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1949 #Ferrari 166MM Touring Barchetta at the #hillsboroughconcoursdelegance - The #166MM #Touring #Barchetta was the car that made 1949 very special for the young #ScuderiaFerrari and started the story of success for Enzo #Ferrari. At his presentation in Torino in September 1948 the 166 MM, the letters stand for #MilleMiglia, the spectators were very impressed about the beautiful design and the rounded shape with its fine lines. - Nobody could imagine how well this race car was able to perform in the heat of competition in 1949. The success came very fast. At the first main event in April 1949, the iconic Mille Miglia, two 166 MM finished first and second overall. Then Luigi Chinetti won the most important race of the season, the 24 hours of Le Mans. It was the first victory for the Scuderia Ferrari, many more should come thereafter. Only a few weeks later, at the 24 Hours of #SpaFrancorchamps Luigi Chinetti took another win. These three world class performances established the excellence and reputation of Ferrari. The #PrancingHorse was on the fast lane. It was the beginning of Ferrari’s #racing history and the birth of the myth with all the upcoming legends and stories. - The 166 MM #Barchetta was a fabulous race car, strong and reliable. And it was state-of-the-art in 1949. The most #legendary #car is of course the Number 22 with the chassis number 0008M. This is the Mille Miglia and #LeMans winning car from #LuigiChinetti of 1949. You have to remember that in this era long-distance-races as the #MilleMiglia and the #24hoursofLeMans were much more important than the #FormulaOne. So the success of the great #166MM Barchetta was very important for the young company and for #EnzoFerrari. The 166 MM #Barchetta was produced between 1949 and 1953. In total 46 cars were built, most of them as a race cars. The bodywork came from the #CarrozzeriaTouringMilano for the first cars, later on there were versions by #Vignale, #Pininfarina and some others. The first series created 125hp at 7000rpm from the #12cylinder Colombo engine, than Series Two got a stronger but also heavier 12 cylinder with 160hp. #retrocar #drivetastefully #SaveTheManuals (at Hillsborough Concours D'Elegance) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cff9mrSrIy5/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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