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This year's
edition of the Mille Miglia celebrates the 80th anniversary
of the first legendary Brescia-Rome-Brescia road race. The
event will be held from the 17th to the 20th of May and will
see the participation of the Ferrari 315 S with which Piero
Taruffi won the last race in 1957. The car will be driven by
Piero Taruffi's daughter, Prisca, journalist and a racing
driver in her own right.
"To drive the same car my father drove 50 years ago,"
commented Prisca Taruffi, "is a dream come true. It is
something I have hoped to do ever since I started racing. To
experience the same sensations behind the wheel of the 315 S
as he did is a unique opportunity. Ferrari could not have
given me a finer gift."
The 315 S, chassis number 0684, which is still painted with
the original 535 starting time from that epic victory, is
one of just two cars built. Equipped with a 3783 cc V12
producing 360 hp at 7800 rpm, the car is now owned by the
American collector John McCaw who will co-drive with Prisca.
This year sees Ferrari celebrate an equally important
anniversary - that of its 60th year as a sports car
manufacturer. As one of the first races to be dominated by
Ferrari, the Mille Miglia is an ideal occasion for Ferrari
Classiche to underline the important services it offers the
many clients who own classic Ferraris.
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"To drive the same car my father drove 50 years
ago," commented Prisca Taruffi, "is a dream come
true. It is something I have hoped to do ever since
I started racing." |
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The Mille Miglia will see the participation of the
Ferrari 315 S with which Piero Taruffi won the last
race in 1957, the car to be driven by Taruffi's
daughter, Prisca, a journalist and a racing driver. |
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Ferrari Classiche will, in fact, provide technical
assistance for the car, just one of the specialist
division's areas of expertise which include restoration,
maintenance and Authenticity Certification services.
Prisca will wear her father's original helmet and goggles
the first time she will test the 315 S at Fiorano in the
16th of May, the day that all the Ferrari teams taking part
in this year's Mille Miglia will visit the factory for a
special pre-event meeting.
On Saturday the 19th of May, Ferrari will open the gates of
the historic Carrozzeria Scaglietti factory for the passage
of the Mille Miglia on its return leg through Modena. On
hand to salute the participants will be Piero Ferrari, the
son of founder Enzo, and Sergio Scaglietti, the coachbuilder
who actually built the bodywork of many of Ferrari's racing
cars.
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