Tag Archives: Carlo Chiti
The First SWB
We believe that this is the first lightweight Ferrari 250GT SWB (short wheelbase berlinetta) here seen on test at the Modena Aerautodromo on October 29, 1959. It would have recently returned from its initial display at the Paris Auto Show earlier in the month. This SWB berinetta, chassis n. 1539GT, had several minor differences from […]
Testing the Sharknose
It is early March 1961 and Ferrari is holding a test of their new rear-engined 156F1 at the Modena Aerautodromo. Here in the pits is the new car with its 65° 1.5 liter Dino V6. It seemed a far more aggressive shape than the ungainly-looking prototype which had appeared with the 246F1 motor in 1960. […]
Test for a Le Mans Winner
It is early June 1961 at the Modena Aerautodromo track right in Modena, often used for testing by Ferrari, Maserati and various other racing teams. Here Richie Ginther is sliding into a Ferrari 250TRI/61 which is already wearing its assigned number for the Le Mans 24 Hours which will take place on June 10-11. This […]
The Winner Arrives
Phil Hill brings the winning Ferrari 250TRi/61 back to the podium in front of the crowd after the finish of the 1961 LeMans 24 Hours on June 11, 1961. Hill co-drove the winning Ferrari with Belgian long distance specialist Olivier Gendebien, their second win together at this classic race. The Ferrari 250TRi/61, the “TR” standing […]
Testing at Modena – April 1961
For many years, before Enzo Ferrari built the Fiorano test track at Maranello on some land he owned, the Scuderia Ferrari conducted their formal testing on the Modena Aerautodromo which was almost in the town of Modena itself. Less formal testing, as today, was conducted on the public roads around Maranello, including on the nearby autostrada. […]
Klemantaski Collection 