Of 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…
Read MoreAlthough Ferrari’s legendary Gioacchino Colombo-designed V12 started life with a displacement of 1496cc in 1948, by the end of that year it had been enlarged to 1995cc (166cc per cylinder).
Read MoreChassis 1561 GT was the last Ferrari purchased by international man of mystery, Porfirio Rubirosa. Rubirosa was a notorious fixer for Dominican Republic dictator, Rafael Trujillo. The pair had met at a…
Read MorePorfirio Rubirosa was born on January 22nd 1909 in San Francisco de Macoris, Dominican Republic. His father, Pedro, was a general in the local government-backed militia and advanced to become a…
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