Ferrari 166 MM Touring Barchetta Consigned to RM Arizona Sale

RM Auctions announced the consignment of a 1949 Ferrari 166 MM Touring Barchetta, chassis number 0024 M, to its upcoming Arizona sale.

http://www.sportscardigest.com/ferrari-166-mm-barchetta-featured-at-rm-auctions-arizona-sale/
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Ahh... it disappeared from Sheehan's site earlier in the week.

 

Thought it looked familiar...

 

http://www.finecars.cc/en/detail/car/93915/index.html

I believe our Tom S. had it parked in front of his booth at Quail.

 

I don't think Tom S ever had it, but I did briefly before selling it to present owner.
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He didn't own it but it was parked there and being offered for sale on behalf of the owner.

How did it drive?

Did U buy it from Symbolic?

 

Was the blue car behind it ever in Houston?

 

I brokered the car from my client (who bought the car from Symbolic) to the present owner. I drove the car extensively and loved every minute. The car is in terrific mechanical condition due to extensive mechanical restoration carried out in Italy for the previous (Japanese) owner who Symbolic acquired the car from.

 

I don't know. It has been on the cover of Cavallino, shown at Pebble Beach etc., but it lived in the North East before I got it. To my knowledge it hasn't been in Houston, but who knows as these things do get around!

 

Yes, Autosport Designs (Tom P.) had the car for quite some time a number of years back.

 

You are correct. It came to me VIA a broker from Tom P's client.

 

Serial No. 0143 E.

 

Correct.

 

0024/M has not been back to Italy since 1956. None of the restoration and repair work was ever done there.

All work was done here in the States and the UK.

Cheers,

Bill

 

I was told that only the mechanicals went back there. Perhaps I was misled? In any event, it ran beautifully and was quite sound mechanically.

 

If I had the money.... lovely car.


Onno

 

Is this the same car? Where is the disclosure on the replica body?

http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=293348&highlight=166

 

SAME CAR. It was originally a Barchetta by Touring that was re-bodied by Vignale as a coupe in period. It was returned to Barchetta configuration with 1980's restoration and reproduced Barchetta bodywork. A very detailed dossier that chronicles this restoration comes with the car. I believe it is priced accordingly.

 

Yes, see the first 4 images here:
http://www.barchetta.cc/All.Ferraris/events-stories/events/2010/concours-show/the-quail-a-motorsports-gathering/73-108/index.html

 

If I remember correctly, at one time, Mike Hawthorn's car?

 

Seeing as this car disappeared from Sheehan's site, what about the other 166 he had for sale (Spider Corsa 014I) as it too disappeared after being listed for quite some time (although the ad is still running in the current FML)...

 

Yes, 0143E is most well known for being Mike Hawthorn's personal car.

 

What do you guys think the price of sale will be? I will say around $3mil. Gorgeous car btw.

 

It is roughly the price indicated on this page:

http://www.finecars.cc/en/detail/car/93915/index.html

 

Just sold for 1.7M + com. at RM Auction's Arizona sale.