1951 Ferrari 195 Inter Ghia Coupé
- Engine
- Triple Weber carburetor setup (engine specifics not further detailed)
- Colour
- Red
Chassis 0113 S is a right-hand drive Ferrari 195 Inter coupé bodied by Carrozzeria Ghia, one of approximately eleven such cars and among roughly 35 Ferraris ever clothed by that Turin coachbuilder. Completed in early 1951 and originally finished in white, it was delivered to its first owner in Monza and subsequently exported to the United States, where a decades-long restoration was undertaken by racing driver and collector Paul C. Clovis. Following recommissioning in 2011, the car passed to Hong Kong, where it has been kept in climate-controlled storage at the local Ferrari dealership.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold €590,000 (≈ $649K)
- 1951-06-01 → 1958-07-01Factory deliveryAlfonso Scimépartial documentation
First private owner, based in Monza. During his tenure the bodywork was substantially altered, including new fenders, headlights, grille, bumper, and a modified C-pillar.
- 1958-07-01 → 1959Private saleMilanese dealerpartial documentation
Italian dealership in Milan that subsequently facilitated export to California.
- → 1976Acquisition unknownIllinois ownernone documentation
Unidentified owner also based in Illinois who held the car after Knaack and before the 1976 sale to Clovis.
- 1976 → 2011Private salePaul C. Clovisfull documentation
Respected racer and collector who undertook a multi-decade restoration, repainting the car red with a brown interior. Correspondence with Ferrari North America in 1997 confirmed mechanical originality; the restoration file includes invoices, photos, and audio recordings spanning 1976–2011.
- 2011 →Private saleHong Kong Ferrari dealershippartial documentation
Car was exported to Hong Kong following a 2011 recommissioning by restorer Greg Jones and has been kept in secure, climate-controlled dealership storage since.
- Date unknownAcquisition unknownLawrence Knaackpartial documentation
Illinois-based owner during the 1960s who had the car repainted silver and fitted with L-shaped bumpers.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- 1976Engine rebuild
Engine disassembled at the start of the Clovis ownership as part of preparation for a comprehensive restoration programme.
Marked the beginning of work that would continue for several decades.
- 2011ServiceGreg Jones
Recommissioning of the car carried out by a well-regarded Ferrari restoration specialist prior to its export to Hong Kong.
- —Bodywork
Front and rear of the car were extensively reworked by or for first owner Scimé: new fenders, headlights, grille, and bumper fitted, and the C-pillar modified.
Carried out during Scimé's ownership, prior to July 1958.
- —Bodywork
Car repainted silver and L-shaped bumpers installed during Lawrence Knaack's ownership in the 1960s.
- —Restoration
Extended ground-up restoration carried out by Paul C. Clovis over roughly three decades, resulting in the car being finished in red with a brown interior. Invoices, photographs, and recorded documentation cover the full period of work.
Documentation spans 1976 to 2011; 1997 correspondence with Ferrari North America confirmed engine, chassis frame, rear axle assembly, and steering box numbers are correct.
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