Ferrari 212 Export

Manufacturer	Ferrari
Predecessor	195 S
Successor	225 S
Class	Sports car
Layout	FR layout
Engine(s)	2,562 cc (156.3 cu in) SOHC Colombo V12
Transmission(s)	5-speed manual, non-synchromesh
Wheelbase	2,250 mm (88.6 in)
Related	Ferrari 212 Inter

The Ferrari 212 Export was a racing Sports car produced by Ferrari in 1951 to replace the 195 S. It had a shorter wheelbase than the road-oriented Ferrari 212 Inter model, which was a Grand tourer.

The Colombo engine used in the Export had a 8.0:1 compression ratio, up from the 7.5:1 ratio used in the Inter. Customers who wanted the Export to be a faster GT than the Inter ordered the engine with one Weber 36 DCF carburetor, which would give a power output of 150 bhp at 6000 rpm. Most Exports were used in competition and were fitted with a more complicated setup with three Weber 32 DCF carburetors, yielding a power output of 175 bhp at 6500 rpm.

Twenty-eight 212 Export models were built.

In 1951, 212 Exports took the first three places in the Tour de France automobile racing event and won the Giro di Sicilia and the Giro di Toscana motor races.

[edit] References

• "www.QV500.com - Ferrari 212 Part 2: 212 Export". QV500.com. 2001. http://www.qv500.com/ferrari212p2.php. Retrieved 2009-01-05. 
• "2001 Tour Auto". Barchetta-The Classic and Sports Car Channel. http://www.barchetta.cc/All.Ferraris/2001.ta.report/index.html. Retrieved 2009-01-05. 

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Type	1940s			1950s										1960s
	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Sports	125 S	166 S		195 S	212 Exp	225 S	250 MM	250 Monza		250 GT Tour de France			250 GT SWB			250 GTO			250 LM
	159 S					250 S	250 Export
GT			166 Inter	195 Inter	212 Inter		250 Europa	250 GT Europa		250 GT Boano	250 GT Ellena	250 GT Coupe PF				250 GT Lusso			330 GTC			365 GTC
																		275 GTB		275 GTB/4
Spider/Cabriolet											250 GT							275 GTS		330 GTS	365 GTS
2+2													250 GT/E				330 GT				365 GT
America					340 America		375 America/MM			410 Superamerica				400 Superamerica				500 Superfast		365 California

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