Enzo's Superamerica

The 250 LM #6217 with race number 526 is in the livery of the XIV Coppa della Collina (Pistoia), when Edoardo Lualdi-Gabardi placed 1st OA and 1st in class (1 May 1966). 6217 is one of the very best LM's in the world.

Marcel Massini

 

Ferrari 166 Spider Corsa #016 I will be shown in Class M-2 for Ferrari competition cars at the upcoming 64th Annual Pebble Beach Concours d'Elégance, Sunday 17th August 2014. Top restorers Paul Russell and Company of Essex, Mass., are responsible for the restoration.

Marcel Massini

 

...and at the Cavallino Classic in january. Shown at the cavallino Classic Lecture Series at the Breakers on Thursday morning.
First in class 1 - competition. One off the 2 bests of show (with the 400 Superamerica 4279SA)

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A great collection and a wonderful museum with fantastic people.
Every year they bring a few up to Lime Rock for the Labor Day Historics. This year I believe that'll be featuring Abarths.

 

Thanks so much for sharing your wonderful pictures!

It motivates me to go pick up the sanding block.....

 

Yes, a great car! I had the pleasure to drive it twice (Spa and Nuerburgring both track days) when it was owned by H.I. in Germany.

 

Enzo had impeccable taste.

 

really interesting to see this.
I was under the mistaken impression that the Collier collection was comprised mostly of car from the Briggs Cunningham collection, but I saw that quite often, and I don't recognize any of the cars shown here!
I'll need to get down to Florida now that it's open to the public again.

 

There are many of Briggs' old cars there but I don't think that they make up even half of the collection.
I hadn't seen the Cunningham cars since the late seventies. It was great to renew the acquaintance.

 

Being lucky enough to live 10 minutes away from the Collier Collection I have seen it quite a few times. I never tire of examining the cars. I could sleep in the Museum if they would let me. The significance of the pieces Miles Collier has chosen just amazes me every time. Example is the MB W154, one of the Silver Arrows formula cars. Unbeatable not only on the track but in engineering prowess. How about the Gurney Eagle F1 car? A work of art. Or the Cooper formula racer, the "giant killer"? Being a Ferrari guy I first was hoping to see more fcars. But once I spent the time to examine the amazing selection of hugely significant cars that desire became a fleeting thought.

Put it on your bucket list if you have never seen it. And by the way little Naples is not a bad place to spend a vacation. Just in case you need to convince your spouse

 

After this race Lualdi-Gabardi made four more hillclimbs with the 250LM#6217 and placed twice 1stOA (Coppa Citta' di Volterra and Coppa Acqua Cerelia).

The IV Coppa Acqua Cerelia (Vergato, June-12-1966) was the last winning race for this car.

Then Lualdi-Gabardi returned the car to factory and took the Dino206S #016 with which raced extensively in several hillclimbs (beginning at the Garessio-Colle San Bernardo just the next Sunday of June 19).

So, for the history, I think it'd be a better idea to adopt the livery of the last winning race and paint the race-number 274 on this 250LM.

 

And there's a not half bad BBQ joint in the neighborhood.

I hope to be spending more time at the museum this autumn.

 

The F1 Lancia D50 is the #001R replica, one of the four built by Rosani/Stokes thanks to the original drawings from the factory.