Ferrari Sport Cars Thread

"Auto Italiana" of 27 March 1954 lists these drivers with Ferraris at the 28 March 1954 Coppa Torricelle hillclimb (near Verona).

Paolo Marzotto, Gerino Gerini, Giulio Cabianca, Enzo Pinzero, Pier Umberto Sartori (166), Gino Casarotto and Mirabello Boldrin.

Marcel Massini

 

Gerino Gerini at the Corsa delle Torricelle hillclimb on 28 March 1954: 0352 MM.

Marcel Massini

 

Which car is this?

Taken from this nice 30 minute video I just found:






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No.
0352 MM.
NOT 0354 MM.
0352 MM owned by Barge S.r.l. and with license plate Milan "MI 237554", issued 16 March 1954, 12 days before the Torricelle HC on 28 March 1954. Just look at the photos.

Marcel Massini

 

Since the pdf file is too large I can not post it here, but for an extensive race report in Auto Italia please google on "ai-53-23-25p"

 

Cabianca actually raced an OSCA in 1954

Besides, since we now know the above 2-liter sportscars had numbers in the 280s in 1954, surely the Ferrari numbered in the 140s as posted previously should be from 1953 ?

 

No.
All these drivers are listed in the results of the 28 March 1954 Torricelle HC, published in "Auto Italiana", issue Anno XXXV, Number 13, dated 27 Marzo 1954, page 50, as stated by me in post #526.
Nothing to do with 1953, the year before.

Marcel Massini

 

I would guess Franco Cornacchia in 1955 ?

 

I am not disputing that, I do have the results for 1954 listing these drivers.

My point is that I am not sure the photos showing Ferraris numbered in the 140 bracket in post 511 and 512 are from 1954, since they would probably be competing in the same class as Luglio and P. Marzotto, and if so have race numbers closer to the 280s bracket.

 

Ah, OK, thanks.
Typical problem when people start posting pix from other events or years in a specific thread and without clear captions..........

Marcel Massini

 

Photo #2 shows Bonomi in 0156 ET on 12 March 1953 at the Corsa delle Torricelle with race #144.

Marcel Massini

 

Hope of proper identification:
I suggest to do that in the "More Old Photos" thread.

Marcel Massini

 

You can find a lot of Auto Italia and Autosprint issues here: Auto Italiana #23 | (wordpress.com)

 

I have to admit that I have never heard of Mirabello Boldrin as a Ferrari racing driver? Never seen him even associated with any type of Ferrari.....

 

Boldrin appears to have raced at Lancia Aprilia at the 1950 Coppa d'Oro delle Dolomiti.

Marcel Massini

 

3° Circuito Automobilistico Citta di Reggio di Calabria - Trofeo d'Oro del Turismo on 08.08.1953:

#22 0104 E (225 Sport Touring Spyder), Eugenio Castellotti, result ?
#28 0022 M(166 MM Barchetta), Clemente Biondetti, 5th
#30 0182 ED (225 Sport Vignale Spyder), Enzo Pinzero, result ?
#32 0276 MM (Luigi Piotti), 1st
#36 0044 M (195 Sport), Pasquale Placido, 4th
#40 0158 ED (212 Export Touring),Luigi Chiaramonte Bordonaro, 3rd