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Ferrari 166 S

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Motor vehicle

Ferrari 166 S Ferrari 166 MM
1949 Mille Miglia and Le Mans-winning Ferrari 166 MM
Overview
Manufacturer	Ferrari
Production	1948–1953 3 (Sport) 9 (Spyder Corsa) 47 (MM and MM/53)^[1]
Designer	Federico Formenti^[2] atTouring^[3] Allemano
Body and chassis
Class	Sports car/Race car
Body style	Berlinetta Spider
Layout	FR layout
Powertrain
Engine	2.0 L (1995.02 cc)ColomboV12
Transmission	5-speedmanual
Dimensions
Wheelbase	2,420 mm (95 in) 2,200 mm (87 in) (MM)
Curb weight	800 kg (1,764 lb) (S, berlinetta) 650 kg (1,433 lb) (MM, spider)
Chronology
Predecessor	Ferrari 159 S
Successor	Ferrari 195 S

TheFerrari 166 S is asports car built byFerrari between 1948 and 1953, as a evolution of itsColomboV12-powered125 S racer. It was adapted into asports car for the street in the form of the166 Inter.

Only 12 Ferrari 166 S were produced, nine of them with cycle-fenders as theSpyder Corsa. It was soon followed by the updated and highly successfulFerrari 166 MM (Mille Miglia), of which 47 were made from 1948 to 1953. Its early victories in theTarga Florio and Mille Miglia and others in international competition made the manufacturer a serious competitor in the racing industry.^[4] Both were later replaced by the 2.3 L195 S.

Design

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The 166 shared itsAurelio Lampredi-designed tube frame^[5] anddouble wishbone/live axle suspension with the 125. Like the 125, the wheelbase was 2420 mm long. Nine 166 Spyder Corsas and three 166 Sports were built. The first two 166 S models were coachbuilt byCarrozzeria Allemano and the last one byCarlo Anderloni atCarrozzeria Touring. Majority of the 166 MM cars were bodied at Touring in a barchetta form.

The 1.5 LGioacchino Colombo-designedV12 engine of the 125 was changed, however, withsingle overhead camshafts specified and a larger 2.0 L (1995 cc/121 in³) displacement. This was achieved with both a bore and stroke increase, to 60 by 58.8 mm respectively. Output was 110 PS (81 kW) at 5,600 rpm to 130 PS (96 kW) at 6,500 rpm with threecarburetors, giving top speed of 170–215 km/h (106–134 mph).^[6]^[7] For the 166 MM power output rose to 140 PS (103 kW) at 6,600 rpm and top speed to 220 km/h (137 mph).^[8]

Motor Trend Classic named the 166 MM Barchetta as number six in their list of the ten "Greatest Ferraris of all time".^[9]

Racing

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The Ferrari 166 S wonTarga Florio withClemente Biondetti andIgor Troubetzkoy in 1948. In 1949, Biondetti also won in the 166 SC with Benedetti as co-driver. The 166 S won 1948Mille Miglia, also driven by Biondetti, this time with Giuseppe Navone.^[10] In 1949 Mille Miglia, the Ferrari 166 MM Barchettas scored 1-2 victory with Biondetti/Salani and Bonetto/Carpani respectively.^[11] In 1949, the 166 MM also won the24 Hours of Le Mans in the hands ofLuigi Chinetti andLord Selsdon, and so the 166 was the only car ever to win all three races.^[12] Another 166 won the 1949Spa 24 Hours.

A 166 chassis, this time with the bigger195 S engine, won the Mille Miglia again in 1950 with drivers Giannino Marzotto and Marco Crosara.

Surviving examples

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The oldest Ferrari car with an undisputed pedigree^{[citation needed]} is s/n 002C, a 166 Spider Corsa which was originally a159 and is currently owned and driven byJames Glickenhaus. S/n 0052M, a 1950 166 MM Touring Barchetta was uncovered in a barn and was shown in public for the first time since 1959 in the August 2006 issue of Cavallino magazine. One 166 MM, 1949 s/n 0018M, was bodied byZagato in 'Panoramica' style, very similar to their one-offMaserati A6 1500, also designed by Vieri Rapi. It is considered as first Ferrari coachbuilt by Zagato. A year later it was rebodied as Zagato Spyder.^[13] The original car was recreated in 2007 as part of Zagato's Sanction Lost programme.^[14]

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