Mille Miglia 1927-1957

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Mille Miglia 1927-1957 Apr 11, 2022 14:04:01 GMT -5 JSB33, 105epaul, and 1 more like this

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The race across Italy that was as dangerous for spectators as it was for drivers and their machines. Part of the World Sports Car Championship, a win on this 1,000 mile race was a big prize for automakers lucky enough to have a driver and car win, let alone survive! Some of the greatest drivers, in some of the greatest race cars made competed for Counts Mazzotti and Maggi's coveted trophy.

Jerry
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Mille Miglia 1927-1957 Apr 17, 2022 2:13:14 GMT -5 JSB33 likes this

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Post by reeft1 on Apr 17, 2022 2:13:14 GMT -5

Alfa Romeo 8C 2900 B Berlinetta Touring - 1947 Mille Miglia - Biondetti - Winner - TSMCE154312

Ferrari 166 S Coupe Allemano - 1948 Mille Miglia - Biondetti - Winner- Top Model Collection TMC142

Ferrari 166 MM Barchetta Touring - 1949 Mille Miglia - Biondetti - Winner - Art Models ART008-2

Ferrari 166 MM Barchetta Touring - 1950 Mille Miglia - Bracco - 4th overall, 1st in class - Art Models

Jaguar XK120 - 1950 Mille Miglia - Biondetti - 8th overall, 5th in class - Brumm

Ferrari 195S Berlinetta Touring - 1950 Mille Miglia - Marzotto - Winner - Art Models

Cisitalia 202 - 1950 Mille Miglia - Tamburini - DNF - Partswork

Abarth 205 Berlinetta Vignale - 1950 Mille Miglia - Scagliarini - 31st overall, 9th in class - Partswork

Ferrari 166/212 Uovo - 1951 Mille Miglia - Mazotto - DNF - Tron Factory Built

Ferrari 340 America Berlinetta Vignale - 1951 Mille Miglia - Villoresi - Winner - Jolly Models ("pranged" version)

Ferrari 340 America - 1951 Mille Miglia - Marzotto - DNF - Tron BEE BOP

Allard J2 - 1951 Mille Miglia - Allard - DNF - Bizarre

Aston Martin DB2 Mk1 - 1951 Mille Miglia - Wisdom - 11th overall, 4th in class - modified Spark with homemade decals

Lancia Aurelia B20 Ser 1 - 1951 Mille Miglia - Bracco - 2nd overall, 1st in class - Partswork

Aston Martin DB2 Mk2 - 1952 Mille Miglia - Wisdom - 12th overall, 1st in class - modified Pinko with homemade decals

Ferrari 250S Berlinetta Vignale - 1952 Mille Miglia - Bracco - Winner - Jolly Models

Jaguar C-Type - 1952 Mille Miglia - Moss - DNF - Brumm

Ferrari 340 America Spider Vignale - 1952 Mille Miglia - Taruffi - DNF - Top Model Collection TMC106

Porsche 356 Speedster - 1952 Mille Miglia - N/A - DNS - Brumm R207

Alfa Romeo 1900 Sprint - 1952 Mille Miglia - Fangio - 22nd overall, 7th in class - Partswork

Ferrari 225S Spider Vignale - 1952 Mille Miglia - Biondetti - DNF - Art Models ART124

Ferrari 340MM Spider Vignale - 1953 Mille Miglia - Marzotto - Winner - Partswork plus race number decals

Austin Healey 100/4 - 1953 Mille Miglia - Lockett - DNF - Oxford base plus homemade and bought decals

Maserati A6GCS/53 - 1953 Mille Miglia - Fantuzzi - 6th overall, 1st in class - Partswork

Siata 208CS Stab. Farina - 1953 Mille Miglia - Vasaturo - 55th overall, 21st in class - Starline Models

Ferrari 250 MM Berlinetta Pinin Farina - 1953 Mille Miglia - Marzotto - DNF - Progetto K111

Aston Martin DB3 - 1953 Mille Miglia - Parnell - 5th overall, 5th in class - Top Model TMC085

Alfa Romeo 6C 3000CN Berlinetta - 1953 Mille Miglia - Kling - DNF - Jolly Model J0289

Ferrari 212 Export Berlinetta - 1953 Mille Miglia - Gerini - DNF - Art Models ART324

