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Clothed by Vignale with Spyder bodywork, this 166 MM/53 was sold new to Porfirio Rubirosa. The France based Dominican national had the car re-numbered at the factory from 0328M to 0050M. This was from an earlier 166 MM he also owned and allowed the new car to cross borders using an existing carnet, avoiding import taxes. Together with Pierre Leygonie, Rubirosa raced the car in the Reims 12 Hours but the pairing failed to reach the finish. The car was returned to the factory, where it was renumbered once more to 0308M, taking the identity of a 166 MM/53 that had been destroyed in Morocco. The next custodian was Fernand Tavaro, who extensively campaigned the car during the 1954 and 1955 seasons. Ferrari then bought the car back once more and sold it through Garage Francorchamps to Jacques Coune. It continued to be campaigned in local events and also starred in a movie called Le Circuit de Minuit alongside Yves Vincent. In 1957, chassis 0328M passed to Paris-based racer Serge Orban, who also raced the car. By 1958, it had moved across the channel and was briefly owned by John Vivian Stanbury, who was the newly appointed chief designer of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. In 1960, the 166 MM/53 Vignale Spyder entered the long-term ownership of Bernard Worth. He regularly used the car over the next 63 year and was always meticulously maintained but never fully restored. In 2023, it was consigned by Worth to headline the Gooding & Co. London sale.
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1953 |
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Porfirio Rubirosa |
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