Burnt 1952 Ferrari 225E back to life in owners hands – Video

 

Chassis number 0178 is in pristine condition once again, after it arrived in Maranello in a “terrible state of repair”, as Ferrari states, after catching fire and sustaining heavy damage.

The vehicle has received a completely new interior, after the team had to examine all Ferraris of its kind built in the early 1950s, due to missing documentation, to ensure that it will remained true to its original design. On the outside, the classic Ferrari now sports a two-tone blue and white livery and work has been performed under the hood too, where its engine has been fully reconditioned.

Racing past. The 225E left the factory in May 1952 and was first owned by Count Antonio Sterzi. It quickly made its competitive debut in none other than the Mille Miglia in the hands of that gentleman and his co-driver Nino Rovelli. In June the same year, the 225E won the Coppa della Toscana with Bruno Sterzi who also raced it to victory in the Bolzano-Mendola hillclimb and the Coppa InterEuropa at Monza for which both front and rear bumpers were removed. The car changed hands a couple of times but was then involved in a fire in which it sustained severe damage. The engine, however, was almost entirely salvageable and an attempt was made during the 1980s to restore the bodywork. Unfortunately, however, the 225E remained undriveable.