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Chassis:
The featured example was the first of five Le Mans Berlinettas built. Fitted with a slightly larger '195' engine, it was sold new to Giannino Marzotto, who immediately drove it to a Mille Miglia win. The car was subsequently shown at the Touring stand during the Turin show. Marzotto sold his Mille Miglia winning racer to the United States at the end of the decade. Little over a decade after arriving on the American continent, the highly significant racing car was left at a scrapyard, although still complete. Despite being completely disassembled, it was sold for a stunning $2 million in 1998.
A few years ago, the bits were acquired by the current owner, who promptly delivered it to Paul Russell's restoration shop. In 2007 the Mille Miglia winner 'debuted' during the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. Although looking absolutely spectacular, it missed out on the class win, but not surprisingly clinched the 'Mille Miglia' trophy. In 2008 it won the Trofeo BMW Group (the best of show picked by the jury) at the Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este.
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1950 |
| First owner |
Giannino Marzotto |
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