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Coppa Della Toscana
Coppa della Toscana (meaning Tuscany Cup in Italian) was a sports car racing, sports car race held on the roads of Tuscany, through Livorno and Florence, between 1949 and 1954. History For the 1949 season of the Mille Miglia race, it was decided that this years edition would bypass the city of Florence. As a direct consequence of this decision, the Automobile Club of Florence decided to organize an alternative race that would run in Tuscany. The new event would enable sports cars and touring cars to compete through the streets of the Tuscan cities and on the roads around the region. The main organizer of this race was the director of the Florence Automobile Club, Amos Pampaloni who also negotiated with a neighboring automobile clubs to receive their support. In the end the event crossed ten Tuscan provinces: Arezzo, Florence, Grosseto, Livorno, Lucca, Massa, Tuscany, Massa, Pisa, Pistoia, Siena and Viterbo. The race ran from 1949 to 1954 as a non-championship race, circling around ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferrari 212 MM
:''See also the Ferrari 212 Inter, 212 Inter grand tourer'' The Ferrari 212 Export was a sports racing car produced by Ferrari in 1951–1952. The 212 Exports won Tour de France automobile, Giro di Sicilia, Coppa della Toscana, 10 Hours of Messina and other motor races throughout its career. It was meant to be a sports car available for oversea markets. Development The Ferrari 212 Export was an evolution over the preceding Ferrari 195 S, 195 S in terms of engine capacity and new chassis. The 212 Export was a race model produced alongside a road-going version, the Ferrari 212 Inter, 212 Inter. The "Export" name first appeared on the 166 Export Vignale Spyder s/n 0072E, from the Ferrari 166 MM, 166 MM range, and was adopted for the racing 212-series instead of the usual "Sport" moniker. Twenty-seven 212 Exports were built, most of them used in competition. Bodywork Most bodies of the 212 Export range came from the Ferrari's chosen coachbuilder, Carrozzeria Touring. Classic Touring Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giannino Marzotto
Count Giannino Marzotto (13 April 1928 in Valdagno, Italy – 14 July 2012) was an Italian racing driver and entrepreneur. Marzotto served as President of the Mille Miglia Club and won the Mille Miglia race in 1950 and 1953. Career He was one of four sons of Count Gaetano Marzotto. Soon after his 20th birthday, he entered his father's Lancia Aprilia in the Giro di Sicilia and finished second in class (16th overall). Marzotto met Enzo Ferrari in 1948 with the task to build a 2L Grand Touring Coupe, which is believed to be the fourth customer car even built by Ferrari, a Ferrari 166 Inter. He started racing with an Aprilia for an Italian National Championship Event in 1948. Marzotto drove the Aprilia for ten races over three years.Richard Williams, "Enzo Ferrari: A Life" (Yellow Jersey Press, , 2002) In 1950, he and his three brothers, Vittorio, Umberto and Paolo all entered the 1950 Mille Miglia, driving Ferraris. Gianni started last and would score his first major success whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferrari 195 S
:''See also the 195 Inter grand tourer'' :''See also the 166 MM Berlinetta Le Mans'' The Ferrari 195 S was a sports racing car produced by Ferrari in 1950, as a improved version of the 166 MM. The 195 S won Mille Miglia, Coppa della Toscana and Giro delle Calabria. Development The Ferrari 195 S was a further development of the ''Colombo'' V12 engine from the 166 MM race car up to a displacement of 2.3-litres. There was a significant increase in power and its delivery. Only four examples were converted from 166 MM range. Two were closed berlinettas s/n 0026M and 0060M, and two open barchettas s/n 0022M and 0038M, all bodied by Carrozzeria Touring. The berlinettas were 166 MM Berlinetta Le Mans race cars before the conversion. Only Ferraris converted from the 166 MM range were counted as 195 S. Those converted from the 166 Inter range are redesignated as 195 Inters. Briefly there was one example of a 195 Sport converted from a 166 Ansaloni Spyder Corsa s/n 012I. In 1949 it was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lancia Aprilia
