In this segment, Bob Cullinan finds out what it’s like to enter a large American car in a race better suited to a Bandini. Never before have we looked at the Mille Miglia from the perspective of a Lincoln Capri! [Ed.]
Story, video and photos by Bob Cullinan
430 cars rolled off the line to start the 2025 Mille Miglia in Brescia: 37 Alfa Romeos, 17 Ferraris, 48 Fiats, 33 Lancias, and countless British makes and models. But you could count the number of American cars on just the fingers of both hands. While the nimble Ferraris and Alfas seemed to dance from town to town, an American-made Lincoln Capri lumbered across the Italian countryside like a land yacht.