Mille Miglia 1957: the last real road race?

Over to the Italy of 1957 for some light-hearted entertainment. We found this lovely 19-minutes long colour movie on the world wide web, and since it’s Mille Miglia time right now, we thought the time to share it was there. The film is fully designated to the last of the real MMs: the 1957 edition when 391 cars were entered.

This race was famously won by Piero Taruffi on Ferrari without the aid of a navigator. He completed the thousand miles all alone in an incredible 10 hours, 27 minutes and 47 seconds – averaging 94.8mph (152.6km/h). His stable mates Von Trips and Gendebien followed within minutes securing Scuderia Ferrari’s 1-2-3 podium placings.

Three days after the race, the Italian government decided they had enough of the race, which spelled the end of the original Mille Miglia and even banned all motor racing on the public roads of Italy for many years to come… Enjoy the movie!

(Video Youtube/Theracer20)

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