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03/03/2021 12:49 pm
The Mille Miglia (Thousand Miles) was an open-road,endurance race established in 1927 by the young Counts Francesco Mazzotti and Aymo Maggi, which took place in Italy twenty-four times from 1927 to 1957 (thirteen before the war, eleven from 1947). This was a single lap through Italy.
Unlike modern day rallying, where cars are released at one-minute intervals with larger professional-class cars going before slower cars, in the Mille Miglia the smaller, slower, lower displacement cars started first. This made organisation simpler as marshals did not have to be on duty for as long a period and it minimised the period that roads had to be closed.
The event was usually dominated by local Italian drivers and marques.
In the early days of the race, even winners needed 16 hours or more, so most competitors had to start before midnight and arrived after dusk - if at all.
From 1953 until 1957, the Mille Miglia was also a round of the World Sportscar Championship .
Here is the AUTO STORY Winning Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 #98 as driven by the famous Tazio Nuvolario with Decimo Campangnoni in the mechanics seat.
In 1933, Alfa Romeo took the top 10 places with a Lancia Dilambda 11th.
Tazio Nuvolari was Italy's most famous driver winning over 150 races, 74 of them being major events.
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03/03/2021 3:40 pm
Great photos. Here are more 1/43 Mille winners from the Mille Miglia Museum (say that 3 times fast!).
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03/03/2021 3:52 pm
Thanks Karl.
I have not visited this museum but would love to go there once travel in more back to normal. I had thought about doing a Mille Miglia feature on the Diecast Zone but am missing too many years of models. I may do the odd year if no other member picks it up. Interesting display cases here. Thanks.
03/03/2021 6:05 pm
Brumm upgraded their version not long ago. Color is now a more typical blood red, some p/e details, better wheels, etc.
03/03/2021 7:15 pm
I should have gotten that upgraded Brumm but never did!
The Mille Miglia Museum is in Brescia, where the race starts, in an old monastery.
