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1948 Ferrari 166 Spider Corsa
Chassis no.
012I
Engine no.
024MB
Coachbuilder
Carrozzeria per Automobili A. Fontana
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1948
Manufacturing
May 1948
1st and current chassis no. 012i
Manufacturer:
GILCO
May 1948
1st engine no. 012i
Manufacturer:
FERRARI AUTOMOBILI (IT)
Note:
60° V-type
May 1948
1st body
Coachbuilder:
Carrozzeria Ansaloni
Type:
Sport and Barchetta
Colour:
Red
Note:
Siluro with motorcycle fenders
From May 1948
to 22nd March 1949
to 22nd March 1949
Owner:
FERRARI AUTOMOBILI (IT)
Famous owner:
Italian car manufacturer
1948
2nd engine no. 022i
Manufacturer:
FERRARI AUTOMOBILI (IT)
Note:
60° V-type
11th July 1948
Event:
II Coppa Internazionale delle Dolomiti
Locality:
Cortina d'Ampezzo (IT)
Race number:
#171
Team:
SCUDERIA FERRARI (IT)
Driver:
Bruno Sterzi (IT)
Co-Driver:
Enzo Monari (IT)
Results / Prizes:
9th OA / 5th CL
Time:
4:00:35.000
Route:
Dist. 1 - Dist. Tot. 303.800 km - Lap Dist. 303.800 km
Laps:
1
15th August 1948
Event:
Gran Premio di Pescara
Locality:
Pescara (IT)
Race number:
#12
Team:
SCUDERIA FERRARI (IT)
Driver:
Bruno Sterzi (IT)
Results / Prizes:
2nd OA
Time:
3:59:59.000
Route:
Dist. 20 - Dist. Tot. 510 km - Lap Dist. 22.500 km
Laps:
20
Note:
Gap +11:39,6
24th October 1948
Event:
VIII Circuito del Garda - I Criterium A.S.A.I.
Locality:
Salò (IT)
Race number:
#18
Category / Group:
Formula libre race
Team:
SCUDERIA FERRARI (IT)
Driver:
Giovanni Bracco (IT)
Results / Prizes:
DNF
14th November 1948
Event:
XVII Criterium di Roma - XV Coppa Gallenga
Locality:
Rocca di Papa (IT)
Race number:
#98
Team:
SCUDERIA FERRARI (IT)
Driver:
Giovanni Bracco (IT)
Results / Prizes:
1st CL
Time:
8'13''3
1949
Plate:
PROVA BO-8049
Country:
IT
1949
Body update
Coachbuilder:
Carrozzeria Ansaloni
Type:
Sport and Barchetta
Colour:
Red
Note:
New grille with a squared pattern, cycle fenders are more integrated into the central body
From 19th March 1949
to 20th March 1949
to 20th March 1949
Event:
XXXIII Targa Florio - IX Giro Automobilistico della Sicilia
Circuit:
Giro di Sicilia
Locality:
Palermo (IT)
Race number:
#345
Team:
SCUDERIA FERRARI (IT)
Driver:
Giovanni Bracco (IT)
Co-Driver:
Umberto Maglioli (IT)
Results / Prizes:
DNF
3rd April 1949
Event:
G.P. di Sanremo Circuito di Ospedaletti
Locality:
Ospedaletti (IT)
Race number:
#12
Team:
SCUDERIA FERRARI (IT)
Driver:
Giovanni Bracco (IT)
Results / Prizes:
6th OA
From 21st April 1949
to 5th December 1949
to 5th December 1949
Plate:
VC-20611
Country:
IT
From 22nd April 1949
to 5th December 1949
to 5th December 1949
Owner:
Giovanni Bracco (IT)
Famous owner:
Italian racing driver
24th April 1949
Event:
XVI Mille Miglia - Coppa Franco Mazzotti
Locality:
Brescia (IT)
Race number:
#629
Category / Group:
Sport
Class:
Oltre 1.100 cm3
Team:
SCUDERIA FERRARI (IT)
Driver:
Giovanni Bracco (IT)
Co-Driver:
Umberto Maglioli (IT)
Results / Prizes:
DNF
Time:
Start: 6.29'00"- Brescia-Roma: ritirati
May 1949
Record:
In the factory after Mille Miglia 1949
May 1949
Record:
In the factory after Mille Miglia 1949
22nd May 1949
Event:
Varese - Brinzio
Driver:
Giovanni Bracco (IT)
Results / Prizes:
1st OA
26th May 1949
Event:
Como - Lieto Colle
Locality:
Como (IT)
Category / Group:
Sport
Class:
Oltre 1100 cc
Driver:
Giovanni Bracco (IT)
Results / Prizes:
