#Ferrari166SC

The 166 engine, directly derived from the 159, was initially mounted on a racing-oriented spider model named "Corsa" (aka SC); it was mainly dressed with torpedo body and motorcycle-type fenders, or with an enclosed body depending on the track. Built in about ten examples, it was used interchangeably in Formula Two (2 liters) and in the sports category with only a few modifications. The racing life of the 166 SC was quite long; it was indeed used throughout the 1948 season and a good part of 1949, in both long and short wheelbase versions, with different types of grilles. The Sport Corsa is remembered for Nuvolari's feat at the 1948 Mille Miglia: already ill, he made a prodigious recovery, being first in Bologna, the last checkpoint before Brescia, with a lead of 29 minutes over Clemente Biondetti. Only an unfortunate spring failure stopped his achievement. The 166 Spider Corsa was dedicated to the "Inter" model, named after the Besana brothers' scuderia, who often successfully fielded it in races. The Ferrari Spider Corsa paved the way for the successful 166 models’ series, the first being the 166 Sport, a “road-going” version of the 166 SC. The S models were less extreme than the SC, which used a mixture of gasoline, alcohol, and benzole instead of regular gasoline.

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