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The 166 MM Brings Ferrari to the Motor Show Stage

1948 — Turin Motor Show

Ferrari presents the Touring-bodied 166 MM at the Turin Motor Show, bringing a small-series sports car to an international exhibition for the first time in the young marque’s history.

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Winner 1949 24 Hours of LeMans For many enthusiasts the 24 Hours of LeMans is the most important race in the world, and this is the first Ferrari ever to win that event. Luigi Chinetti and Lord Selsdon were the drivers at LeMans, but Selsdon was ill the day of the race, and drove only 20 minutes; Ch · Marty B from United States of America — Wikimedia Commons — CC BY-SA 2.0

Automotive significance

The 166 MM combined a 1,995 cc Colombo V12 with Touring’s lightweight Superleggera construction and could be specified for competition or road use. That dual-purpose character became important to Ferrari’s early business model: sporting success created demand, while private customers helped finance continued racing. The model would become closely associated with Ferrari’s international breakthrough in 1949.

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