Enzo Ferrari dreamed of becoming an opera singer or driver, but eventually he became the most famous car manufacturer of all time. In 1947, he started building sports cars, which the owners used as daily transport “during office hours” and could use on the racetrack on weekends. The 12-cylinder engines were part of the common recipe when building a Ferrari in the early years. The customer was then able to have a body built on the rolling chassis to order.

Although bodies such as Vignale, Touring Superleggera and Boano can express their creative talents in the various series, it was Pininfarina in particular that supplied the most bodies. In the first ten years of Ferrari's history, this resulted in a whole range of personalized top cars.

The Ferrari 250 Europe was equipped with the legendary power source entrusted to the brain of Italian motorcycle engineer Aurelio Lampredi (June 16, 1917 - June 1, 1989). The 12-cylinder engine combines flexibility with high power and reliability, making the power source suitable for long-distance races. The most famous Ferrari equipped with a Lampredi engine was the Testa Rossa. A series of 16 copies of the 250 Europe were built.

Chassis 0332EU is a typical example of an early styled Ferrari from a series of only 16 units. This 1953 example with a Pininfarina body shone at the Stockholm Motor Show in 1954. Typical styling elements include the oval grille and the panoramic rear window. After a tough life in the US and South America, where 0332EU was regularly used in long distance races, the 250 Europe ended up in the Netherlands and restored to its original configuration.