cerana brothers of Busto Arsizio on 13 April 1950. Count Cerano returned the car to the Ferrari factory in September 1951 and ordered it to be upgraded to 195 specifications. Normal 166s were fitted with a single 32DCF Weber carburettor. In the case of 0071S, the original build sheets contain handwritten notations reflecting the upgrade to three carburettors of the racing 36DCF type Webers.

Later, 0071S was sold to Edoardo Lualdi, who in turn sold it to Carlos “Charlie” Menditeguy, an accomplished racer who raced in Formula 1 between 1953 and 1960. Menditeguy shipped the 166/195 Inter Vignale Berlinetta to Argentina, ultimately selling it to Pablo Napoli of Buenos Aires. Throughout its history, 0071S has been raced in a variety of events, both in Italy and Argentina.

In 1979 the Ferrari was imported to the USA by Forristal’s GT Cars in Houston, Texas. Having been offered for sale by several well-known specialists, it was ultimately sold to American collector Ed Weschler of Nashotah, Wisconsin. He raced the car at the Chicago Historic Races in July of 1987. It was later bought by Stephen Dudley, who campaigned it extensively, including the European and North American Ferrari Historic Challenge series, Mille Miglia, Tour Autos, Tour de España, Targa Florio Revival, Le Ronde du Ventoux Hillclimb, Le Mans Classics, and Monaco Historiques. Competitive results include winning the Historic Class of the Ferrari North America Challenge Rally in Colorado in 1999 and the Performance Index for Plateau 2 at the 2006 Le Mans Classic.

0071S won the Preservation Cup at the XIV Cavallino Classic in January 2005 and participated in the Concorso d'Eleganza at Ferrari’s 60th Anniversary in 2007.

This very rare early Ferrari is in largely original condition, the only non-original parts being the fire system, fuel cell and external ignition cut-off. All the original parts are included with the car and it comes with the original factory build sheets, Ferrari Certificate of Authenticity, FIVA document and current FIA-HTP papers. The 166 Inter has been personally maintained by Rick Bunkfeldt of Vintage Restorations for over 25 years and has competed at the Monaco Historique Grand Prix and Le Mans Classic since being overhauled. Many of you will probably have seen the car racing in this year’s Monaco Historique Grand Prix. 0071S is ready to be raced at Ferrari events and, indeed, the most important historic rally and circuit competitions across the world."

0081S-195 Inter Touring Berlinetta-Fully restored for the 2009 Pebble Beach Concours and subsequently displayed at the 2009 Palm Beach Cavallino Classic. Sold in unrestored condition and without paint at RM Auctions 2007 Monterey Sports Car Auction for $429,000 USD. Described as "0081S was completed on October 2nd, 1950, finished in a lovely metallic gold (Oro Metallizzato). On October 31st it was sold to Società AICAR (Agenzia Internazionale Commercio Auto Ricambi), of Milan. It was the first of perhaps 25 examples of the highly regarded 195 series built; it is also one of just three executed by Touring (the others being 0085S and 0123S).

On April 4th - 15th, 1951 the car was shown by AICAR on behalf of Ferrari at the 33rd Annual Torino motor show, held at Parco Valentino. Following the show, on May 4, 1951, 0081S was sold by Carrozzeria Superleggera Aerlux of Milan through AICAR to its second owner, Giuseppe Fiocchi of Lecco, Italy, and registered on Italian license plates from the Como area, “CO 32210”.

Fiocchi kept the car for a little over three years before passing it on to third owner Francesco Nissotti in Adria-Rovigo, on November 24, 1954, and re-registered on Italian license plates from Rovigo, “RO 17125”. Two years later, on October 6, 1955, Nissotti sold the car to Donald Maynard, a serviceman stationed at the USAF base at Campofarmido in Udine. Maynard re-registered the car on February 9, 1956 on Udine plates “UD 32643”. Upon his return to the U.S. in 1959, Maynard brought the car home with him.

Several owners followed in the 1960s and early 1970s, including Louis Axtman, of Stow, VT (who repainted the car in red), followed by NH resident John Bateman, Richard Walsh (Haverhill, MA), Wyatt Coleman, (Bethel, VT), and then to his mechanic Klaus Steinbruk.

In 1974, Steinbruk sold 0081S to Richard Little, of Sudbury, MA. Eventually, Little – an engineer by profession – began an exhaustive restoration. His dedication to detail is evident in the workmanship of the chassis, the organization of the parts, and the extensive documentation (approximately 8”) that accompanies the car. The vendor purchased the car in 2006 and proceeded to get it running and driving before deciding to offer it for sale.
Well known among Ferrari enthusiasts, 0081S is also notable for having been featured on page 59 of Angelo Tito Anselmi's book Ferrari Tipo 166. In addition, copies of the original Ferrari build sheets accompany the sale.

