Topic: Solved - NEH 4402: 1951 Ferrari 195 Inter rebodied by Serra late 1950s

[richard fridd]

Please unlock for others to have a go.

[Carnut]

Please unlock for others to have a go.

As you wish; open to all Rookies and Experts.

[als15]

Is it the Fiat-1100-Pininfarina-based ASA 1000 prototype?

[Carnut]

Is it the Fiat-1100-Pininfarina-based ASA 1000 prototype?

No, it's already been established that it's a Ferrari and that there is a Pininfarina connection although this is not actually by them.
No ASA connection at all.

[Carnut]

This car has had its month with the Experts so it's time to move it up to the Clever Dicks Pro's for them to sort out!

[Wendax]

This Ferrari is said to be rebodied by Serra.

[Carnut]

This Ferrari is said to be rebodied by Serra.

Indeed it is, so that's the 2nd question answered.
I still need to know the full answer to the first question for the point though; 'Ferrari' is not enough!

[Wendax]

It was a Ferrari 195 Inter Coupe Ghia 2+2, chassis number 0183EL 52.

[Carnut]

It was a Ferrari 195 Inter Coupe Ghia 2+2, chassis number 0183EL 52.

Correct.
It was originally supplied as a 195 Inter but was soon up-graded to a 212.
It was re-bodied by Pininfarina in 1952 into a coupé, but I have never seen a picture of it in that form.
It was again re-bodied in the late 1950s, this time by Pedro Serra but apparently in a very similar style to the Pininfarina body.  This is that car in that form.
It was rebodied again in the 1970s by Carrozzeria Allegretti into a Touring Barchetta, which is pictured below.
Also pictured is the car as puzzled with its Serra body, which looks to me very like a Pininfarina 250 GT.  If it is indeed a bit of a copy of the 1952 PF body then that was quite prophetic as it was a number of years before their 250 GTs looked like this.