For 1953, Ferrari released an updated second series version of the 166 Mille Miglia. Newly equipped with an engine that featured six port cylinder heads, roller cam followers and a trio of Weber 36 IF/4C…
Read MoreWith the gap between the fastest, most expensive road cars to the kind of machinery capable of winning at international level wider than ever, separate classes for tuned versions of genuine production…
Read MoreUnveiled at the Paris Motor Show in October 1951, the 212 Inter was Ferrari’s third iteration of its dedicated road car line initiated with the 166 Inter of 1948. Named in honour of Scuderia Inter, the…
Read MoreAlthough named after Italy’s best known road race, Ferrari’s 166 Mille Miglia became most famous for a stunning outright win at the 1949 Le Mans 24 Hours. Unveiled at the Turin Motor Show in…
Read MoreFollowing a successful debut campaign in 1947 with the 1.5-litre 125 Sport and 1.9-litre 159 Sport, Ferrari produced a pair of new 2-litre models for 1948: the cycle-winged 166 Spyder Corsa which…
Read MoreAs a consequence of its practically perfect and almost impossible delicate styling, Ferrari’s rarely seen first generation 250 GT Cabriolet has come to be regarded as arguably the ultimate…
Read MoreHaving established his auto making firm as arguably the dominant force in Sports car racing during its debut 1947 campaign, Enzo Ferrari’s Maranello-based operation went from strength-to…
Read MoreAfter a successful debut season for his new company in 1947, Enzo Ferrari commissioned an enlarged two-litre version of the Gioacchino Colombo-designed V12 for 1948 which would find itself…
Read MoreAlthough best known for its esteemed line of V12 engines, during the 1950s Enzo Ferrari’s company also constructed a selection of racing cars with Aurelio Lampredi-designed four cylinder engines…
Read MoreAs the autumn of 1958 approached, and with the last Series 2 410 Superamerica having rolled off the production line in October 1957, it must have seemed as though the big block Aurelio Lampredi…
Read MoreIn response to calls for a Roadster version of the enormously successful 250 GT Berlinetta (often dubbed Tour de France), Ferrari introduced the 250 GT Spyder California of which Competizione
Read MoreDespite some notable success, perhaps best demonstrated by four Grand Prix wins between 1923 and ‘24, Enzo Ferrari felt he did not have what it took to become a top flight racing driver and instead…
Read MoreDespite the devastation caused by six years of war, motor racing returned to the street circuits of Europe 14 months after German and Italian forces had surrendered to the Allies. The 1946 season…
Read MoreChassis 018 I was one of ten 166 Spyder Corsas campaigned throughout the 1948 season. Seven were scratch built cars while the remaining three had been converted to this latest specification…
Read MoreAmong the many great open-bodied Ferrari road cars of the 1950s and 60s, for sheer beauty few can rival the spectacular Series 1 250 GT Cabriolet. Just 40 of these cars were built between 1957 and…
Read MoreFollowing Ferrari’s successful debut campaign as a manufacturer in 1947, the Maranello firm headed into the 1948 season with an enlarged two-litre engine to replace the 1.5 and 1.9-litre units used thus…
Read MoreFerrari’s prime objective with the big block V12 engine from designer Aurelio Lampredi was to create a power unit that could propel the Maranello firm to victory in Grand Prix racing. However, the…
Read MoreOf the 33 cars ostensibly built to 166 Mille Miglia specification by Ferrari (three of which were converted straight away to 195 Sport trim while one car was re-numbered from an existing 166…
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