This 1950 Ferrari 195 Inter Is One Of Only 11 Coachbuilt by Ghia

Until Ferrari brought its design operations and bodywork manufacturing in-house, most of the cars it produced throughout its history were designed by Pininfarina and bodied by Scaglietti. But there have been some sporting coachwork from a different Italian carrozzeria, just like this rare specimen you see here.

Set to headline the RM Sotheby’s sale in Monaco this May is a 1950 Ferrari 195 Inter. The factory in Maranello only built 27 of these cars, and not a single one was bodied by Pininfarina. Vignale did a handful, Touring a few more, and Motto did one. Ghia did 11, and this is one of them, and one of just 37 Prancing Horses that the famed Carrozzeria Ghia has ever built a body for.

The car was delivered to Alfono Scimé, who just so happened to live in the Italian town of Monza, where the famous race track is located. Scimé held onto it from its construction in 1950 until the summer of ’58, when he sold it to a dealer in Milan. It then made its way to the United States, where it spent most of its life (and at some point undergoing a comprehensive restoration) before being exported to Hong Kong just a few years ago.

Now it’s being put up for auction, where it’s sure to make one collector very happy indeed. The auction house hasn’t publicized an estimated price, but it’s being offered without reserve. Though 195 Inters were selling for barely more than modern Ferrari prices a decade ago, we’d be surprised to see this one go for less than a million.

Photos by Chester Ng, courtesy of RM Sotheby’s