Items pertaining to Ferrari participations in the Mille Miglia
Vintage 1952 Photo of Ferrari 225 Sport Vignale Berlinetta 0178ED at the start of the Mille Miglia.
This is a genuine & vintage 1952 photo of the Ferrari 225 Sport Vignale Berlinetta 0178ED of Count Antonio Sterzi before the start of the Mille Miglia in Brescia on May 3, 1952.
If I am not mistaken, we see the Count himself at the wheel in this photo.
Sterzi partnered up with Nino Rovelli for the race but unfortunately the duo didn't make it to the finish line...
Apparently, the car was in a fire in the 1950's after which the engine and body got separated but both survive, albeit in different parts of the world.
The photo measures some 7 x 5 inches (18 x 12.5 cm) and is matt, somewhat Sepia-toned black & white. It carries NO copyright notice.
This is a vintage 1952 print, i.e. printed shortly after the original image was captured on film.
Only 1 available.
Vintage 1952 Photo of Ferrari 225 Sport Vignale Berlinetta 0194ET at the start of the Mille Miglia in Brescia.
This is a genuine and vintage 1952 photo of the Scuderia Ferrari factory entered Ferrari 225 Sport Vignale Berlinetta 0194ET of Piero Scotti and Giulio Cantini before the start of the Mille Miglia in Brescia on May 3, 1952.
In the background we see the Nr 606 Ferrari 225 Sport of Mario and Franco Bornigia which remains unidentified to this day... and ahead of 606 we see the Nr 533, the Ferrari 225 Sport Vignale Berlinetta S/N 0164ED of Franco Bordoni and "Geronimo" who would finish 10th overall and Second in Class.
The first two cars didn't make it to the finish line...
0194ET and 0164ED survive to this day, apparently in the same collection in the USA.
The photo measures some 6.75 x 5 inches (17.5 x 12.5 cm) and is matt, somewhat Sepia-toned black & white. It carries NO copyright notice.
This is a vintage 1955 photo of Piero Taruffi in his # 727 Ferrari 118LM (S/N 0484LM) chasing Cesare Perdisa in his # 728 Maserati 300S Fantuzzi (S/N 3054) during the 1955 Mille Miglia.
Given the fact that the startnumber indicates the actual starting time (i.e. 727 started at 7.27 AM; 728 at 7.28 AM) Taruffi already made up 1 minute on Perdisa so this must be rather early on in the race and Perdisa even finds time to wave at the crowd.
Eventually none of the two cars & drivers would make it to the finish; Taruffi dropping out after exactly 5 hours, 4 minutes and 54 seconds with a broken oil pump and Perdisa a mere 15 minutes later for reasons unknown to us.
Both cars surive to this day.
The photo measures some 22 x 17 cm or 8.7 x 6.7 inches and carries the stamp of the photographer on the back.
This is a vintage photo, i.e. it was printed shortly after the image was captured on film.
Vintage 1956 photo of Eugenio Castellotti on Ferrari 290MM S/N 0616MM during the Mille Miglia 1956.
This is a vintage photo of Eugenio Castellotti en route to victory in the 1956 running of the Mille Miglia.
It shows Eugenio in his Ferrari 290MM S/N 0616MM in the pouring rain in the Bolognese part of the Apenine mountains.
The car in question survives to this day and now resides in the USA.
The photo measures some 23 x 18 cm or 9 x 7 inches and carries NO copyright stamps.
This is a vintage print, i.e. printed shortly after the original image was captured on film.
Vintage 1956 photo of Ferrari 860 Monza S/N 0602M at Mille Miglia.
This is a vintage 1956 photo of the factory entered Ferrari 860 Monza of Luigi Musso at the start of the Mille Miglia which he would finish in third position overall.
The car was raced extensively during the 1956 in the hands of Musso, Shell, Fangio, Castellotti, Collins, Hawthorn and de Portago.
It now seems to reside in Germany.
The photo measures some 13.5 x 9 cm or 25.3 x 3.5 inches.
It is in very good condition for its age and carries the stamp of the photographer on the back.
Mille Miglia Race, The Postwar Years by Andrea Curami.
Author: Andrea CuramiPublisher: Giorgio Nada Editore
The postwar editions of the well-known competition through the reproduction of contemporary articles taken from British magazines as "Motor", "Motor Sport", and "The Autocar" which give the exact hectic feeling of those days.
Text: English Binding: SoftboundPages: 144Size: cms. 21x28Color pictures: 35B&W pictures: 220
New & unused.
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