Theodore W. Pieper ©2023 Courtesy of RM Sotheby's

Lot 123

Villa Erba 2023

1949 Ferrari 166 MM Touring Barchetta ◊

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€4,000,000 - €5,000,000 EUR | Not Sold

Italy | Cernobbio, Italy

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Chassis 0024, a 1949 Ferrari 166 MM Barchetta, hurtles round the street circuit of Playa Grande in Argentina, piloted by Carlos Menditeguy who would go on to take victory on 15 January 1950.

Menditeguy waving as he pulls up to the start finish line after finishing first at Playa Grande circuit in chassis 0024 on 15 January 1950.

Carlos Menditeguy posing for a photograph with chassis 0024, following his victory at the Playa Grande circuit in Argentina on 15 January 1950.

Pictured leaning on chassis 0024, Carlos Menditeguy would go on to win at the Playa Grande circuit in the 1949 Ferrari 166 MM Barchetta given to him by the Automóvil Club Argentino.

Chassis 0024, pictured at a Carrozzeria Touring exhibit in Milan in September 1949. In October this Ferrari 166 MM would go on to be displayed at the Paris Motor Show.

Chassis 0024 M at the 1951 Mille Miglia.

Driven by Aprile Palmer and Luigi Terravazzi in the 1951 Mille Miglia, this 1949 Ferrari 166 MM Barchetta can be seen sporting race number “344” and Milan registration plates.

Carlos Menditeguy drove chassis 0024 to victory in the 1950 Mar Del Plata in Argentina. He secured what would be the first win for a Ferrari in The Americas.