This Ferrari won the Nurburgring
1000K in 1953 driven by Alberto Ascari and Giuseppe Farina. But it's
best known for Phil Hill and Richie Ginther's 2nd place in the 1954 Carrera
Panamericana Mexican Road Race.
Carroll Shelby then drove
the car to two victories back in the United States.
Northern California lumberman
Lou Brero Sr. was the Ferrari's next owner. He raced it at Nassau
in 1955, and DNF'd due to overheating.
He retired the car to
his property near Arcata, CA. And there it sat for the next 40 years.
Lou Brero Jr. had saved
the car as a memorial to his late father, but decided in 1995 that it was
time to share it with the world.
A wealthy enthusiast bought
and restored the car, which he found to be absolutely original, the tires
still holding air from Nassau in 1955.
Phil Hill returned to
the cockpit and won his race group at the Monterey Historics in 1997.
