Domenico Scola was the only serious opposition to Schetty in Volterra. Even so, the Italian would have to rely on luck and a lot of skill to be able to surpass the 212E with his Abarth 2000 SE010. Credits: Moreno Testi.
Celebrating 55 years of the 1969 European Hill Climb Championship crown, where the Ferrari 212E Montagna finally gave Scuderia Ferrari its first title in this motorsport discipline, Sports Car Digest presents its readers with an in-deep story of this mythical vehicle, in a form of a detailed summary of its development and the complete analysis of the 212E racing record.
In this first part, the reader will be able to see the story of Ferrari’s first steps in the European Hill Climb Championship: starting with the Maranello association with Scuderia Sant’Ambroeus, progressing to the development of the Sport 2000 in 1967, until the emergence of 212E Montagna at the end of 1968. The reader will also be able to see the reports of the first two pre-season events that 212E participated in: the Course de Côte d’Ampus (France) and the Coppa Città di Volterra (Italy)