During Little’s ownership, he oversaw the disassembly and mechanical restoration of the car. Upon examination of the car and the build documents, it has been verified that the car is highly original, including the correct, numbers matching body, chassis, engine, transmission, and rear axle.
Full photo documentation of the disassembly of the car wil be included with the car, which the vendor believes to be complete and correct, with all parts meticulously tagged and stored. It should be noted that the original Touring body number tag accompanies the car, and many of the hand crafted parts are stamped with the body number. In particular, all the important Touring trim pieces, such as mirrors, badges, and other accents are in excellent original condition.

The body work has been stripped to bare metal, revealing little or no significant damage. Minor aluminum repairs have been made as needed, and the sheet metal left uncovered to make the quality of the bodywork evident. The upholstery – almost certainly original to the car – is all present and suitable for restoration or reinstallation.

A comprehensive and professional mechanical restoration was carried out by KTR Engineering in Aver, MA under Little’s supervision, including full engine rebuild, all new or rebuilt suspension, brakes, etc. An extensive dossier on the work performed includes more than $57,000 in receipts, along with dynamometer records to verify the performance of the engine. Although clearly a cosmetic restoration remains to be done, the car is in running and driving condition today."

0089S-Ferrari 195 Inter Ghia Berlinetta-Sold at RM Auction's 2008 Leggenda e Passione Auction for €360,000. Described as "1951. Afterwards it was delivered new to Comptoir Automobiles Richard SA in Brussels and the same year was sold to Leon Sven. The car was raced on 28 August 28–1 September 1957 on the Liège–Rome–Liège Rally by De Lannoy and Henry and is pictured in the book Marathon de la Route 1931–1971 by Jean-Paul Delsaux. (Also see Ferrari Ecurie Garage Francorchamps by Gianni Rogliatti, pages 34–35.)
W. D. M. Hay of Surrey, England, acquired the car in the 1960s in Zimbabwe and had the car flown back to the UK on a British Airways flight! In 2003 the car was totally disassembled, fully restored by Hall & Hall and repainted dark red with black sides. In May 2006 it was driven in the historic Mille Miglia by Hay and Hay.
As the third of only a few Ferraris bodied by Carrozzeria Ghia, 0089S represents one of the most important remaining examples of an early coachbuilt road-going Ferrari and, of course, would be welcomed with open arms at the world’s most prestigious historic automotive events."

0105S-1950 195 Inter Coupe Ghia. Sold at RM Auctions 2009 Leggenda e Passione event for €290,000 inclusive of comissions. Described as "All told, only about 35 Ferraris were ever bodied by Ghia and this right-hand drive Ferrari 195 Inter Coupé is one of them. Chassis 0105 S was sold new to its first owner of Milan in January 1951 before being exported from Italy to the United States later in the decade. It was owned by Raymond Stuyvesant of New York before being owned in the 1960s by Barrett S. Wayburn of Michigan.

Edsel H. Pfabe of Cleveland eventually purchased the car and would own it for quite some time, showing it in 1983 at the Fourth Annual Palm Beach Polo Concours, where it placed First in Class and also won Best of Show. Pfabe sold the car two years later to William G. King of Wilton, Connecticut, who in turn sold it to David B. Smith of Seattle in 1988.

0105 S was sold at auction in 1989 to a gentleman in California before being exported the same year to Japan. It was acquired at auction in August 1992 by Walter Schäfer of Germany, who drove it the following month in the Hahnenkamm-Rallye. Thereafter, it was actively campaigned in numerous events around Europe, including the Ferrari meeting in 1994 at Mas du Clos.

In 1997, the car partook in the 50th anniversary celebrations in Maranello and, according to Mr. Schäfer, Luca di Montezemolo sat in the car and remarked how charmed he was by the car’s pureness and originality. Mr. Schermerhorn subsequently acquired the car in 2001 and has shown it at the MECC Show in Maastricht, Holland (2002) as well as the 11th Modena Motorsport Track Days Meeting and Concours at the Nürburgring, where it was the winner of the award for Best 1950s Ferrari. As with all other cars in his collection, however, the car has been driven quite sparingly and used primarily for events. In June 2008, it took part in the XIV Sport et Collection event at the Circuit du Val de Vienne in France, along with four other cars in his collection."