I presume the register plate on 0300M is a made up fancy copy of the provisional paper plate issued in May 1953, not a proper Italian registeration.
I would presume it was shipped from Brussels to New York together with 0361GT as soon as the motor show closed.
0454MD as driven at the 12 hours of Sebring March 13, 1955. I’ve only got a handful of color photos of the car from period and while I know it’s “blue”, can anyone say which blue the accent diamonds were? I had read “White & Imperial Blue” were the international colors for cars from the United States but I’d like to confirm so I can get this repainted in the proper colors. Image Unavailable, Please Login photographer unknown - if someone knows please pm and I’ll give credit.
That was Gleb Derujinsky driving early on when he slid into the sand and hay. Masten Gregory took over after that off and Tony Palmer-Morewood then had his own drama with a fuel line fire in the trunk which he extinguished with sand bailed in his helmet! Barely half the field that started that race finished and 0454MD was one of the ones who made it across the line. Here’s an article/accounting with photos from Car Life June 1955. Several Ferraris in the hunt including the Hill/Shelby 750 Monza that placed second. This is also the race Bob Said hit an ambulance on track with his Monza 0494M on lap 3. Really an interesting read and you can almost hear the announcer giving the play by play of the action… Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
23 January 1955, 1000 km Buenos Aires, Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez, Argentina First round of the 1955 World Sportscar Championship Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login #4 375 Plus Pinin Farina Spyder 0398AM Enrique Saenz Valiente/Jose Maria Ibanez 1st #6 375 MM Pinin Farina Berlinetta 0358AM Roberto Bonomi/Ernesto Florencio Castro Cranwell DNF #8 375 MM Pinin Farina Spyder 0374AM/0362AM Carlos Najurieta/Oscar Rivero 2nd #10 118 LM Scaglietti Spyder 0484LM Maurice Trintignant/Froilan Gonzalez DNF SF #16 250 MM Pinin Farina Berlinetta 0256MM Alberto Rodriguez Larreta/David Speroni DNS #18 625 TF Vignale Spyder 0304TF Luis Milán/Elpidio Tortone 9th #20 750 Monza Scaglietti Spyder 0486M Umberto Maglioli/Clemar Bucci DNF SF #22 225 S Vignale Spyder 0160ED Alvaro Piano/Miguel Schroeder 18th #24 225 S Vignale Spyder 0216ED Angel Maiocchi/Carlos Lostalo 16th #26 212 Export Motto Spyder 0094E Jorge Camano/Oscar Camano 6th Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Did #18 place 8th or 9th? 22 = I also have the name Alcorta, maybe Miguel Schoeder-Alcorta? Or a third driver? Marcel Massini
My notes: #10: DISQ due to incorrect entry into pits / taking short cut after getting off track. #20: DISQ due to push start For #8 I have César Rivero instead of Oscar Rivero.
It seems Oscar Alfredo Gálvez was 8th with his Ford T. For Schroeder, must be this pilot : https://retropilotos.com/index.php/s2/1553-schroeder-miguel-angel
30 January 1955, XI Gran Premio de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Autódromo Municipal "17 de Octubre" Formula Libre race Two heats of 30 laps Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login #36 118 LM Scaglietti Spyder 0484LM Umberto Maglioli SF Heat 1 DNF Heat 2 DNS Winner (average of the two heats) : Image Unavailable, Please Login #2 Juan Manuel Fangio Mercedes-Benz W196 Daimler-Benz AG
Imagine that happening today: testing a new sportscar in a formula libre race against regular F1 cars
5-6 February 1955, Critérium Neige et Glace, Massif du Jura, France Image Unavailable, Please Login #12 500 Mondial Pinin Farina Spyder 0424MD Dupont/xxx result unkown (pic from Maurice Louche) Winner : Image Unavailable, Please Login #57 Salmson 2300 S5 Matussière/Borsa
Like the Tour de France ? Why not ? Thanks ! Today should be the Coppa d’Oro Bolide Rosso won by Palmieri with 0296MM but I’m not sure of the date and if the picture in the 1955 Ferrari Yearbook is the good one.
For the Coppa d'Oro Bolide Rosso I have also 06.02.1955 as date. However, my notes list Inico Bernabei as driver of 0296 MM (result: 2nd) and Vittorio Colocci as winner in 0340 MM
Strangely the entry list I have gives n144 for Colocci. Perhaps he managed to switch from the « Sport » class (14x numbers) to the « Sport Serie » one. Also in the results are Matrullo, presumably with his Ferrari-Alfa special, and Guiseppe Bianchi, with 0303 EU I assume. F. Bornigia had an entry for a Ferrari 3000 but apparently he did not show up.
My fingers and nose are freezing just seeing this brave pair in the 500 Mondial spyder. Had a nice chat again with Maurice Louche at Retromobile wednesday. Good man and his archive is just brilliant.
