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  1. 312guy

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    #1 312guy, Nov 7, 2013
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    Please, guys and gals, when it comes to Ferraris I'm a dummy. But I found this framed picture, loved it, bought it, wondered what it was, then noticed the emblem. Figuring this is a copy of a famous photo, I've been all over the internet trying to find it, but haven't been able to. Then I thought of coming to the people who would know. Can anyone identify the car, and if possible, the driver, track, date, etc?
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  2. Rosso328

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    #2 Rosso328, Nov 8, 2013
    I can't help, but perhaps if you post this over in the Vintage section someone there may have some ideas.
     
  3. jtremlett

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    #3 jtremlett, Nov 8, 2013
    It is Eugenio Castellotti at the Nurburgring in practice (hence in the T car) for the 1956 1000kms in a 290 MM. Driving round the Karussel hairpin. Photo by Jesse Alexander.

    Jonathan
     
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    #4 El Wayne, Nov 8, 2013
    290 MM s/n 0616 being tested at the Nurburgring by Castellotti in May, 1956.
     
  5. Splitting Atoms

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    #5 Splitting Atoms, Nov 8, 2013
    You guys never cease to amaze me. What was the grade of gearbox oil? :)
     
  6. Ferrariman_sf

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    #6 Ferrariman_sf, Apr 28, 2023
    Old topic, but isn’t that #0602m during the 1000km Nürburgring?
     
  7. Marcel Massini

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    #7 Marcel Massini, Apr 29, 2023
    1T and 1 is not the same.
    T is for practice and that was 0616 whereas the car actually raced was 0602 M with race #1.
    See also posts 3 and 4.

    Marcel Massini
     
  8. ChipG

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    #8 ChipG, Apr 29, 2023
    yep, Marcel to the rescue for the millionth time :) It was probably baby oil (j/k)
     
  9. Ferrariman_sf

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    #9 Ferrariman_sf, Apr 29, 2023
    Ahh, missed that point. Since the hood scoop doesn’t looke like 0616 at MM in 1956, but more like 0602m, I thought it might have been 0602m. I also thought I saw the square vent right under the scuderia shield.

    Did they often change the drivers and numbers on the car during a weekend?
     
  10. kare

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    #10 kare, Apr 29, 2023
    They were quite clearly experiencing some problems with the scoop-forced induction messing up the engine performance on a track with 150-or-so curves and a lot of accelerating through the transition zone of the carbs. Any hick-ups would quickly cost several seconds per lap, so they needed extensive testing before the race to get the cars running properly. Suffix T was added to 0616 as 0602 and 0606 were also tested at the same time with #1 (without T).
     
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  11. Ferrariman_sf

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    #11 Ferrariman_sf, Apr 29, 2023
    Understood. Thank you for the clear explanation!
     

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