This old Ferrari to sell has already belonged to a former dictator

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Germain Goyer

Tuesday, December 12, 2017 18:15

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The colors of the Pittsburgh Penguins, this Ferrari 212 Inter Coupe 1952 is unique.

Here, “unique” is not an expression. It is simply the only copy of this specific model. Specifically, it is the 49th of 73 Inter produced in 1952. For the promotion of the Ferrari brand, she was sent to the renowned designer Ghia, to whom we owe this body unique.

Premiere at the motor Show Paris in the fall of 1952, she was, at that time, attracted the gaze of Juan Domingo Perón, president of Argentina. It has therefore taken steps to acquire it.

Juan Domingo Peron and his Ferrari 212 Inter Coupe 1952

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This is of significant interest to this Ferrari was predictable. In fact, Juan Domingo Perón was known for his good tastes in cars. It has also been one of the financiers of the career of Juan Manuel Fangio who won five titles of champion of Formula 1 in the course of the years ’50.

In 1955, Juan Domingo Perón loses the power of its Ferrari yellow and black, following a coup by the army.

Ferrari 212 Inter Coupe 1952

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At the end of the ’80s, the car is in the hands of a wealthy European who paid for a complete restoration. Since then, a few collectors have exchanged his property and she has been featured at the contest of elegance of Pebble Beach.

For collectors, this exceptional car will be put to the auction at the auction organised by RM Sotheby’s in January next year. The estimate of the selling price is between 2 and 2.5 million dollars. A sum, of course, enormous, but reasonable when you consider the exclusivity of this elegant coupe.

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Ferrari 212 Inter Coupe 1952

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