Interesting to see that the rear light configuration changed. Now those mesh looking vents are smaller and the lights are to the outside of them. It also didn't have the rivet marks around the vents in David's picture. -Jarrett
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Here's a photo showing a Ferrari 166 F2 monoposto, driven by Swiss Erwin Sommerhalder in the early 1950s. S/N 06 C. Marcel Massini Image Unavailable, Please Login
Here's a photo showing used competition Ferraris at the factory's Assistenza Clienti in Modena in the early 1950s. Marcel Massini Image Unavailable, Please Login
#5 is 0546LM, Schell and Trintigant, retired. This car was later more well know in its French blue color as the car that crashed killing Ernie McAfee. It was stored away for nearly 20 years in a tractor trailer and reappeared in the 1970's.
Here are a few pix showing the working conditions at Carrozzeria Vignale in Torino in the early 1950s. The 340 MM Spider receiving a hardtop (for a race in Portugal) is S/N 0280 AM and is the 1953 Mille Miglia winning Ferrari (Marzotto-Crosara). Marcel Massini Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Marcel, Simply fabulous! Being a worker ant myself I always enjoy pictures of the "Regazzi" doing their thing. Gotta love this thread! One more of #6047. Image Unavailable, Please Login
Sebring 65 was the first race for 6047 after its repaint from red into Cadillac metallic blue. Marcel Massini
The mesh is the same size. What is confusing is they added inboard lights, which is throwing off your visual perpective. The regular production taillights are still there you just can't see them as the pic is cropping them out. The large rivets are whats attaching the inboard taillights in behind the mesh area. They must have removed them after the race. Ed
My uncle has slides of LeMans in 1955. He was stationed in Europe while in the Army that year. He told me that the police destroyed many rolls of photographers film that year due to the great tragedy. He has some very nice slides that I will try to get to be scanned.
Not quite Dino Ferrari's personal car was supposedly parked in the corner for many years until the Clienti department was re-developed. I think this is mentioned in the Yates book. ( Not that that in any way should be taken as gospel!) Anyway it was for me always a poignant image and I was hoping there was a photo somewhere. Regards, John
I found the removable hardtop to be interesting. I have never seen one of those prior to this post. Incredible. And the photos from assistenza clienti! I do not believe that photography is permitted at the Factory today? Going with the Dino theme, I believe this is Phil Hill at his try out in Reims 1959? Image Unavailable, Please Login
