One of our most outstanding long term contributors has been the Milanese Alessandro Gerelli who first came to these pages in 2002 with a story about his experiences at Monza: Monza, a Personal Look.
From then on Gerelli has never stopped filing excellent stories from all over Europe and the U.K, and even the United States. From 2004 on, Alessandro provided the color in blue and red for every single Mille Miglia event, rain or shine.
As we kickoff VeloceToday’s First Ten Years Celebration (yes, it’s been that long), we present the below urls from Gerelli’s coverage of this great event since 2004, and cap it off with the Mille Miglia of 2011.
We thank you again, Mr. Gerelli!
(Since 2006 there were multiple stories of the Mille Miglia coverage; we link only one article of each year below)
2011 Captions and photos by Alessandro Gerelli
Abarth 204 A Berlinetta Sport (1950) with a Cisitalia engine and body by Vignale.
Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 sport (1947) used by Italian firemen.
Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 Gran Sport (1931).
The nose of another Alfa 1750 of 1931.
Alfa Romeo 6C 2300 B Gran Turismo (1937).
Alfa Romeo 6C 2300 Mille Miglia (1938) with body by Touring.
Alfa Romeo 6C 1500 Super Sport (1928): this car is from the Alfa Romeo Museum of Arese, designed by Jano and winner with Campari of the 1928 Mille Miglia.
Ferrari 166 Inter (1949).
Ferrari 212 export (1951), body by Touring used for the film “The Racers” in 1954.
Ferrari 250 GT (1955).
Ferrari 225 Export Tuboscocca (1952).
Ferrari 500 Mondial (1955).
Ferrari 121 LM (1955).
Fiat 1100 S MM (1948) with 51 bhp and 150 km/h.
Fiat Lancia Motor RG1 (1948): built by Remo Gattai using a Fiat Topolino chassis and a Lancia Ardea engine with a reduced capacity of 750cc.
Fiat 508 CS (1936).
Fiat 8V (1953): this car ran the MM in 1953 and 1954.
Fiat 1100 Zagato coupe (1954).
Fiat Zanussi Fontebasso sport MM (1948): built by Sebastiano Zanussi in Bassano del Grappa on a Fiat chassis with a Lancia Ardea engine.
Fiat 8V Zagato (1954): The owner claims this car has never been restored.
Fiat Balilla 508 S (1934).
Fiat 508 Siata (1933).
Fiat 509 Sport Monza (1926).
Fiat 1100 S (1948) owned always by the same family and winner of the Mille Miglia in 1988.
Lancia Lambda series VII (1927).
Lancia Lambda series VII (1927) body by Albany Coachwork.
Maserati A6 1500 (1950).
Maserati A6 GCS monofaro (1947).
OM 665 SSMM (1929) supercharged version for the Mille Miglia: this car was 5th at the MM of 1930.
The 6 cylinder engine of an OM 665 SS (1930).
Osca MT4-2AD (1955).
Siata 1100 coupe (1940) modified by Fratelli Ruggeri in Gallarate in the 1940s.
I thought the Abarth was a 205a not a 204a??
Cliff, both is a answer. Prototypes in 1950 were Vignal 204A and the refined showcar in 1951 a 205A. MM entry lists show this particular car as a 204A. See Greggio pgs 73-76.
Pete