Ferrari 212E Montagna

The Ferrari 212E Montagna was a racing sports car, the Scuderia Ferrari in 1969 began as Bergspyder.

In the 1960s belonged mountain race and above all the European Championship with the most popular motor sport events in Europe. 1962 and 1965 was the Scuderia twice break the dominance by Porsche in the sports car class and win with Ludovico Scarfiotti as a driver the European Championship. In 1962, while the Ferrari Dino 106SP and 1965 the Dino 206p used. Since both race cars were built for circuit racing and Porsche already had a Bergspyder, the management of the Scuderia decided in 1967 to build the 212E Montagna. The E in the model designation stands for " Europeo "

The chassis and hanging were taken from the Dino 206S, but the body of the 212E was an offshoot of the CanAm version of the Ferrari 330P4. When engine is a 2-liter V12 engine was used.

Even the test at Mugello and Vallelunga denied the Swiss Schetty Peter, who was also the driver's use in the race for the European Championship 1969. The 212E was the defining race car of the season and Schetty thus won all seven races at the race cars and was superior to European champions.

After the end of the season the car was sold and went through several collectors hands before he was part of Carlos Monteverde Collection.

Specifications

Literature and sources

  • Pino Casamassima: Storia della Scuderia Ferrari. Nada Editore, Vimodrome 1998, ISBN 88-7911-179-5.
  • Peter Brown, Gregor Schulz: The great Ferrari manual. Heel, King Winter 2006, ISBN 3-89880-501-8.
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