Mille Miglia

Car 235

Triumph TR2

Driver: Joseph Hubert Göttgens

Result 83rd overall, sixth in class

Here’s our 1956 Mille Miglia backstory.

Car 43 Panhard Dyna 

Driver: René Cotton

Result 78th

This car is very interesting. In doing some research with Panhard clubs, I've come to find that this is a Panhard Dyna Pichon-Parat. The Pichon-Parat story has come up a couple of times during this project; see car 33 for another unique entry in the 1956 race.

Car 120

Driver: Giorgio Becucci

Result: 12th

I love the kid looking back at my Dad who is taking the picture.

Here's a colorization I'm practicing with to learn a new program and process.

Here’s our 1956 Mille Miglia backstory.

Car 75

Driver: Gilberte Thirion

Result 82nd

Gilberte Thirion had a fascinating driving career in the early to mid-1950s. Here are a few links to biographical information about her life.

https://www.loveforporsche.com/gilberte-thirion/

https://compromisedinternals.com/history/drivers/1960s/gilberte-thirion

Car 66

DB HBR - Panhard N/A

Driver: Gerard Parmentier

Result 113th

Here is some additional detail on this car. And here.

Here’s our 1956 Mille Miglia backstory.

Car 548

Ferrari 290 MM Scaglietti

Driver: Eugenio Castellotti

Winner of the 1956 Mille Miglia

The car was red and yellow but Dad only shot black and white that day. I’m working on colorizing this one since there are reference photos we can use for the red and yellow.

A had a breakthrough on an original mystery with this collection. 

After spending hours searching for information on Car 33, I stumbled across a toy car on eBay.

Car 33 was identified as a Renault 4CV. I don’t know anything about Renault, so I tried reviewing 4CV images all of which were coupe / sedans. This took me down many Internet avenues. Was it a Fiat with Abarth, Allemano, Zagato body work, a Sunbeam?, an Alpine? I wasn't finding anything definitive.

Car 19

Fiat Abarth 750GT, chasis146313

Driver: Alfonso Thiele / Aldo Storzini

73rd overall

2nd in the 750cc GT/Special Touring class

Thank you to Mike S and John at the Abarth 750GT Forum for getting additional details.

Here’s our 1956 Mille Miglia backstory.

Car 219

Stanguellini 750 Sport

Driver: Roberto Lippi

Entrant: Alberta Ralli

137th overall

Here’s our 1956 Mille Miglia backstory.

Car 424 

O.S.C.A MT4

Driver Umberto Maglioli

DNF (Retired)

While I haven’t found much history on the car, the driver was very competitive throughout the 1950’s-1960’s having won the Targa Florio and participated in a number of F1 races.

O.S.C.A was a custom build race car manufacturer of the Maserati brothers.

Here’s our 1956 Mille Miglia backstory.