The Mille Miglia (Italian pronunciation: [ˈmille ˈmiʎʎa], Thousand Miles) was an open-road, motorsport endurance race established in 1927 by the young...

The 23. edizione Mille Miglia was an auto race held on a 992.332 mile (1597 km) course made up entirely of public roads around Italy, mostly on the outer...

Italian automobile manufacturer Ferrari in 1956. It was developed to compete in the 1956 edition of Mille Miglia as a successor to the 860 Monza, hence the...

served as the replacement of the Ferrari 290 MM, which had won the 1956 Mille Miglia and was an effort to dethrone the ever powerful Maserati 450S. The...

1930 – 14 March 1957) was a racing driver from Italy. He won the 1956 Mille Miglia and 1956 12 Hours of Sebring, and took several Formula One World Championship...

In 1956 12 Hours of Sebring Fangio and Castellotti team won the race with Musso and Schell scoring 2nd place. Also in 1956, during Mille Miglia two 860...

dead straight road at 150 mph (240 km/h) in the 1957 running of the Mille Miglia, killing Portago, his navigator, and nine spectators. The young age of...

the Rallye that year. In Europe, he further competed in the 1955 Mille Miglia, 1956 Tour de France Automobile and the 1957 24 Hours of Le Mans, the latter...

international Mercedes-Benz 300 SL and Porsche 356 competition. In the Mille Miglia of 1956 the first of the lightweight grand touring coupés, driven by Gendebien...

Formula One from 1950 to 1956. Taruffi won the 1952 Swiss Grand Prix with Ferrari. In endurance racing, Taruffi won the Mille Miglia in 1957, also with Ferrari...

and entrepreneur. Marzotto served as President of the Mille Miglia Club and won the Mille Miglia race in 1950 and 1953. He was one of four sons of Count...

endurance racing, Moss won the 12 Hours of Sebring in 1954, as well as the Mille Miglia in 1955 with Mercedes. Born and raised in London, Moss was the son of...

the use of innovative fabrics, processing techniques and design. Its "Mille Miglia jacket" (also known as "Goggle jacket", 1988), features two clear lenses...

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scored many victories in Europe and internationally. In 1956, the 290 MM won the Mille Miglia, brought 1-2 victory at the Sveriges Grand Prix and placed...

Grand tourer cars, and racing on road courses of the Targa Florio, the Mille Miglia, and the Carrera Panamericana. The team is also known for its passionate...

Hours of Sebring. It was then crashed by Behra during practice for the Mille Miglia and didn't start the race. Repaired, it was again crashed by Behra at...

racing driver. He entered 15 races between 1950 and 1956, including four times the Mille Miglia, mainly driving Ferraris and Lancias. His best results...

Herrmann drove it under closed railroad crossing gates during the 1954 Mille Miglia. The first three hand-built prototypes came in a coupé with a removable...

sports car that contested the Mille Miglia race for the 1955 season. The first example was converted before Mille Miglia, the rest after the race. Most...

light body for the car. It scored second place overall at the 1927 Mille Miglia and won the 1928 edition. The 1500's technical qualities were improved...

Grands Prix across six seasons. In endurance racing, Ascari won the Mille Miglia in 1954 with Lancia. Noted for careful precision and finely-judged accuracy...

lost another driver: Alfonso de Portago was competing in that year's Mille Miglia when his tire blew and his car spun into the crowd. De Portago was killed...

coupe. These cars competed in four consecutive Le Mans races and one Mille Miglia. Tony Rolt and Duncan Hamilton debuted the prototype at Le Mans in 1950...

Uhlenhaut.[citation needed] Mercedes team driver Stirling Moss won the 1955 Mille Miglia in a 300 SLR, setting the event record at an average of 157.650 km/h...

Gunnar Bengtsson and Sven Zetterberg 7th Bengt Jonsson and Sölve Relve Mille Miglia, Turismo Preparato 750 cc, Italy 1st Charlie Lohmander and Harald Kronegård...

for four years, Ferrari managed to manufacture two cars for the 1940 Mille Miglia, which were driven by Alberto Ascari and Lotario Rangoni. With the outbreak...

berlinetta bodywork by Pinin Farina. The "MM" in its name stood for the Mille Miglia race. The 250 MM was the second of the ubiquitous 3.0-litre Colombo-engined...

occasionally with her husband, such as when they drove for Ferrari in the 1934 Mille Miglia, winning the 1.5 litre class and finishing 13rd overall. As ardent anti-fascists...

which he successfully contested many national British races until 1956. In 1955 Mille Miglia he drove a red Austin Healey 100S (AHS3804) very fast in the last...