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Plaque Number
Member Only / 4
VIN
Gold Member Only
Chassis
Member Only
Model Year
1957
Plate
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Color
Rosso Corsa
Interior
Nero Leather
Original Market Specification
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Transmission
Manual
Drive
RHD
Last known km/miles
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MSRP
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Status
Totaled
Datasource
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Sale Link
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Information
Crashed during the 1957 Mille Miglia after a worn out front tire exploded 70km before the finish, causing the car to collide with a telephone pole. The impact made the car go airborne, hit some spectators and finally stop in a stream next to the road.
The accident killed the driver Alfonso de Portago, his navigator Edmund Nelson and 10 Spectators, with another 20 being injured.
The tragedy marked the end of the classic mille miglia, as the italian government decided to ban all motor racing on public roads a few days later.
Modifications
Originally a 290S, later upgraded to 315S, then 335S
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