Story by Pete Vack
Photos by Alan Boe unless otherwise marked
It was raced first by Franco Cortese, then the great and soon-to-be late Raymond Sommer. It was owned by the aristocratic Besana brothers and sent to South America and participated in a multitude of events and returned to Italy to win the GP of Bari. It was then adorned with a unique Motto body which was later removed. It may have been driven at some point by Tazio Nuvolari.