Bye, bye, beloved Ferrari Inter...

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Watching the truck drive away with its load, we wonder if the neighbours had any idea of what was going down their street. If they were new to the neighbourhood they wouldn’t have had a clue as the thing had been hidden inside the mid-western garage for more than twenty-five years. And if you still wonder what it is, we can tell you it’s a super rare 1953 Ferrari 212 Inter Coupé. One of just six examples bodied by Vignale and displayed at the Turin Motor Show in 1953 before being sold to its first owner, well-known French collector Jean-Louis Lafourcade. In 1959, the 212 Inter was imported to England, where it remained until in 1977 the Ferrari was purchased by Larry Nicklin, a former car designer and founding member of the Ferrari Club of America. He kept it in its present original condition until last week, when it was send on its way to be auctioned at RM’s upcoming Amelia Island sale on March 12.

(photos Phil Greatorex ©2011 Courtesy of RM Auctions)

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