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1953 Fiat 8V "Corsa"

Chassis no. 106*000034*
Engine no. 104*000083*
Coachbuilder Carrozzerie Speciali Fiat
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1953
Record: Brochure About Fiat 8V
20th April 1953
Manufacturing
20th April 1953
Engine no. 104*000083*
Manufacturer: FIAT S.P.A
Note: V-type 70 degree. Aluminum heads. Corsa (104.004) engine type.
20th April 1953
Body
Coachbuilder: Carrozzerie Speciali Fiat
Type: Fastback coupe
Colour: Grey
Note: Lightweight, sliding windows
20th April 1953
Chassis no. 106*000034*
Manufacturer: FIAT S.P.A
From 23rd April 1953
to 24th April 1953
Owner: DITTA OVIDIO CAPELLI (IT)
Famous owner: Capelli Ovidio is an italian entrepreneur and racing driver
From 24th April 1953
to 3rd December 1954
Owner: SCUDERIA AMBROSIANA (IT)
Famous owner: Italian racing team
From 24th April 1953
to 15th December 1954
Plate: MI-213192
Country: IT
From 1953
to 26th April 1953
Event: Mille Miglia 1953 - Un film Shell
Locality: Brescia (IT)
Race number: #444
Driver: Ovidio Samuele Capelli (IT)
Co-Driver: Orlando Gerli (IT)
From 25th April 1953
to 26th April 1953
Event: XX Mille Miglia - Coppa Franco Mazzotti
Locality: Brescia (IT)
Race number: #444
Category / Group: Sport
Class: 2000 cc
Team: SCUDERIA AMBROSIANA (IT)
Driver: Ovidio Samuele Capelli (IT)
Co-Driver: Orlando Gerli (IT)
Results / Prizes: 20th OA / 8th CL
Time: Start: 4.44'00"- Brescia-Roma: 6.37’27"- Brescia-Roma-Brescia: 12.30'49"
May 1953
Identification document: Principal Data
From 2nd May 1953
to 9th May 1953
Press review: Lurani Giovanni, "La Più Grande Corsa Della Storia", L'Auto Italiana , no. 16, 05-1953, pp. 70
2nd June 1954
Event: VI Giro Automobilistico dell'Umbria - Coppa della Perugina
Locality: Perugia (IT)
Race number: #1008
Category / Group: Sport
Class: Oltre 1100 cc
Driver: Giancarlo Bornigia (IT)
Co-Driver: V. Galenda (IT)
Results / Prizes: 10th CL
Time: 3.25'38''
26th September 1954
Event: Giornata Dei Primati, Castelfusano
Locality: Roma (IT)
Category / Group: Gran Turismo
Class: -2000 cc
Driver: Giancarlo Bornigia (IT)
Results / Prizes: 1st CL
Time: 32''5
Note: 110,7 km/h - flying km: 19''8 - 181.818 km/h
27th September 1954
Press review: Unknown, "Pilota-meccanico Di Gran Classe Franco Meloni Ad Oltre 246km", L'Unità del Lunedì , 09-1954, pp. 5
9th October 1954
Press review: Unknown, "La Giornata Dei Primati A Castelfusano", L'Auto Italiana , no. 41, 10-1954, pp. 55
31st October 1954
Event: 6 ore di Castelfusano
Locality: Roma (IT)
Category / Group: Gran Turismo
Class: +1300 cc.
Driver: Giancarlo Bornigia (IT)
Results / Prizes: 4th CL
From 3rd December 1954
to 8th January 1959
Owner: Giancarlo Bornigia (IT)
Famous owner: Italian racing driver. Founder of the famous Piper Club in Rome.
From 15th December 1954
to 8th October 1989
Plate: ROMA-214557
Country: IT
19th March 1955
Event: IV Coppa Dei Laghi
Locality: Rome, Italia (IT)
Class: Oltre 1300 cc
Driver: Giancarlo Bornigia (IT)
Results / Prizes: 1st CL
Time: 4'07''5/10
3rd April 1955
Event: XV Giro Automobilistico di Sicilia
Locality: Palermo (IT)
Race number: #258
Category / Group: Turismo Speciale
Class: Oltre 1300 cc
Driver: Giancarlo Bornigia (IT)
Co-Driver: Aldo Sellaroli (IT)
Results / Prizes: 15th OA / 1st CL
From 30th April 1955
to 1st May 1955
Event: XXII Mille Miglia - Coppa Franco Mazzotti
Locality: Brescia (IT)
Race number: #627
Category / Group: Sport
Class: 2000 cc
Driver: Giancarlo Bornigia (IT)
Co-Driver: Aldo Sellaroli (IT)
Results / Prizes: 48th OA / 8th CL
Time: Start: 6.27'00"- Brescia-Roma: 7.1 T24"- Brescia-Roma-Brescia: 13.37'02"
1st May 1955
Event: II Gran Premio Nuvolari della Mille Miglia
Locality: Cremona-Mantova-Brescia (IT)
Race number: #627
Team: SCUDERIA AMBROSIANA (IT)
Driver: Giancarlo Bornigia (IT)
Co-Driver: Aldo Sellaroli (IT)
8th May 1955
Event: XXV Criterium di Roma - XXII Coppa Gallenga
Locality: Frascati (IT)
Category / Group: Gran Turismo
Class: Oltre 1300 cc fino a 2000 cc
Driver: Giancarlo Bornigia (IT)
Results / Prizes: 3rd CL
Time: 8'6''8
8th January 1959
Owner: James Alton Sauceman (US)
Note: Engineer at ACI Rome
From 1970
to 1997
Owner: Barry Silverman (US)
May 1986
Bibliography: Redaelli Alberto, Le Leggendarie Mille Miglia , Cassa Di Risparmio Di Verona E Belluno, n.p. 1986
October 1990
Bibliography: Orsini Luigi, Mille Miglia Una Corsa Italiana , Abiemme, n.p. 1990
From 1995
to 1996
Record: Car photos from Fantasy Junction
1995
Event: Santa Barbara Concours d'elegance
Locality: Santa Barbara (US)
Class: Custom Italian Coachwork
Results / Prizes: 1st CL
20th August 1995
Event: Concours d'Elegance Pebble Beach
Locality: Carmel (US)
Results / Prizes: 1 st
22nd August 1995
Record: Letter from Mr Silverman Barry to Mr Trennery Bruce
26th December 1995
Identification document: Letter from Mr Silverman Barry to Mr Trennery Bruce
From 1997
to currently
Owner: Private collection
2003
Bibliography: Anselmi Angelo, Mille Miglia Identikit , Le Edizioni Dell'opificio, n.p. 2003
February 2005
Bibliography: Adriaensens Tony, Ottovu Fiat 106 Sport no. 214, Corsa Research Photo Archive - Corsa Research Bvba, n.p. 2005
2015
Bibliography: Acerbi L., Mille Miglia Immagini Di Una Corsa - A Race In Pictures , Giorgio Nada Editore S.r.l., n.p. 2015
December 2018
Bibliography: Dolcini Carlo, Orizzonte Perduto Mille Miglia 1947-1956 , Ela, n.p. 2018
14th December 2022
Record: Studio' Photos
14th December 2022
Record: Chassis and Engine Number
June 2023
Bibliography: Binelli Sandro, Mille Miglia's Chassis - The Ultimate Opus Volume Iii , Automotive Masterpieces Srl, Genova 2023
2026
Bibliography: Binelli Sandro, Giro Di Sicilia's Chassis - The Ultimate Opus Volume I , Automotive Masterpieces Srl, Genova 2026