Report of the race : " Around Maracanã, the best race track that the Automóvel Clube do Brasil could create within the city, the race for sports cars was held, called "100 Miles of Maracanã". It was a sensational race, with a duel between Artur de Souza Costa and Celso Lara Barberis, closely pursued by Ciro Caires. After a relay of places until the 13th lap, Artur assumed and maintained command until the 23th lap when he gave it to Barberis who remained at the tip until the 31st lap. Then Artur resumed command staying in that position after the race, when with 100 miles with 87 laps in 1 hour 27 minutes, 16 seconds. The winner made the fast lap in 57''2. " 1° - Artur de Souza Costa, Ferrari 2.750 c.c. (0198ET) - 87 laps, 2° - Celso Lara Barberis, Ferrari 3.000 c.c. (0290M with 3 liters engine) - 86 laps, 3° - Ciro Caires, Maserati 2 000 с.с. - 85 laps, 4° - Geraldo S. Vasconcelos, Cisitália 2 000 с.с. - 81 laps, 5° - Henrique Bastian, Jaguar XK 3.500 с.с. - 77 laps, 6° - Osvaldo Fanuqui, Porsche 1.500 с.с. - 74 laps, 7° - José Luiz Andrade, MG 1.500 с.с. - 73 laps, 8° - Délio Antunes, MG 1.500 с.с. - 71 laps, 9° - Álvaro Xavier, MG Spécial 1.500 c.c. - 65 laps, 10° - Gilberto Machado, Citroën 2.000 c.c. - 59 laps, 11° - Domingos Otolini, Jaguar XK 3.500 c.c. - 59 laps. (15 cars entered).
That explains also the Brazilian website claiming that Celso Lara Barberis won races in 1954 with a 2 litre Ferrari (see post #1670). After all, 0290 M started life as a regular 2 litre 166 MM/53. For a casual observer it was impossible to tell if the engine was 2 or 3 litres. It also is in line with the newspaper clipping that Celso Lara Barberis sold his 2000 cc Ferrari (assumed to be 0072 M, a first series 166 MM Spider) to Ângelo Juliano in order to buy a 3000 cc Ferrari (chassis 0290 M, a second serie 166 MM spider) .
Summarizing the sports car racing career of Celso Lara Barberis: started with a 166 MM Spider (probably 0072 M) upgraded (in early 1954???) to 0290 M, a 166 MM/53 with a 3 litre engine. Probably raced this car as late as 1957 upgraded again in 1958 to a 3 litre 250 Testa Rossa (chassis 0716). Next to sports cars, he also raced monoposto 375 / 5 (375 F1) in 1956 - 1957.
Exactly ! BTW : I don't know who maintains the Brasilian's archives but these guys deserve a medal ! What a stuff if you have the time to search !
Let me clarify that the picture here shows the car he used to own and sold, the 2 liter car, probably the 212 Export or a 166
As Cyril has become proficient in the archives website I don't have to search myself but I can help with translations if you need it.
Many thanks Mario ! I do what I can with the translator on my phone but it's far from perfect as you must have noticed !
Do you know when this picture has been taken ? Could it be 166 Export Vignale spyder 006I (originally a 166 Inter) ?
I don't know when it was taken, but the caption is talking about the fact that Celso Lara Barberis bought a 3000 cc Ferrari from Henrique Casini, and sold his old 2 liter to Angelo... The picture is meant to show Celso Lara Barberis, not so much the car, so it could be anything. To me it looks like a Touring 166 Barchetta.
Unfortunately it lacks some of the major newspapers of the time, which keep their own archives and might just be a treasure trove - although you need special access only for the highest subscriptions. A pity.
Image Unavailable, Please Login I would say the pic with number 46B rather shows this car which was still raced in 1957. Is it 006I ?
Henrique Casini raced 0290 M only for a very short period. The car was still in Italy in September 1953. AFAIK he only raced 0290 M in the "Grande Premio Cidade do Rio de Janeiro" on 4 -1 -1954 and probably in the "7° Grande Prêmio Cidade de São Paulo" on 10-1 -1954. In June he was already racing chassis 0270 MM.
Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login I think I have found where the pic of Celso Lara Barberis with #46 B has been taken : « Duas Horas de Interlagos » on 16 May 1954. Look the background with the flags and the « FAZ CAMPEOS » advertisement : same place. It seems there were several races in Interlagos during 1954 through the « II Campeonato Paulista de Automobilismo » which makes ID very difficult. Definitively an Export Vignale spyder, possibly 006I...
Question. For cars delivered to privateers, some period photos show the Scuderia Ferrari shield(s) on them during certain races when earlier or delivery photos didn’t include the shield. Does that indicate they were supported in some way by Ferrari on a race by race basis or was it more about an owner preference to add the shield?
For exemple for the 365 GTB/4 gr4 16717 since 1976 she has SF shields on the sides and back of the car added ,by then owner Maurice Dantinne and still on the car today ,but they where not at the 24 h of Le Mans in 1975 ,never seen a photo with them then .So they could be added by privateers later .
Or 0072 M? This car was rebodied by Vignale in 1952 and later went to Brasil. This is the supposed race car of Ângelo Juliano in the "Cem Milhas do IV Centenário" race of 28-11-1954.
Pics in post #1668 show an Export Vignale spyder with body built in 1951. In 1954, 0072M had been rebodied by Vignale like a small « Mexico » spyder so not the Celso Lara Barberis’s one. The Vignale Export spyder in post #1686 with number 31 is the same car than in post #1668. Looks especially the « Lusso » interior if I can call it that.
Then the conclusion must be that Ângelo Juliano did not race 0072M in the "Cem Milhas do IV Centenário" end of 1954, as he had bought his 2000 ccc Ferrari from Celso Lara Barberis earlier that year.
Well... there are plenty of pics of 0072M at "Cem Milhas do IV Centenário" with Ângelo Juliano... Another possibility is that both pics in post #1688 are not from 1954 but earlier. In these Brasilian newspapers, they have the annoying habit of using the same photo to illustrate a driver and his car even several months later in completely different races !
Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login The older Scuderia Ferrari shields I have found are on cars more or less connected to the factory : - in 1952, the ones on several Vignale coupes and spyders at the Giro di Sicilia (#403, 441, 443...), - in 1953, the ones at Mille Miglia on several 250 MM Pf Berlinetta (#543, 609, 627...), the 340 MM Touring spyders (#613 and 615) and the 340 MM Vignale spyder #547. - in 1954, the ones at Agadir Grand Prix on the 375 Plus Pf Spyder #40 and 375 MM Pf Spyder #43. And for the Scaglietti spyders, the ones on 500 Mondial #36 and 52 at Imola. For privateers, the first one is 0446MD with shields on both sides, I would say hand painted. I add a pic of 0440MD at the 1954 Tourist Trophy to compare.
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Image Unavailable, Please Login I was there in may 2024 and here is the present display in Modena museum...
Attached is a photo of the SF shield on the 1955 500 Mondial S2 (serial 0556/(stamped 0446)/MD) as a factory team entry at the 1st GP of Venezuela. It was a water appliqué decal. It was not on the car during the previous private ownership races. It remained on the car at Nassau 1955 when owned by Porfirio Rubirosa, and was painted over by Chinetti prior to the 1956 Sebring. During a rainstorm on an open trailer enroute to Sebring the decal lifted which left a light blue shield on a dark blue car - see second photo. Best regards, Robert Image Unavailable, Please Login Copyright - Burnside Image Unavailable, Please Login
Many thanks for these very interesting details ! Really looking forward to be next year to talk about these wonderful machines !
