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The Ferrari 225 Spider Vignale designed by Giovanni Michelotti.
The Ferrari 225 Spider Vignale: Only about 20 examples of the Ferrari 225S were constructed through 1952 and 19 of them, comprising of 12 Spiders and seven Berlinettas, were clothed with purposeful yet rather elegant bodies by Alfredo Vignale. This Spider, chassis 0192ET, is the sixth of the 12 Vignale Sport Spiders built, and its bodywork artfully blends form and function with the coach builder’s characteristic triple ovoid front-wing chrome portholes and such competition oriented features as a pair of small double air intakes on the hood, plus a pair of intake ducts for rear-brake cooling and twin rows of triple air outlets on the hood. The foundation of Ferrari 225 Spider Vignale chassis 0192ET was the highly specialised Tuboscocca’ frame layout, with double tubular outer members joined by a truss-type configuration, providing exceptional strength, and the skeleton’, supporting the body panels.
Like Vignale, Enzo Ferrari had founded his small factory based in Maranello in 1946 and had come into contact with the Turin coachbuilder through Franco Cornacchia, well-known owner of Scuderia Guastalla and trustee of the Cavallino brand in Milan. The two manufacturers were united by some peculiar personal characteristics, which saw them both excel in the exasperated dedication to their work.
