Yep, Stanguellinis are my newest crush.
This is during the 1956 Mille Miglia.
Alfonso de Portago, 1957 Mille Miglia.
This was taken moments before the young Spanish driver blew a tire on his Ferrari 315S and lost control of it into the crowd, killing him, his co-driver, and about ten spectators.
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Lancia D24 (1954)
At the Mille Miglia, where the powerful V6 3.2 liter engine was roaring through the streets of Italy.
Frazer Nash Mille Miglia (1952)
Those who appreciate the lines and the history of this small English brand will rush to tell you that “it’s not a Frazer, and it’s not a Nash. It’s a Frazer-Nash”.
Ferrari 340 MM Competition Spyder.
The only remaining example until today, here driven by Giuseppe Farina in the 1953 Mille Miglia.
BMW 328 Mille Miglia (1938)
In 1939, the 328 managed to win the RAC Rally and become first of its class at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. In 1940, the Touring Coupé won the Mille Miglia event with an average speed of 166km/h.
That’s quite some pedigree for its time.
— image via IEDEI
Ferrari 290MM (Mille Miglia), in 1956.
“Aerodynamics were an important consideration in designing the cars. The more aerodynamic a car was, the more beautiful it became. We understood that less air underneath made a car go faster.” — Scaglietti
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Footage of the 1955 Mille Miglia, with Stirling Moss at the wheel of his Mercedes SLR.
1954 Mille Miglia
This is one of my favorite racing photographs, of all-time.
No, it doesn’t have the same impact as a million-sized Group B crowd standing 10 inches away from a Quattro doing the speed of light, but this moves me quite a bit. In the photo, Alberto Ascari (in the Lancia D24 #602) is making a victory move that would eventually lead him to victory in that same Mille Miglia.