1st OA / 1st CL
Time:
4'39''4
19th June 1949
Event:
Gran Premio di Napoli
Locality:
Napoli (IT)
Race number:
#4
Driver:
Giovanni Bracco (IT)
Results / Prizes:
DNF
Route:
Dist. 60 - Dist. Tot. 246 km - Lap Dist. 4.100 km
From 29th June 1949
to 7th July 1949
to 7th July 1949
Event:
II Giro Automobilistico dell'Umbria - Terni
Locality:
Terni (IT)
Driver:
Giovanni Bracco (IT)
Results / Prizes:
DNF
Route:
Dist. 2 - Dist. Tot. 375.000 km - Lap Dist. 187.500 km
3rd July 1949
Event:
Bolzano - Mendola
Class:
Oltre 1100 cc
Driver:
Giovanni Bracco (IT)
Results / Prizes:
3rd OA / 2nd CL
Time:
16'40''7
17th July 1949
Event:
III Coppa Internazionale delle Dolomiti
Locality:
Cortina d'Ampezzo (IT)
Race number:
#140
Class:
Oltre 1100 cc
Driver:
Giovanni Bracco (IT)
Results / Prizes:
DNF
Route:
Dist. 1 - Dist. Tot. 303.800 km - Lap Dist. 303.800 km
28th August 1949
Event:
XI Aosta - Gran San Bernardo
Locality:
Aosta, Italia (IT)
Race number:
#62
Category / Group:
Sport
Class:
Oltre 1100 cc
Driver:
Giovanni Bracco (IT)
Results / Prizes:
2nd OA / 1st CL
Time:
25'22''1
18th September 1949
Event:
XV Pontedecimo - Giovi
Race number:
#78
Class:
Oltre 1100 cc
Driver:
Giovanni Bracco (IT)
Results / Prizes:
1st OA / 1st CL
Time:
6'47''
16th October 1949
Event:
XIX Criterium di Roma - XVI Coppa Gallenga
Locality:
Rocca di Papa (IT)
Race number:
#50
Category / Group:
Sport
Class:
Oltre 1100 cc
Driver:
Giovanni Bracco (IT)
Results / Prizes:
2nd OA / 2nd CL
Time:
8'03''9
From 5th December 1949
to 1953
to 1953
Owner:
Vittorio Emanuele Marzotto (IT)
Famous owner:
Italian racing driver
From 22nd December 1949
to 14th September 1987
to 14th September 1987
Plate:
VI-18132
Country:
IT
1950
Body update
Coachbuilder:
Carrozzeria per Automobili A. Fontana
Type:
Sport and Barchetta
Colour:
Red
Note:
Unibody, close to Touring Barchetta's design
1950
3rd engine no. 022i
Manufacturer:
FERRARI AUTOMOBILI (IT)
Note:
1950 Mille Miglia: chassis no. 012I is entered as a “Type 195S Barchetta Fontana,” indicating a presumed engine upgrade to 2.3 liters.
From 2nd April 1950
to 3rd April 1950
to 3rd April 1950
Event:
X Giro di Sicilia - XXXIV Targa Florio
Circuit:
Giro di Sicilia
Locality:
Palermo (IT)
Race number:
#455
Category / Group:
Sport
Class:
Oltre 2000 cc
Team:
SCUDERIA MARZOTTO (IT)
Driver:
Vittorio Emanuele Marzotto (IT)
Co-Driver:
Marco Crosara (IT)
Results / Prizes:
DNF
23rd April 1950
Event:
Mille Miglia del 1950 - Coppa Franco Mazzotti
Locality:
Brescia (IT)
Race number:
#722
Category / Group:
Sport
Class:
Oltre 2000 cc
Team:
SCUDERIA MARZOTTO (IT)
Driver:
Vittorio Emanuele Marzotto (IT)
Co-Driver:
Paolo Fontana (IT)
Results / Prizes:
9th OA / 5th CL
Time:
Start: 7.22’00"- Brescia-Roma: 7.19'44"- Brescia-Roma-Brescia: 14.39'02"3/s
Note:
Some sources 6th in class
14th May 1950
Event:
Parma - Poggio di Berceto
Locality:
Parma (IT)
Race number:
#140
Class:
Vetture aperte oltre 1100 cc
Team:
SCUDERIA MARZOTTO (IT)
Driver:
Giovanni Bracco (IT)
Results / Prizes:
1st OA / 1st CL
Time:
30'06''4
1st October 1950
Event:
Treponti - Castelnuovo
Category / Group:
Sport
Class:
Oltre 1100 cc
Team:
SCUDERIA MARZOTTO (IT)
Driver:
Vittorio Emanuele Marzotto (IT)
Results / Prizes:
1st OA / 1st CL
Time:
6'14''4
1951
4th engine no. tbd
Manufacturer:
FERRARI AUTOMOBILI (IT)
Note:
60° V-type - New block or overboard previous.
