This Ferrari won the Nurburgring 1000K
in 1953 driven by Alberto Ascari and Giuseppe Farina. But
it's best
known for Phil Hill and Richie Ginther's 2nd place in the 1954 Carrera
Panamericana Mexican Road Race.
Carroll Shelby then drove the car to
two victories back in the United States.
Northern California lumberman Lou Brero
Sr. was the Ferrari's next owner. He raced it at Nassau in
1955,
and DNF'd due to overheating.
He retired the car to his property near
Arcata, CA. And there it sat for the next 40 years.
Lou Brero Jr. had saved the car as a
memorial to his late father, but decided in 1995 that it was time to
share
it with the world.
A wealthy enthusiast bought and restored
the car, which he found to be absolutely original, the tires still
holding
air from Nassau in 1955.
Phil Hill returned to the cockpit and
won his race group at the Monterey Historics in 1997.