The Lancia Aprilia (1937–1949) is a family car manufactured by Lancia, one of the first designed using a wind tunnel in collaboration with Battista Farina and Politecnico di Torino, achieving a record low drag coefficient of 0.47. The ''berlinetta aerodinamica'' was first shown in 1936. Production commenced in February 1937, the month in which the firm's founder died: this was the last of Vincenzo Lancia's designs, featuring four pillar (car), pillarless vehicle door, doors. The first series (mod. 238, 10,354 units, 1937–39) featured a 1,352 cc V4 motor providing . The second series (mod. 438, 9,728 units, 1939–49) had its engine capacity increased to 1,486 cc which provided . A ''Lusso'' model of this second series was also offered as well as a ''lungo'' (lengthened) version (706 made, 1946–49). A total of 20,082 cars and 7,554 additional chassis for coachbuilder, coach built bodies were produced in Torino, Turin along with about 700 in France. With the Aprilia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piero Scotti
Piero Scotti (November 11, 1909 – February 14, 1976) was a racing driver from Italy. He participated in one Formula One Formula One (F1) is the highest class of worldwide racing for open-wheel single-seater formula Auto racing, racing cars sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The FIA Formula One World Championship has been one ... World Championship Grand Prix, on June 3, 1956. He scored no championship points. Complete Formula One World Championship results ( key) References {{DEFAULTSORT:Scotti, Piero Italian racing drivers Italian Formula One drivers 1909 births 1976 deaths Sportspeople from Florence ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorino Serafini
Teodoro "Dorino" Serafini (22 July 1909 – 5 July 2000) was a motorcycle road racer and racing driver from Italy. A native of Pesaro (Marche), he started his bike racing career in 1928, on a Benelli 175cc. He won the 1939 500cc European Championship on a Gilera, with victories in the German, Swedish and Ulster Grand Prix. He switched to single seater car racing in 1947, starting in a Cisitalia D46. He participated in one Formula One World Championship Grand Prix on 3 September 1950, when he finished second and scored 3 championship points, his points being halved as he shared the drive with Alberto Ascari. Serafini remains the only Formula One driver to have scored a podium finish in every World Championship Grand Prix they entered. He also competed in several non-Championship Formula One races. Serafini finished second in the 1950 Mille Miglia. He retired from racing full-time after sustaining serious injuries during the 1951 Mille Miglia, which required multiple operatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1950-06-04 Coppa Toscana Fiat 1100 Carotti Ercolani
Year 195 ( CXCV) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known in Rome as the Year of the Consulship of Scrapula and Clemens (or, less frequently, year 948 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 195 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus has the Roman Senate deify the previous emperor Commodus, in an attempt to gain favor with the family of Marcus Aurelius. * King Vologases V and other eastern princes support the claims of Pescennius Niger. The Roman province of Mesopotamia rises in revolt with Parthian support. Severus marches to Mesopotamia to battle the Parthians. * The Roman province of Syria is divided and the role of Antioch is diminished. The Romans annex the Syrian cities of Edessa and Nisibis. Severus re-establishes his headquarters and the colonies the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanguellini
Automobili Stanguellini was an Italian sport cars manufacturer based in Modena. The company was founded by Vittorio Stanguellini and was mostly active between 1946 and 1960. They produced racing cars until 1981, when Vittorio Stanguellini died. Since then, the company has been run by his son Francesco and offers service for the restoration, maintenance and operation of historic racing cars. History The Stanguellini family had a long involvement with motor racing. Vittorio's grandfather founded an engineering company in 1879, and his father was the first individual to register a car in Modena in 1910. (The plate registration was "MO 1"). By the time Vittorio took over in 1929, the family business included a FIAT dealership. A passionate racer, Stanguellini began tuning and modifying Alfa Romeo, Fiat and Maserati cars for racing. Despite being a competitor, he developed a friendly rivalry with Enzo Ferrari in the late 1920s, the latter seeing the presence of Stanguellini as a poten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
