Also 020I on this well-known starting grid picture. Any idea of the race number ? Image Unavailable, Please Login
Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Yesterday, 70 years ago, on 26th March 1950, it was the end of the Geneva Show. You can see on this interesting pic : - 166 Inter Touring coupé Series 2 (most probably the last one : 039/S), - 166 MM Touring Barchetta (first long hood : 024/MB), - 166 MM Touring Berlinetta Le Mans (the future Mille Miglia's winner : 0026/M).
I think the 166 Inter Touring Coupé is 023 S. 039 S: 5 November 1949 the factory issued the Certificate of Origin. 6 February 1950 sold by factory via Franco Cornacchia to first owner Angelo Biemmi in Iseo, who had it registered 24 February 1950 in Brescia. I highly doubt that 039 S was shown March 26, 1950, at Geneva, Switzerland. 039 S then had two more owners in Bologna and then Milan and in May 1953 was rebodied by Vignale. Marcel Massini
I have tried a better pic of the 166 Inter Touring coupe at Geneva and it seems to have big headlights. 023/S (which had longer wheelbase like 017/S) with Medlin had thin headlights like its sister car 017/S. So, if not 023/S or 039/S, could it be 035/S ?? Image Unavailable, Please Login
To the best of my knowledge 035 S was not completed yet by 16 March 1950 (public opening of the Geneva Motor Show). 11 March 1950 Carrozzeria Touring charged original owner Franco Rol for the bodywork. Marcel Massini
Impossible to speak about early 1950 without showing this nice bunch of pics with 024M/B and 0026/M together... Image Unavailable, Please Login
With 024/MB began a small series of eight Touring Barchetta with long hood and thin headlights (024/MB, 0028/M, 0034/M, 0036/M, 0038/M, 0040/M, 0044/M and 0046/M), it seems all with Touring numbers in 34xx range... Image Unavailable, Please Login
Cyril: Sorry to partially disagree. 024 MB had Touring body number 3251. Not in the 34XX range. Marcel Massini
Sport & Collection 2008 - Touring, Ghia,Vignale, Farina: Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
What was then part of the Edgar Schermerhorn Collection. 017 S, 0105 S, 0287 EU and 037 S. Marcel Massini
2 April 1950 : Giro di Sicilia / Targa Florio Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login - Bernabei-Pacini with 0036/M almost won under the rain (finally 2nd overall behind the Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Competizione of Bornigia brothers, but 1st in 2 liters class). - La Motta-Alterio 3rd overall + 2nd in 2 liters class with 001/S. - Musso-Gaboardi 9th overall + 3rd in 2liters class with 0004/M...
I am almost sure Geneva car was 035/S. Taking a sneak peak three weeks forward: Do we know the indenty of Cornacchia's #659 in MM50, or the black 166 Inter Coupe with extra lights on nose, that was photographed together #722 and #724 after the race? Image Unavailable, Please Login
I understand the Cornacchia car #659 at the Mille Miglia 1950 was 017 S. Although it did not have a proper license plate. Marcel Massini Image Unavailable, Please Login