1951
Body update
Coachbuilder:
Carrozzeria per Automobili A. Fontana
Type:
Fastback coupe
Colour:
Silver
Note:
Added fastback hardtop, along with the requisite ‘Berlinetta’ fixed windscreen, outside door handles, and wipers
From 1st April 1951
to 2nd April 1951
to 2nd April 1951
Event:
XI Giro Automobilistico di Sicilia
Locality:
Palermo (IT)
Race number:
#439
Category / Group:
Sport
Class:
+2.0
Team:
SCUDERIA MARZOTTO (IT)
Driver:
Eugenio Castelletto (IT)
Co-Driver:
Bernardo Duse Masin (IT)
Results / Prizes:
34th OA / 5th CL
5th August 1951
Event:
III Giro Automobilistico delle Calabrie
Locality:
Reggio Calabria (IT)
Race number:
#805
Category / Group:
Sport Internazionale
Class:
Oltre 1100 cc
Driver:
Fernando Mancini (IT)
Co-Driver:
Alfredo Mancini (IT)
Results / Prizes:
3rd OA / 2nd CL
Time:
8'46''12
From 1953
to 1970
to 1970
Owner:
Martino Severi (IT)
Famous owner:
racing driver and factory test driver at Ferrari
1955
Body update
Coachbuilder:
Carrozzeria per Automobili A. Fontana
Type:
Fastback coupe
Colour:
Red
3rd April 1955
Event:
XV Giro Automobilistico di Sicilia
Locality:
Palermo (IT)
Race number:
#428
Driver:
Francesco Matrullo (IT)
Results / Prizes:
DNF
Note:
With 1900 Alfa Romeo engine, registered as "Alfa Romeo Ferrari Matrullo"
From 1970
to 1972
to 1972
Owner:
Corrado Cupellini (IT)
Note:
Ferrari 2.0-litre F2-engine installed
1970
Current body
Coachbuilder:
Carrozzeria per Automobili A. Fontana
Type:
Sport and Barchetta
Colour:
Red
Note:
hardtop removed
1970
5th engine no. 116ms
Manufacturer:
FERRARI AUTOMOBILI (IT)
Note:
Type 166 F2 engine
From 1972
to 1975
to 1975
Owner:
Jacques Thuysbaert (FR)
From 1975
to June 1975
to June 1975
Owner:
WILLY FELBER'S HAUTE PERFORMANCE SA (CH)
From 1975
to 1977
to 1977
Owner:
Giuseppe Medici (IT)
Note:
Restored by Autofficina Piero Mazzetti (IT)
From 1977
to 1978
to 1978
Owner:
WILLY FELBER'S HAUTE PERFORMANCE SA (CH)
From 1978
to 1999
to 1999
Owner:
Jean Zanchi (CH)
From 16th June 1979
to 17th June 1979
to 17th June 1979
Event:
Coupe de L'Age d'Or
Locality:
Montlhéry (FR)
Driver:
Pierre De Siebenthal (CH)
August 1979
Event:
Oldtimer Nürburgring
Driver:
Pierre De Siebenthal (CH)
1984
Bibliography:
Rogliatti Gianni, Ferrari Tipo 166 , Libreria Dell'automobile Di Nada Giacomo & C. Snc, n.p. 1984
October 1990
Bibliography:
Orsini Luigi, Mille Miglia Una Corsa Italiana , Abiemme, n.p. 1990
1997
Bibliography:
Santovetti Francesco, Vermicino Rocca Di Papa - Una Corsa Castellana , Giorgio Nada Editore S.r.l., n.p. 1997
From 1999
to 12th May 2012
to 12th May 2012
Owner:
Bill Voss (US)
2000
Bibliography:
Cancellieri Gianni, Polvere E Gloria: La Coppa D'oro Delle Dolomiti (1947-1956) , Giorgio Nada Editore S.r.l., n.p. 2000
2001
Bibliography:
Marzotto Paolo, Red Arrows Ferraris Alla Mille Miglia , Giorgio Nada Editore S.r.l., n.p. 2001
2003
Bibliography:
Anselmi Angelo, Mille Miglia Identikit , Le Edizioni Dell'opificio, n.p. 2003
From 21st March 2012
to 25th March 2012
to 25th March 2012
Event:
Techno Classica Essen
Locality:
Essen (DE)
Note:
displayed by Rm Sotheby auction stand
From 12th May 2012
to 19th June 2019
to 19th June 2019
Owner:
Leslie Wexner (US)
Famous owner:
American billionaire businessman
12th May 2012
Event:
RM Sotheby: Monaco