Lancia D24 Spider - 1954 Mille Miglia - Ascari - Winner - Partswork

Fiat 8V - 1954 Mille Miglia - Poillucci - 18th overall, 6th in class - Partswork

ISO Isetta - 1954 Mille Miglia - Pasqualicchio - 179th overall, 33rd in class - Partswork

Ferrari 500 Mondial Pinin Farina Spyder - 1954 Mille Miglia - Sterzi - 15th overall, 5th in class - Art Model ART300

Ferrari 500 Mondial - 1954 Mille Miglia - Marzotto - 2nd overall, 1st in class - Top Model 201

Aston Martin DB3S - 1954 Mille Miglia - Collins - DNF - Modified Quartzo with homemade decals

Mercedes 300 SLR - 1955 Mille Miglia - Moss - Winner - Spark S5859

Alfa Romeo 1900 SS Zagato - 1955 Mille Miglia - Rota - 82nd overall, 26th in class - Partswork

Renault Alpine Redele Speciale - 1955 Mille Miglia - Galtier - DNF - Eligor 101113

Lancia Aurelia B20 Zagato - 1955 Mille Miglia - Gatta - DNF - Technomodel tec016

Aston Martin DB 2/4 - 1955 Mille Miglia - Frere - DNF - Spark base with homemade decals

Ferrari 290MM - 1956 Mille Miglia - Castellotti - Winner - Art Models ART335

Osca MT4 1500 TN - 1956 Mille Miglia - Cabianca - 9th overall, 1st in class - Partswork

Fiat 8V Zagato - 1956 Mille Miglia - Jossipovich - 69th overall, 17th in class - Partswork

Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider Special - 1956 Mille Miglia - Sanesi - DNF - Partswork

Fiat Abarth 750 - 1956 Mille Miglia - Ogna - 147th overall, 1st in class - Brumm R304

Ferrari 250 GT LWB Scaglietti - 1956 Mille Miglia - Gendebien -5th overall, 1st in class - Top Model 175

Lancia Auerlia B24 Spider - 1956 Mille Miglia - Ferrari - DNF - Partswork

Lancia Appia GT Zagato - 1957 Mille Miglia - Mantovani - 49th overall, 1st in class - Partswork

BMW 507 - 1957 Mille Miglia - Henriques - DNF - Minichamps plus decals

Jaguar D-Type - 1957 Mille Miglia - Flockhart - DNF - Brumm

Ferrari 315S - 1957 Mille Miglia - Taruffi - Winner - Top Model Collection

Maserati 150S - 1957 Mille Miglia - Michel - DNF - Partswork

Maserati 200SI - 1957 Mille Miglia - Bordoni - DNF - Partswork

Ferrari 500 TRC - 1957 Mille Miglia - Munaron - 8th overall, 1st in class - Art Models

Fiat 1100/103 - 1957 Mille Miglia - Scrivanti - 111th overall, 2nd in class - Partswork

Ferrari 335S - 1957 Mille Miglia - Collins - DNF - Art Models ART157

Lotus Eleven Cimax - 1957 Mille Miglia - Grant - DNF - Partswork

Maserati 450S - 1957 Mille Miglia - Moss - DNF - Top Model Collection TMC132

Fiat Abarth 750 Zagato - 1957 Mille Miglia - Thiele - 62nd overall, 1st in class - Partswork

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reeft1 Member Posts: 2,560	Mille Miglia 1927-1957 Feb 17, 2023 9:38:59 GMT -5 cmmf likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by reeft1 on Feb 17, 2023 9:38:59 GMT -5 Replaced my partswork model of this important car with this Spark version. 55 Mercedes Benz 300 SLR Moss Mille Miglia Spark S5859 Winner

jager Senior Member Global Moderator Posts: 2,119	Mille Miglia 1927-1957 Feb 17, 2023 19:54:17 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jager on Feb 17, 2023 19:54:17 GMT -5 Is that the centrepiece of your collection now? It’s a great piece.

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Mille Miglia 1927-1957 Feb 17, 2023 21:21:38 GMT -5 via mobile

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Feb 17, 2023 19:54:17 GMT -5 jager said:

Is that the centrepiece of your collection now? It’s a great piece.

Great car, great driver, unbelievable drive, famous race, it certainly has an awful lot going for it. Im not a fan of people in car models but i’ll make an exception here.

