1953 Ferrari 212 Inter by Vignale
- Engine
- 2.6L SOHC V12 with three Weber carburetors, 170 bhp
- Colour
- Red with black roof
A 1953 Ferrari 212 Inter with coachwork by Vignale of Turin, chassis 0285 EU is the 23rd of 26 such Vignale-bodied Inters produced. Delivered new through Luigi Chinetti's New York distributorship to Pennsylvania State Senator Theodore Newell Wood — a motorsport figure who founded the Brynfan Tyddyn Road Races — the car subsequently passed through a succession of American and European collectors. It survives today in largely unrestored, well-preserved condition, a rare example of an unmodified early Ferrari.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold US$1,100,000
- 1953 →Private saleTheodore Newell Woodpartial documentation
Pennsylvania State Senator and motorsport enthusiast who acquired the car via Luigi Chinetti's New York distributorship shortly after the chassis was completed. Active in SCCA and founded the Brynfan Tyddyn Road Races.
- → 1976Private saleBuz Boback Enterprisespartial documentation
Dealership based in Harvey's Lake, Pennsylvania; the car was traded in by Senator Wood sometime in the late 1960s or early 1970s.
- 1976 → 1977Acquisition unknownTiny Gould's Prova Automotive Enterprisespartial documentation
Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based automotive business that held the car briefly before selling it on.
- 1977 → 1981Private saleJoseph J. Pendergastpartial documentation
Tampa, Florida resident who entered the car in the 1977 Ferrari Club of America Annual Meet shortly after acquiring it, where it took a class win.
- 1981 → 1984Acquisition unknownPeter Hasterlikpartial documentation
Resident of Seminole, Florida; held the car for approximately three years before it moved to California.
- 1984 → 1987Acquisition unknownCraig A. Davispartial documentation
Based in Atherton, California; ownership lasted roughly three years before the car passed to a Swedish collector.
- 1989 → 1993Acquisition unknownHans Thulinpartial documentation
Collector based in Stockholm, Sweden; held the car for four years before it returned to Pennsylvania.
- 1994 →Private saleBill Jacobspartial documentation
Joliet, Illinois resident who acquired the car in 1994 before selling it to the current consignor.
- Date unknownPrivate saleCurrent California-based ownerpartial documentation
Has kept the car in California for approximately the last 20 years; the car has been maintained but never fully restored during this period.
Competition
- 1977Ferrari Club of America15th Ferrari Club of America Annual Meet1st in class
Event held at Watkins Glen, New York; Pendergast entered the car shortly after purchasing it.
Maintenance & restoration
- —Service
Ongoing cosmetic and mechanical upkeep carried out as needed over the decades; the car has never undergone a full restoration and retains its original character.
No single restoration episode is documented; the car is described as maintained but essentially unrestored after more than 60 years.
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