Locality:
(MC)
Note:
Lot n. 367; Estimate Value Euros; Estimate € 1,100,000 - € 1,800,000; Not sold high bid € 975,000 ; Sold
2012
6th and current engine no. 024mb
Manufacturer:
FERRARI AUTOMOBILI (IT)
Note:
60° v-type
2015
Bibliography:
Louche Maurice, Émotion Ferrari: Gt - Sport Et Prototypes 1949-1972 , Editions Maurice Louche, n.p. 2015
December 2018
Bibliography:
Dolcini Carlo, Orizzonte Perduto Mille Miglia 1947-1956 , Ela, n.p. 2018
From 19th June 2019
to currently
to currently
Owner:
Private collection
From 22nd October 2020
to 25th October 2020
to 25th October 2020
Event:
Mille Miglia
Locality:
Brescia (IT)
Race number:
#138
Driver:
Ricardo Alfonso Vega Castro (MX)
Co-Driver:
Antonio Vega Castro (MX)
Results / Prizes:
249th OA
From 16th June 2021
to 19th June 2021
to 19th June 2021
Event:
Mille Miglia
Locality:
Brescia (IT)
Race number:
#133
Driver:
Ricardo Alfonso Vega Castro (MX)
Co-Driver:
Xavier Juamperez Garcia (MX)
Results / Prizes:
314th OA
From 15th June 2022
to 18th June 2022
to 18th June 2022
Event:
Mille Miglia
Locality:
Brescia (IT)
Race number:
#145
Driver:
Ricardo Alfonso Vega Castro (MX)
Co-Driver:
Xavier Juamperez Garcia (MX)
Results / Prizes:
314th OA
23rd September 2022
Event:
Ferrari - Cavalcade Classiche
Locality:
Pozza di Fassa (IT)
Race number:
#3
Driver:
Ricardo Alfonso Vega Castro (MX)
June 2023
Bibliography:
Binelli Sandro, Mille Miglia's Chassis - The Ultimate Opus Volume Iii , Automotive Masterpieces Srl, Genova 2023
From 20th September 2023
to 23rd September 2023
to 23rd September 2023
Event:
Ferrari Cavalcade Classiche
Locality:
Sassuolo (IT)
Race number:
#3
Driver:
Ricardo Alfonso Vega Castro (MX)
2025
Bibliography:
Binelli Sandro, Coppa D'oro Delle Dolomiti's Chassis - The Ultimate Opus Volume I , Automotive Masterpieces Srl, Genova 2025
2025
Bibliography:
Binelli Sandro, Targa Florio's Chassis - The Ultimate Opus Volume I , Automotive Masterpieces S.r.l., Genova 2024
2026
Bibliography:
Binelli Sandro, Giro Di Sicilia's Chassis - The Ultimate Opus Volume I , Automotive Masterpieces Srl, Genova 2026
19th August 1951
Event:
V Coppa Selva di Fasano
Category / Group:
Sport
Class:
Oltre 1100 cc
Driver:
Giovanni Bracco (IT)
Results / Prizes:
1st OA / 1st CL
Time:
5'17''4
Note:
Bracco on "Ferrari 2500 cc"
9th September 1951
Event:
Internationales Grenzlandring Rennen
Driver:
Gianfranco ''Franco'' Comotti (IT)
Results / Prizes:
1st OA
19th March 1952
Event:
Coppa d'Oro di Sicilia
Locality:
Palermo (IT)
Category / Group:
Vetture Sport
Driver:
Gianfranco ''Franco'' Comotti (IT)
Results / Prizes:
6th CL
Time:
2.17'54''1
19th March 1955
Event:
IV Coppa Dei Laghi
Locality:
Rome, Italia (IT)
Category / Group:
Sport Internazionale
Class:
Oltre 1100 fino a 2000 cc
Driver:
Francesco Matrullo (IT)
Results / Prizes:
1st CL
Time:
4'08''4/10
Note:
Registered as "Alfa Romeo 2000"
8th May 1955
Event:
XXV Criterium di Roma - XXII Coppa Gallenga
Locality:
Frascati (IT)
Category / Group:
Sport Internazionale
Class:
Oltre 1100 fino a 2000 cc
Driver:
Francesco Matrullo (IT)
Results / Prizes:
4th CL
Time:
8'25''2
Note:
Registered as "Alfa Romeo 1900"
From 17th June 1977
to 19th June 1977
to 19th June 1977
Event:
1927 - 1977 50° DELLA 1000 MIGLIA
Locality:
Brescia (IT)