Tom Global Moderator Posts: 6,243	Mille Miglia 1927-1957 Feb 18, 2023 2:00:11 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Tom on Feb 18, 2023 2:00:11 GMT -5 Rightly so, amazing model.

Stewart Member Posts: 1,037	Mille Miglia 1927-1957 Feb 28, 2023 14:03:48 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Stewart on Feb 28, 2023 14:03:48 GMT -5 Great idea Jerry. Assuming we can all join in …… SHEILA Van DAMM SUNBEAM RAPIER Str 4 1390cc OHV 1957 MILLE MIGLIA Rtd LANSDOWNE MODELS
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reeft1 Member Posts: 2,560	Mille Miglia 1927-1957 Feb 28, 2023 16:05:56 GMT -5 via mobile oldirish33 likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by reeft1 on Feb 28, 2023 16:05:56 GMT -5 Like that - very nice

oldirish33 Member Posts: 2,835	Mille Miglia 1927-1957 Feb 28, 2023 20:58:06 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by oldirish33 on Feb 28, 2023 20:58:06 GMT -5 Yes of course Stewart!
	Jerry Old Irish Racing Collection Oregon, USA www.oldirish.com

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Mille Miglia 1927-1957 Mar 1, 2023 9:02:46 GMT -5

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Feb 28, 2023 16:05:56 GMT -5 reeft1 said:

Like that - very nice

Feb 28, 2023 20:58:06 GMT -5 oldirish33 said:

Yes of course Stewart!

Have only just realised that this is not Sheila Van Dam’s car but is the other works car driven by Peter Harper who finished second in class. Sheila drove #213. All is not lost the sellotape rip worked a treat and the model can be renumbered. Need to check the reg# as well.

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LM24HRS Member Paul - "Collecting Motorsport in Miniature; for the passion and its history". Posts: 457	Mille Miglia 1927-1957 Mar 1, 2023 10:08:02 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by LM24HRS on Mar 1, 2023 10:08:02 GMT -5 Such as vast and varied selection of manufacturers cars one could so easily get swallowed up into collecting MM models......

Tom Global Moderator Posts: 6,243	Mille Miglia 1927-1957 Mar 1, 2023 13:46:51 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Tom on Mar 1, 2023 13:46:51 GMT -5 Indeed. Must restrain myself...

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Mille Miglia 1927-1957 Mar 1, 2023 18:53:40 GMT -5 Stewart likes this

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Post by cdm on Mar 1, 2023 18:53:40 GMT -5

Stewart

Ref the 1957 Mille Miglia Sunbeam Rapier

Shiela's Rapier is registered TWK 1.

I am pretty sure that each Rapier also had the drivers initial painted in white central on the grille. So Shiela will have an S. Done to identify each car from a distance.

The story goes that team manager Norman Garrad noticed that during the 1956 Mille Miglia the level crossing operators on seeing a red car (ie an Italian car) approaching the crossing, he would keep the gates open for them. So for the 1957 MM both Rapiers were painted red hoping to benefit from this excellent free service!!

Chris

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Mille Miglia 1927-1957 Mar 8, 2023 10:16:26 GMT -5

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Post by Stewart on Mar 8, 2023 10:16:26 GMT -5

Thanks Chris. I’ve started the renumbering but have just realised that it had numbers on the boot and the bonnet as well. The Lansdowne model didn’t have them. I’ll have to get my sign writer friend to put them on as well as the S on the front. I’m ordering the reg numbers as well.

I’ve noticed the Landsdowne model has painted over the chrome strip on the side, is this as it was in the race?

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Mille Miglia 1927-1957 Mar 8, 2023 18:09:22 GMT -5

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Post by cdm on Mar 8, 2023 18:09:22 GMT -5

Stewart

You will have all the info you need on this film clip.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3xnT4z_ERI

Its a Stanley Schofield Production made for the Rootes Group, commentary from Raymond Baxter. (He rallied Rapiers on a few occasions). Lots of footage of both Rapiers from inside and out.

LM24hrs you might recognise someone!!

The cars did have the chrome trim on both cars, carefully scrape it off the model and polish up the bear metal.

Your door numbers are a bit big as Lansdowne's are too small and you are right there should be numbers on the bonnet and boot

Must go and fix my model now!!!

Chris

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