John Z. Goriup Posted April 29, 2016 Share #1 Posted April 29, 2016 Advertisement (gone after registration) A 1949 Ferrari 166MM Touring Berlinetta, Ser. # 0008M. When Ferrari called a press conference to present this model to the press, one of the journalists present immediately nicknamed it 'Barchetta'........the little boat. This is the fourth of a total of 19 of these models built, and was completed in April '49, after which it was entered in the Mille Miglia road race in the month of May - which it won outright.. A month later this very car also won LeMans, with Luigi Chinetti & Lord Selson driving. Chinetti drove the car for more than 23 hours of the total 24 hour race duration, making it the first time any manufacturer had won the race in their first attempt at the most famous sports car event in the world. Those two victories, by this very car, went a long way to making Ferrari a household word around the world. M-P 240 / 35mm Summilux FLE JZG Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/259935-the-ferrari-that-started-it-all/?do=findComment&comment=3036129'>More sharing options...
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John Z. Goriup Posted April 30, 2016 Author Share #2 Posted April 30, 2016 Correction: the name is not Berlinetta ( a small, closed coupe ) - should be "Touring Barchetta ", just as shown on the placard in front of the car.. My mistake.....Sorry. JZG Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted May 1, 2016 Share #3 Posted May 1, 2016 Excellent 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Photoskeptic Posted May 2, 2016 Share #4 Posted May 2, 2016 A friend of mine restored #022 (at least I think it was #022) for George Frochen, gee must have been ages ago. I used to stop by every week or so to catch the progress. They are really cool little cars and the sound is awesome. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckrider Posted May 2, 2016 Share #5 Posted May 2, 2016 Elegance, pure elegance! Thanks for showing Thomas Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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