FERRARI 315 S
The 1957 Mille Miglia winning Ferrari 315 S driven by Piero Taruffi. Taruffi had raced in the Mille Miglia 13 times without winning, he was 51 years old, and had promised his wife the day before the race that he would retire if he won. His previous best finish was third place in an Alfa Romeo 8C in 1933. Enzo Ferrari became aware of Taruffi’s promise to his wife, and decided to help him accomplish his goal. Ferrari offered Taruffi a seat in one of his cars, the 4.1 litre V12 315 S (Ferrari also needed an experienced driver, due to Eugenio Castellotti’s fatal crash in March during testing of the new Ferrari Grand Prix car). With many years of experience at the Mille Miglia, Taruffi could drive the 1,000 mile course without a navigator, which was a must for most drivers. Taruffi finally got the win, just beating another Ferrari 315 S driven by Wolfgang von Trips, by 3 minutes. Tragically, the 1957 edition of the Mille Miglia would be the last. A Ferrari 335 S suffered a burst tire and crashed into the crowd gathered on the side of the road, killing the driver Alfonso de Portago, his navigator Edmund Nelson and 10 spectators, five of them children. A few days after the race, the Italian government banned all motor races on public roads. Taruffi kept the promise made to his wife and retired.
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Stock: 65lb Cover Uncoated
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