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The Ferrari 166 Inter was Ferrari's first true grand tourer. An evolution of the 125 S and 166 S racing cars , it was a sports car for the street with coachbuilt bodies. The Inter name commemorated the victories claimed in 166 S models by Scuderia Inter . 38 units of the 166 Inter were built from 1948 through 1950. [ 1 ]
See also the Ferrari-Abarth 166 MM/53. The Ferrari 166 S was a sports car built by Ferrari between 1948 and 1953, as a evolution of its Colombo V12-powered 125 S racer. It was adapted into a sports car for the street in the form of the 166 Inter. Only 12 Ferrari 166 S were produced, nine of them with cycle-fenders as the Spyder Corsa.
166 Inter: Built from 1948 to 1950, the Ferrari 166 Inter was based on the company's successful 166 race cars. The model was Ferrari's first international sales success. Flickr/Stephen Hennessey
The following models used the 166 name: 1948 Ferrari 166 F2 — Formula Two racer; 1948 Ferrari 166 S — racing barchetta and coupé; 1948 Ferrari 166 SC — motorcycle-fender Spyder Corsa racing roadster; 1948 Ferrari 166 MM — Mille Miglia racing barchetta and coupé; 1949 Ferrari 166 Inter — coachbuilt street coupé and cabriolet
A 1948 Ferrari 166 Inter in New Zealand is the fourth road-going Ferrari ever made, and the oldest one still being driven on the street in 2024.
It recorded a top speed of over 116 mph (187 km/h) and acceleration times of 0 to 60 mph (96 km/h) of 10.5 seconds [4] and 100 mph (161 km/h) in 22.5 seconds; the magazine however noted they had limited the engine to 6,500 rpm out of respect for the newness and low mileage of the car they were using, which suggested that even better performance ...
The middle categories (S2000 and S1500) numbered 16 cars. In retrospect, the biggest news was the arrival of an Italian newcomer: Enzo Ferrari was represented by two racing versions of his first production car, with a two-litre V12 developing 140 bhp and a top speed of 210 km/h. He had been Alfa Romeo's team manager in the 1930s but was now a ...
A Ferrari Inter was one of a number of Ferrari car models built in the early 1950s. The name commemorated Scuderia Inter, a racing team which had achieved some success in 1948 with Ferrari's 166 S racing models. Generally, the Inter models were road-going gran turismo versions of the racing barchettas that the company focused on.