(10) 1949: Ferrari 166 Inter

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The Ferrari 166 family got a new coupé at the 1949 Paris Motor Show: it was called the 166 Inter, like the Sport category single-seaters and Formula Twos. Once again, Touring of Milan designed a clean and elegant body for this two-seater, continuing their consolidated tradition. Especially its tail, this Ferrari reminded me of the Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Villa d'Este, which was built by Touring in the mid-Forties. In the same way that the 166 MM barchetta, of which the Inter is the grand touring version, the flanks were furrowed by two ribs, which started at the front wing and went all the way to the tail, where they curled downward a little. Again, the engine was a 1995.02cc 60° V12. Maranello's rolling chassis won many races in Italy and Europe, generating great notoriety for the company and attracting all the leading carrozzieri of the time. The first person to come up with an unusual body for the 166 Inter was Ghia, with a coupé designed by Mario Boano, of which only one was made in white; That same year, Stabilmenti Farina conceived the sober yet elegant coupé above, which looked a lot like the Cisitalia 202, first seen in Paris 1947. As Farina and Bertone extended the Inter range with two cabriolets in 1950-51, Vignale designed an interesting series of coupés that would become regulars on future Ferraris.