"At first glance it looks like Bill Doheny's 0131 E. It is not. The Doheny car has a vent in the side and no scoop on the hood.

No, this is 0092 E a 212 Export, sold to Bill Devin in December 1952. The license plate (35814 BS) confirms that it is 0092.

In November 1952 Phil Hill/Arnold Stubbs raced 0092 in the Carrera without bumpers (Guiberson was owner). Then it was sold to Devin.

On 22 March 1953 it was at Palm Springs with Ernie McAfee, then the bumpers were removed and Devin raced it.

Devin kept the car until June 1955, but I have no further race appearances. So this is probably Bill Devin with 0092. I cannot pin down a date."

(7-26-08)  More from Ferrari historian David Seielstad:

"Some more history on the 212 0092 E:  It was brought over to the US with the 1952 Indianapolis Ferrari 375s and used for transportation by Alberto Ascari, then world driving champion and Ferrari number one driver, who managed to qualify the only Ferrari at Indy in 1952.

After the Indy 500 0092 was sold to Allen Guiberson, Dallas, Texas.

In July 1952 it was raced at Caddo Mills, Texas by Roy Scott 3rd or 5th OA and 1st in class

In September 1952 Phil Walters raced it at Elkhart Lake in the preliminary race and finished 2nd.

November 1952 saw 0092 in Mexico for the Carrera Panamericana entered by Guiberson for Phil Hill/Arnold Stubbs. They finished 6th. At the time it was black with a white roof.

In December it was sold through Luigi Chinetti, Sr. to Bill Devin, Fontana, CA.  He repainted it red with a cream roof.

March 1953 at Palm Springs Ernie McAfee won the novice race with 0092 (with bumpers) and Bill Devin was 3rd in the Palm Springs Cup (without bumpers).

After Palm Springs Devin received his 250 MM so the 212 was retired from racing.

In June 1955 Devin sold 0092 to I.W. Stephenson, Pebble Beach, CA. Later 0092 was sold to Dr. Milton Roth a Bugatti collector based in Long Beach, CA. Since 1958 it has been owned by another Californian and is believed to be dismantled."