Mille Miglia 2010-Buonconvento-May 08 2010

[Lotus72thebest]

This is a series of photos I took during the Mille Miglia 2010 edition in the medieval village of Buonconvento south of Siena along the original Via Cassia .
After an overnight stop in Rome, participants began the ascent towards the the Peninsula to the historical finish of Brescia.
At Buonconvento cars makes a short stop before heading to the classical time control of Piazza del Campo in Siena.
Each photo at the bottom have in red letters a little description where it describes the model, year of construction and the driver/owner.
In some cases, when the car was the original that has raced actually at least a historical edition of the Mille Miglia , is identified with capital letters MM and year of participation. The driver's name is added in case of a famous race driver of the competition.
If required I can provide more details about each car based on registration data.
The latest editions of the commemoration of the Mille Miglia are allowed only by cars that participated in the historic race or were built before 1927 or in the Mille Miglia years and that these models were actually enrolled up to one of 24 historic editions.

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[henk4]

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[csl177]

Wonderful photos, Lotus! I've never seen the Massimo Ermini 328.

[faksta]

Wonderful photos, Lotus! I've never seen the Massimo Ermini 328.

Great pictures indeed.
The 'Massimo Ermini' BMW 328 is a Reip Speciale from Belgium. Originally from 1937, it was modified in (I guess) fifties. Not much of BMW 328 is there (in case it is the original Reip) - the engine is Mercedes, some other parts from Porsche and VW. Didn't know it still existed.

[massimo]

Great pictures indeed.
The 'Massimo Ermini' BMW 328 is a Reip Speciale from Belgium. Originally from 1937, it was modified in (I guess) fifties. Not much of BMW 328 is there (in case it is the original Reip) - the engine is Mercedes, some other parts from Porsche and VW. Didn't know it still existed.

La macchia è quella originale con cui Reip ha corso durante tutti gli anni '50, avete informazioni riguardante questa auto?
Massimo

[henk4]

La macchia è quella originale con cui Reip ha corso durante tutti gli anni '50, avete informazioni riguardante questa auto?
Massimo

welcome/benvenuto Massimo, i'll just translate
"The car is that in which Reip competed every year in the fifties. Do you information regarding this car?"

[faksta]

Was there any sign of a copy of Claude Storez's Porsche Carrera Zagato? I've read that Zagato was building a replica of that car.

Oh..always loved the Cooper T33. Thanks for the shots.

[henk4]

Was there any sign of a copy of Claude Storez's Porsche Carrera Zagato? I've read that Zagato was building a replica of that car.

Oh..always loved the Cooper T33. Thanks for the shots.

and a minor correction: the T33 UBH292 was made in 1955, not 1957.

[Lotus72thebest]

and a minor correction: the T33 UBH292 was made in 1955, not 1957.

In the official list the year of construction is 1954.
However, the "MM 1957" was referred the year of participation in the Mille Miglia.

[Lotus72thebest]

Was there any sign of a copy of Claude Storez's Porsche Carrera Zagato? I've read that Zagato was building a replica of that car.

Oh..always loved the Cooper T33. Thanks for the shots.

Hi faksta,
as I wrote in my first post, the evocation of the Mille Miglia now no longer permitted copies or replicas of the cars but only originals.

[faksta]

Hi faksta,
as I wrote in my first post, the evocation of the Mille Miglia now no longer permitted copies or replicas of the cars but only originals.

Thanks. But I was thinking of possibly 'guest appearance', not as a participant. Seems they want (if they want) to launch it in some other place.