Page 89 - Classics Issue

For example, among the 10 museum pieces Mercedes will be bringing are a 1928 SSK; the actual 300SL that raced in the 1952 event (important in Mercedes’s history as the frst event it competed in following the Second World War); eight 300SL Gullwing models; a 190SL; and a 1954 220a.However, when it comes to classic competition cars, Italian marques will be in a league of their own. Some 14 Fiats that completed the original course will be undertaking the 1000-mile round trip this year, as will 12 Alfa Romeos, four Zagato-built cars, two Maseratis, and four Ferraris.This year’s event will be of even greater signifcance for the Prancing Horse. A Ferrari won the last offcial Mille Miglia in 1957 and the marque has chosen this year’s event as part of its own 70th anniversary celebrations. It will be allowing Ferrari owners whose cars were built after 1957 to compete in a “tribute” alongside the offcial race for the small fee of €8,500.90 ANNI. 1000 MIGLIATHE MUSEUM