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One hundred
years after his birth, the Galleria Ferrari is to dedicate
an exhibition to the motorcyclist, test driver, designer and
direttore sportivo, Piero Taruffi. For one month from 10
November, the Galleria will house a section entirely
dedicated to this important personality in the history of
motor racing and motorcycling. His long driving career often
intertwined successfully with Ferrari's.
The exhibition pays tribute to el zorro plateado, 'the
silver fox'. The nickname was given to him by the Mexicans
after the 1953 Carrera Panamericana. On display will be
photographs, documents, original film, personal effects and
some of the most prestigious trophies won by Taruffi over
the course of his exceptional career. These highs include a
second place in the 1953 Carrera Panamericana and a win in
the 1954 Targa Florio and Giro di Sicilia. Perhaps his
greatest triumph at the 1957 Mille Miglia where he drove a
Ferrari 4100. The event was the last run on the classic
Brescia-Roma-Brescia route and marked the peak of Taruffi's
career. Taruffi's sporting exploits were matched by his work
as a designer. The circuits at Misano Adriatico, Funabashy
and Izu Peninsula in Japan bear his name. He was also
responsible for widening the Vallelunga track.
The Galleria Ferrari will be exhibiting, for the first time,
some of the cars driven and designed by Piero Taruffi. Among
them is the Scuderia Ferrari Alfa Romeo 8 C 2300 in which he
competed on many occasions (including the 24 Hours of Spa
and the Reale Grand Prix in Rome).
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For one month from 10 November, the Galleria will
house a section entirely dedicated to Piero Taruffi,
an important personality in the history of motor
racing and motorcycling. |
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One hundred years after his birth, the Galleria
Ferrari is to dedicate an exhibition to the
motorcyclist, test driver, designer and direttore
sportivo, Piero Taruffi. |
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In this vehicle he also claimed the 1932 Gran Sasso and the
Coppa Frigo. Also on show will be the Cisitalia D 46 in
which Taruffi drove for the Scuderia Cisitalia at the Grand
Prix of Rome in 1947. The 1948 Tarf bisiluro, a successful
car designed by Taruffi and Carlo Giannini, and the Lancia D
24 from 1953 in which he took second in the Carrera
Panamericana that year will also appear. The collection
would not be complete without a symbol of Taruffi's love for
motorcycling in the 1939 Gilera 500 Rondine Circuito. The
bike was designed together with CAN and Gilera.
The Galleria Ferrari in Maranello is open every day of the
year, including weekends, from 9.30 to 18.00.
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