The Ferrari 195 Inter was introduced in 1950 as a roadgoing machine to replace the 166. According to Stanley Nowak in Ferrari on the Road, a total of 27 cars left the factory over the short production run. It seems that 26 of the buyers understood Enzo’s intention for this street machine. But the 27th customer…well, that’s a different story entirely.
The 195 Inter was built on a welded tubular steel chassis with independent front suspension and a live axle at the rear. Stopping power came from drum brakes nestled within Borrani wire wheels. Like the earlier Ferrari 166, the engine was based on a single overhead cam Colombo 60-degree V-12 unit. For the 195 Inter, bore was increased by 5mm so that the engine displaced 2341-cc with a power output of 130 ponies at 6000 revs. A variety of carrozzeria-fitted bodies and interiors to the 195 Inter included Ghia, Vignale, Touring, and Ghia-Aigle. A somewhat obscure coachbuilder, Motto of Turin, was hired by customer Salvatore Ammendola to complete the work on his car, chassis #0117S.
