The Mille Miglia (Italian pronunciation: [ˈmille ˈmiʎʎa], Thousand Miles) was an open-road, motorsport endurance race established in 1927 by the young...
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Ferrari 166 S (category Mille Miglia)
successful Ferrari 166 MM (Mille Miglia), of which 47 were made from 1948 to 1953. Its early victories in the Targa Florio and Mille Miglia and others in international...
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victory in the Mille Miglia for three straight years from 1947 through 1949 and the Targa Florio in 1948 and 1949. He won more Mille Miglias than any other...
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Grand tourer (section 1950 Mille Miglia)
touring Mille Miglia 1932 Fiat 508 Balilla S berlinetta Mille Miglia 1935 The first recognised motor race specifically for gran turismo cars was the 1949 Coppa...
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Ferrari 195 S (category Mille Miglia)
Ferrari in 1950, as a improved version of the 166 MM. The 195 S won Mille Miglia, Coppa della Toscana and Giro delle Calabria. The Ferrari 195 S was a...
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Gianni Marzotto (category Mille Miglia drivers)
and entrepreneur. Marzotto served as President of the Mille Miglia Club and won the Mille Miglia race in 1950 and 1953. He was one of four sons of Count...
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Fiat 1100 (1937) (section 508 C Mille Miglia)
and 1949. The 1100 B lasted only one year as in 1949 the car was re-introduced with a curvy boot and new name, the 1100 E. The Fiat 508 C Mille Miglia was...
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dead straight road at 150 mph (240 km/h) in the 1957 running of the Mille Miglia, killing Portago, his navigator, and nine spectators. The young age of...
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Giovanni Battaglia (category Mille Miglia drivers)
1949), born in Luino, was an Italian racing driver. He drove 12 races between 1931 and 1938, all in an Alfa Romeo, including five times the Mille Miglia...
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Gino Valenzano (category Mille Miglia drivers)
racing with that car and later the Lancia D20 and D24. He competed in Mille Miglia, Targa Florio and the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Among his teammates were Luigi...
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