Ferrari's response for the new Italian ''Gran Turismo Internazionale'' championship in 1951 was the road/race [[Ferrari 212 Export|Ferrari 212]]. Twenty-seven short-wheelbase competition versions called Export, some with increasingly popular ''gran turismo''-style ''berlinetta'' coupé coachwork, were produced for enthusiasts (Ferrari called the very first example 212 ''MM''<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/car/5654/Ferrari-212-MM-Vignale-Berlinetta.html |title=Ferrari 212 MM Vignale Berlinetta |website=ultimatecarpage.com|access-date=4 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.barchetta.cc/english/all.ferraris/detail/0070m.212mm.htm |title=0070M 51 212 MM (Export) Berlinetta Vignale |website=barchetta.cc |access-date=4 March 2016}}</ref>) while the road version was called ''Inter''. The Ferrari 212 Export featured long-range fuel tanks, high compression pistons and triple [[Weber carburetor|Weber 32 DCF carburettors]]; power was 170 bhp from the 2600cc [[Ferrari Colombo engine|Gioacchino Colombo-designed 'short-block' V12 engine]], evolved from the earlier Ferrari 166 (2000cc) and 195 (2300cc).<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.conceptcarz.com/vehicle/z11148/Ferrari-212-Export.aspx |title=1951 Ferrari 212 Export |website=conceptcarz.com |access-date=2 March 2016}}</ref> All versions came with the standard Ferrari five-speed non-synchromesh gearbox and hydraulic drum brakes.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.conceptcarz.com/z23142/Ferrari-212-MM.aspx|title=1951 Ferrari 212 MM |website=conceptcarz.com |access-date=2 March 2016}}</ref> All 1951 Ferraris shared a double tube frame chassis design evolved from the 166. [[Double wishbone suspension|Double-wishbone front suspension]] with [[transverse leaf spring]], and [[Suspension (vehicle)|live rear axle]] with [[semi-elliptic leaf spring]]s and [[radius rod]]s were employed.<ref>{{cite journal|title=The Development of the 250GT Ferrari|journal=Motor Sport|issue=March 1963|page=174|last1=D. S. J.}}</ref> The Ferrari 212 Export (212 MM) ''gran turismo berlinetta'' (chassis No. 0070M) debuted in first-place overall at the April 1951 Coppa Inter-Europa, driven by Luigi Villoresi,<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.racingsportscars.com/results/Monza-1951-04-15.html|title=Europa 1951 > Race Results |work=Racing Sports Cars |access-date=4 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.barchetta.cc/english/all.ferraris/detail/0070m.212mm.htm |title=212 MM (Export) Berlinetta Vignale |website=barchetta.cc |access-date=4 March 2016}}</ref> and in June (chassis no. 0092E) was first in the ''gran turismo'' category at the [[Coppa della Toscana]] driven by Milanese Ferrari concessionaire and proprietor of Scuderia Guastalla, Franco Cornacchia.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.barchetta.cc/english/all.ferraris/detail/0092e.212export.htm|title=212 Export s/n 0092E |website=barchetta.cc |access-date=10 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.racingsportscars.com/results/Coppa_della_Toscana-1951-06-03-4699.html|title=Coppa della Toscana 1951 – Race Results |work=Racing Sports Cars|access-date=10 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://wsrp.wz.cz/nonchamp1951.html|title=Non Championship Races 1951 |work=World Sports Racing Prototypes |access-date=10 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/13164/lot/204/ |title=The ex-Franco Cornacchia, 1953 Coppa Intereuropa-winning,1952 Ferrari 212/225 Inter Berlinetta 0237EU |website=bonhams.com |access-date=10 March 2016}}</ref> The 212 Export continued to serve Ferrari well in the Sports and GT categories until replaced by the 225 S, and although it would later be overshadowed by the internationally famous [[Ferrari 250|250 GT]], the 212 Export was an important model in the successful line of Colombo-engined V12 GT cars that made Ferrari legendary.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.supercars.net/cars/2310.html|title=1951→1952 Ferrari 212 Export |website=supercars.net |access-date=2 March 2016|date=16 April 2016}}</ref>
