There is also a seven pages story of #0012M in Cavallino magazine n°133. Thank you for the interesting photos Ed.
Results of Castle Combe 1st Abecassis (HWM #7) 2nd Rosier (Ferrari 750 Monza #2) 3rd Cunningham Reid (HWM #35) 4th MacKay Fraser (Ferrari 735/750 S #19) 5th André Loens (Maserati A6 GCS #51) DNF 18th laps Salvadori (Aston Martin DB3 S #25) Hamilton (Jaguar D-type #1) Head (Jaguar D-type #3) Unknow Manduca (Jaguar Type-C "RAU 450" #17) Hindes (Aston Martin DB3 S "JAN 800" #33)
Ed, just great great pictures. These are the best pictures of an naked early Gilco chassis I have seen and will go right into my file on 024. Certainly nothing very sophisticated or artistic about the designe or construction but you could drop it off a cliff and not finf a dent or fracture in it. I will compare this to some of the other early chassis pictures I have and see what can be said. Thanks again. Got any more, Just one man's opinion. tongascrew
Ed, I guess I asked to soon. Well do have even more.Iwill post more on what I have on this car. Keep up the good work. Just one man,s opinion..tongascrew
I suspect the bird**** welds could be a later addition for mounting another floor & body. The chassis tube to tube welds look OK, although the photo resolution isn't that good (at least on my computer).
Normally the weldings on the Ferraris (outsourced!) chassis are very good. The 50's and 60's chassis are very strong and perfectly welded, so if this is not the case in a particular part (or the whole!) of the chassis this is normally caused by repair or fake! I saw a 250 TdF that really looked hideous...I will post an pic soon... ciao Oscar
Well Friday the 13th is living up to its' reputation. Today I sold and delivered my photo collection to the Collier Museum in Naples, Fl. I am confident they will provide it with a good home. A special thanks to Mr. Niles for picking up where I left off on this thread. David
This is what is left from the Ferrari n° 650 of Umberto MARZOTTO and Franco CRISTALDI after the accident at the Mille-Miglia in 1950. The photo is from the book "La Ferrari alla Mille-Miglia" by Giannino MARZOTTO. The car was reconstructed as #024MB, the "Uovo". Image Unavailable, Please Login
It seems that it was first reconstructed as a Touring Barchetta - at least the plates were used on a 2-tone luxury barchetta with high wind shield and full ragtop. This may or may not be the body that was installed on chassis 0084E in 1953. It would make sense in a way as Uovo body seems to have been transferred from chassis 0084E onto 024MB. Best wishes, Kare
Not really a good day for Fchat...! But thank you to have shared a part of your (ex-) collection with us.
Shocked and surprised. Just out of curiosity David, why the Collier Museum?..and not amongst avid enthusiasts and collectors that frequent this thread in particular? Whatever your answer, may i just say thankyou for your massive contribution in starting,continuing this excellent thread.
